Since that crack-up, she has put the pieces of her career back together, starting from the inside out. She knew, after her time away, that she had to want to be out there to have any chance at succeeding.
“I don’t think there’s anything in particular that I could say has helped me get to where I am,” Anisimova says. “I think it was a combination of many different things…I think all the hard work I did on the inside was what really paid off for me.”
“I think just me enjoying the process has gotten me this far.”
Anisimova’s ranking rise, her appearance in two major finals, her pair of WTA 1000 wins, her bounce-back after losing 0 and 0 at Wimbledon: Those have been her headline achievements of 2025. But another stat may be more impressive, considering her past history: She has won her last 13 three-set matches, going back to April. Clutch play, holding onto leads, closing out tight matches: Those were not her specialities in her past life. Now they’ve become second nature.
“I’ve played a lot of tough matches this year,” Anisimova says. “I know my capabilities. And I know if I can play my best tennis, I can give it my best shot.”
