Amanda Anisimova Gets Honest on Reason for Lengthy Break From Tennis originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Amanda Anisimova's chances to compete at Wimbledon looked bleak as the tennis player walked away from the game. Anisimova took a break from tennis from May 2023 only to return eight months later in January 2024.

Sports fans were hoping to see an electric Wimbledon final between Amanda Anisimova and Iga Swiatek. Instead, they watched one of the worst matches in recent memory. Anisimova won a lot of people over during her run at Wimbledon because of her incredible play and inspiring story.

Both Gabriela Ruffels and Cara Gainer started playing golf at age 14, the same age Jeeno Thitikul won her first event on the LET.

Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will go for his third straight Wimbledon men's singles title when he faces World No. 1 Jannik Sinner on Sunday morning. Alcaraz has won five straight meetings in the rivalry,

Gabriela Ruffels and Cara Gainer are one stroke clear of the most recent women's major champion and the world's No. 2.

Amanda Anisimova ousted the world's No. 1 female tennis player, Aryna Sabalenka, on Thursday in the Wimbledon semi-finals — shocking the sports world as the American moves onto the finals. "Amazing Amanda!" sports announcers called, as the 12th-ranked player beat Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to nab her first-ever spot on center court.

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -For Jannik Sinner, Sunday's Wimbledon final offers a chance of redemption; for Carlos Alcaraz it is an opportunity to join an elite club of men who have won the title three years in succession.

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario was the last women to capture a title here, winning the old Virginia Slims of Newport in 1990.