All of those wins have come in the last few months, too, and on big stages.
Anisimova defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals of Wimbledon, Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals of the US Open, Coco Gauff in the semifinals of Beijing and now Keys in the round-robin stage of the WTA Finals.
Keys, Gauff, Swiatek and Sabalenka swept the majors this year at the Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open, respectively.
And it’s very possible that Anisimova remains the only player to complete this sweep, too, as the WTA Finals is the last WTA event of the season.
Elena Rybakina could still do it, as she already has wins this year against Sabalenka, Swiatek and Keys—she’s not in the same group as Gauff here, so the Kazakh would have to get a win over her in the semifinals or final.
Jessica Pegula is only missing a win over Keys, but they’re not in the same group either, and Keys has already been eliminated from advancing.
As for Anisimova, she and Swiatek—who are both 1-1 in their group, both with losses to Rybakina—will play each other Wednesday to join Rybakina as the two players who advance to the semifinals from their group.
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