Tennis-Anisimova relishes Centre Court debut at Wimbledon


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 03 Jul 2022

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 2, 2022 Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. in action during her third round match against Coco Gauff of the U.S. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

(Reuters) - Amanda Anisimova made sure her first appearance on Centre Court was a memorable one with a come-from-behind victory over fellow American Coco Gauff to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday.

After dropping the first set tiebreaker, the 20th-seeded Anisimova roared back to claim a 6-7(4) 6-2 6-1 victory to reach the fourth round for her third straight Grand Slam in front of a packed house.

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