TORONTO — Amanda Anisimova took a seat as the unpredictable wind continued to swirl around Sobeys Stadium.
Having dominated the first set and on her heels in the second, the 22-year-old ascending the WTA Tour rankings following an eight-month break to work on her mental health had finally been granted a medical timeout to deal with a blister.
She also picked up her fourth victory against a top-20 opponent this week after previously taking down No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka, No. 12 Daria Kasatakina and No. 17 Anna Kalinskaya.Her time away from the game — she didn't play competitively from May 2023 until the Australian Open in January — included going to college for a semester and getting to experience"a normal life" after success early in her career that included making the 2019 French Open semis at age 17.
Shnaider, the tour's 24th-ranked player, upset No. 1 seed Coco Gauff in the third round before topping No. 6 Liudmila Samsonova in the quarters. With both players taking part in their first WTA 1000 semifinal — one level below the four majors — Anisimova went up a break at 2-1 in the second set. Coming off a quarterfinal showing in Washington that included two qualifying matches, she ignored the pain and went from down love-40 to deuce with Navarro serving tied 1-1 in the third set before breaking her opponent.
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