A little more than two years ago, Amanda Anisimova took a break from tennis because of burnout. A year ago, working her way back into the game, the American lost when she had to go through qualifying for Wimbledon because her ranking of 189th was too low to get into the main bracket automatically.

Amanda Anisimova will face Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon final after battling to a thrilling win over world No1 Aryna Sabalenka. The 23-year-old American was playing in only her second Grand Slam semi-final but showed no signs of nerves as she went toe-to-toe with the top seed over two hours and 38 minutes on Centre Court.

THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — Iga Świątek is not messing around as she moves into her first Wimbledon final. She dominated Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-0 Thursday to set up a meeting with Amanda Anisimova of the U.S., with the controlled, clinical aggression on both serve and return that has defined her tennis the past fortnight.