The WTA Tour has announced Amanda Anisimova will take an indefinite break from tennis, citing exhaustion and concern for his mental health.
“I’ve been really struggling with my mental health and burnout since the summer of 2022”the former US world number 21 wrote on Instagram on Friday. “Participating in tennis tournaments has become unbearable. At this point, my priority is my mental well-being and recreation. I worked as hard as I could to overcome it,” said the American.
Anisimova, The now 21-year-old reached the Roland Garros semifinals after defeating Simona Halep in 2019 and, in nineteen years, became the first woman to reach that far at a major since 2006. But that year, before the US Open, his father and longtime coach, Konstantin, died at age 52 of a heart attack.
Anisimova reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon a year ago, after defeating Coco Gauff. She also reached the fourth round of the Australian Open twice and defeated defending champion Naomi Osaka at the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne. Winner of two WTA singles titles, she did not give a timetable for her comeback. He lost in the first round in Madrid last week to Arantxa Rus and was 3-8 in season results at the time of his announcement.
Source: La Verdad
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