Anisimova's career comes full circle after burnout fears

LONDON — When Amanda Anisimova reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals as a 20-year-old in the summer of 2022, she was being hailed as the "next big thing" in American tennis along with Coco Gauff.

But, instead of providing a launch pad for her career, that achievement led to a downward spiral.

From mid-August that year to the following May, Anisimova failed to win back-to-back matches in any of the 10 tournaments she entered, winning a paltry four matches in total during that miserable nine-month run.