THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

July 2, 2026

Amanda Anisimova

Press Conference

A. ANISIMOVA/S. Kenin

6-2, 4-6, 7-6

THE MODERATOR: Amanda, quite a battle out there, but you came through. Feeling good?

AMANDA ANISIMOVA: Yeah, very happy to be through. As you said, a very tough battle out there today. Yeah, tricky player. She's a fighter. Obviously we know she can play very good tennis.

So yeah, just really happy with this win.

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. I think at one point you yelled about your forehand to let out some steam. What was going wrong there? Did that help at all today, the yelling?

AMANDA ANISIMOVA: Yeah, I mean, I was struggling a bit with my game today. Then I just told myself, like, See, you can hit a forehand.

Yeah, if anything, it's just, like, a mental thing, I think. It's not like I forget how to play tennis, even though sometimes it feels like it in certain moments.

Yeah, it was just a bit of frustration I think I was letting out, and at the same time, just telling myself, like, kind of reinforcing myself, like, you got this and you can step it up.

I think from that point on I kind of raised my level. I think I did a good job of that today, finding ways to just raise my level or try to do something different in the match. I kept trying to find like Plan Bs or change things up.

Q. You'll be playing Madi Keys next. She said she thinks you're one of the best ball hitters ever, as well as you have one of the best backhands she's ever seen. How has the backhand evolved for you? Reaction to what she said?

AMANDA ANISIMOVA: Yeah, it's obviously very nice of her to say that. I think the same of her and her game. Obviously she's a very hard hitter. She's one of the best players out there. I'm sure it's going to be a great match between us.

Yeah, I feel like we also have similar game styles. So I'm sure we're going to raise each other's level in the next match.

Q. Last year you said you enjoyed taking the Tube around London because it helped you switch off mentally between matches. Have you managed to do that again this year? Has anything else become part of your unwinding?

AMANDA ANISIMOVA: Yeah, I actually took it the first day I got here, but it was because I got lazy walking. I was supposed to walk my way back, and I ended up taking one to just take one stop.

Yeah, it's fun for me because it's not something I do in Miami. I drive a lot in Miami and I don't like it. So when I'm in other cities where the train is an option, which I know sounds so strange, I just find it like a fun thing to do, something I normally end up doing alone.

Yeah, I think it's a good way for me to switch off and turn my mind off of things. It means I'm going to go somewhere. I'm going to go explore. I normally associate it with something I'm doing in my off time.

Yeah, it's been great here so far. I feel like I've been mostly relaxing. Wimbledon is definitely one of the more chill events, which I enjoy.

Q. What you were saying about Madi's game, how is it for you playing someone who does have such a similar game style to you? Is it nice to have that power to work off of, or does it make a difference?

AMANDA ANISIMOVA: Yeah, I think when I play someone who's hitting hard or aggressive, I feel like it helps me raise my level. I feel like oftentimes when I'm playing a hard hitter, the quality of the match is a lot better. Just I think that the matchup makes me play better tennis.

When I'm playing someone scrappy, I adjust my game. If they're slicing the ball, I have to kind of change things up from how I normally play.

Yeah, I mean, at the end of the day, I still try to do the same things and still play my tennis, try to stick to the same things I always try to do.

I feel like when I look historically at playing the bigger hitters, then I think that I always raise my level and I play some great tennis. I always look forward to those matches.