Amanda Anisimova’s journey to the final of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships garnered acclaim and support from fellow tennis players, including Madison Keys, Jessica Pegula, and Billie Jean King, among others.
This marks Anisimova’s maiden appearance in a Grand Slam final, and she also became the first player born in the 21st century to achieve this feat at Wimbledon.
Amanda Anisimova Reaching the Final of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships Celebrated by Madison Keys, Jessica Pegula, and Others
Seeded 13th in the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, Anisimova began her campaign with a victory over Yulia Putintseva in the first round, winning with a dominant score of 6-0, 6-0. She defeated Renata Zarazúa 6-4, 6-3 in the second round. Anisimova triumphed over Dalma Gálfi 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 and eliminated the 30th seed, Linda Nosková, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in the third and fourth rounds, respectively.
In the quarterfinals, the World No. 12 overcame Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 7-6(9). Anisimova secured her place in the final by defeating top seed Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and 37 minutes in the semifinals. This victory marked Anisimova’s sixth win over Sabalenka in their nine encounters on the WTA Tour.
After reaching the final at Wimbledon, Anisimova took to social media to share a series of photos from her semifinal match against Sabalenka. She expressed her joy at reaching the championship match and took a moment to acknowledge the World No. 1, describing her as an “incredible competitor.”
“A Wimbledon final and a Jaxi/Egee bday bash 🥹🫶🏼 & nice shirt Kev. See you Saturday !!!!!!!!!! And just wanna say what a battle out there, credit to Aryna, she is such an incredible competitor 🙏🏽 I’m sure we have many more great battles to come,” Anisimova captioned her Instagram post.
Fellow tennis players, including Keys, Pegula, and Jennifer Brady, took to social media to celebrate Anisimova reaching the Wimbledon final.
“👏🏻 🥹,” Brady captioned her Instagram story.
Billie Jean King also took to social media to celebrate the 23-year-old advancing to the first Grand Slam final of her career at the London Major.
“Cheers to Amanda Anisimova on advancing to her first major Final! #Wimbledon,” King posted on X (formerly known as Twitter).
Cheers to Amanda Anisimova on advancing to her first major Final! #Wimbledon https://t.co/kgqZghLXed
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) July 10, 2025
Who Will Amanda Anisimova Face in the Final of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships?
Following her win over Sabalenka in the semifinals of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, Anisimova is set to face eighth seed Iga Świątek in the final of the Grand Slam tournament.
Świątek began her campaign at the London Major with a victory over Polina Kudermetova in the first round, winning with a score of 7-5, 6-1. She then overcame Caty McNally 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 in the second round. The former World No. 1 registered a 6-2, 6-3 win over Danielle Collins and triumphed over 23rd seed Clara Tauson 6-4, 6-1 in the third and fourth rounds, respectively.
In the quarterfinals, Świątek eliminated 19th seed Liudmila Samsonova with a score of 6-2, 7-5, before booking a final berth by securing a dominant 6-2, 6-0 win over Belinda Bencic in the semifinal.
Anisimova and Świątek have never faced each other on the WTA Tour, and their upcoming clash in the final of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships will mark the first time that these players will compete against one another.