American tennis player, Amanda Anisimova has revealed she will take some time off playing the game as she struggles with her mental health.
The 21-year-old who reached the French Open semifinals in 2019, announced on Friday she’d be taking a mental health break.
“I’ve really been struggling with my mental health and burnout since the summer of 2022,” Anisimova revealed via an Instagram post.
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“It’s become unbearable being at tennis tournaments. At this point my priority is my mental well-being and taking a break for some time. I’ve worked as hard as I could to push through it.”
She reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last summer — her career-best result at the grass-court major — but she was unable to build on her success.
Anisimova lost in the first round at both the 2022 US Open and the 2023 Australian Open and she hasn’t won a single match since February.
Ranked No. 46, she lost last week in the first round of the Madrid Open to Arantxa Rus.
The American made her breakthrough as a 17-year-old at Roland Garros, defeating defending champion Simona Halep in the quarterfinals.
That win bolstered her ratings. However, she withdrew from the US Open later that summer after the death of her father, who was her coach. She thereafter played sparingly for the rest of the season.
Ever since, she has experienced a couple other setbacks and injuries. She missed the 2021 Australian Open due to a positive COVID-19 test.
Anisimova also suffered a broken toe last summer prior to the commencement of the US Open.
“I will miss being out there, and I appreciate all the continuous support,” Anisimova wrote.
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As a promising player, she has a career-high WTA ranking of No. 21 in the world. Anisimova has also been ranked in the top 100 since, shortly after turning 17 years old. She has won two WTA Tour titles and reached three WTA finals in total.
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