Amanda Anisimova decided to take a break in her career
The young world tennis star Amanda Anisimova (21) can no longer continue. The Russian-American athlete opened up about the burnout syndrome she experienced while announcing that she would be taking a break from her career on Instagram. Anisimova, who is ranked 46th in the world, said: “Since the summer of 2022, I have been struggling with my mental health and burnout syndrome. Being in tennis tournaments has become unbearable now.” she used her statements.
His fans have been wondering what happened to him for almost a year. No serious injuries were mentioned. Anisimova’s last good result was in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, where she lost to Romanian Simona Halep (31). Aleppo had previously won Wimbledon and was number one in the world, so the loss was considered normal.
However, Anisimova was knocked out in her first match in nearly every tournament since, with poor results. Amanda Anisimova’s final win came against Russia’s Varya Savonareva in Dubai in February. However, she was eliminated in the next round.
Now Anisimova says: “My priority is my mental health and I am taking a break for a while.”
RANK 21
The culmination of Anisimova’s career was the semifinal match at the 2019 French Open. In that match, she lost to the now-retired Ash Barty (Australia). He rose to 21st in the world rankings. He will not play at the French Open and Wimbledon, which begin on May 28.
What bothers Anisimova so much?
A point: In 2019, just weeks after the Paris final, his father, Constantine, died of a heart attack at the age of 52. He had directed his daughter to tennis and coached him. Anisimova could not escape the pain of this loss. Since then, she has not reached the semifinals of any Grand Slam tournament.
It is unclear when he will return to the tennis scene. “I will miss being on the pitch,” says Anisimova.
Joining Amanda Anisimova in the days before, former world number one Naomi Osaka took a career break due to mental health issues. However, her comeback was not successful and she played her last match in Tokyo in September 2022.
In the world of tennis, some players, like Nick Kyrgios, spoke about depression a year ago, and Dominic Thiem recently expressed a similar situation by saying “I have mental problems when I go out on the field.”