Anisimova

2022 - 3 - 12

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Anisimova explains her abrupt retirement at Indian Wells (Reuters)

Amanda Anisimova, who abruptly retired from her second-round match against Canadian Leylah Fernandez at Indian Wells on Saturday, said on Sunday said she ...

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US tennis star breaks down as umpire begs her not to walk (Fox Sports)

American tennis star Amanda Anisimova has retired in the middle of her Indian Wells second round match just minutes after she failed to convert four match ...

The WTA confirmed after the match the official reason for Anisimova’s medical retirement was “illness”. She looked a completely different person when she rushed from the court at the end of the second set before the chair umpire could even ask for a doctor to attend to her on the court. The 20-year-old had a mental break down at the end of the second set when her opponent, Canadian Leylah Fernandez, stormed through to win the second set tiebreak 7-0.

Tennis-Anisimova explains her abrupt retirement at Indian Wells (National Post)

INDIAN WELLS — Amanda Anisimova, who abruptly retired from her second-round match against Canadian Leylah Fernandez at Indian Wells on Saturday, ...

At January’s Australian Open, Anisimova beat Naomi Osaka and Belinda Bencic before falling to eventual champion Ash Barty in the fourth round. “I wanted to try to push through it in the match and continue playing the tournament. I’ll try to be better next time.

Amanda Anisimova abruptly retires against Leylah Fernandez at ... (Eurosport.com)

Amanda Anisimova retired in the middle of her Indian Wells second round match against Leylah Fernandez after failing to convert four match points.

Her coach Darren Cahill told her after their first practice ahead of the Masters tournament that he could no longer continue working with her. The American walked off court. With the match about to head to a third set decider, Anisimova walked up to the umpire to say she was retiring.

BNP Paribas Open: Leylah Fernandez saves four match points to ... (The Desert Sun)

After the second set ended, Anisimova was visibly emotional and approached the chair umpire to say that she was ill and retiring from the match.

Though Anisimova had a decent portion of the crowd in her favor, Fernandez seemed to have a strong amount of support as well. But the final half of the second set was about as bizarre as it gets in tennis. That's the reason I play tennis, just to feel that emotion, that adrenaline. "The best advice I can give anyone in these moments is, 'Don't miss,'" Fernandez said. It appeared she would have her third top-25 win of the year, including the two against Naomi Osaka and Belinda Bencic at the Australian Open in January. The Canadian looked out of sync for much of Saturday’s match in Stadium 2.

Leylah Fernandez advances at Indian Wells after Amanda ... (CBC.ca)

Leylah Annie Fernandez of Laval, Que., advanced to the third round of the Indian Wells Masters after her opponent, American Amanda Anisimova abruptly ...