Amanda Anisimova has found success in the pros at 17. Just wait until she realizes her full potential
Tall and blonde; born in Russia with a game honed in Florida; a Nike dress-wearing teenager with the powerful groundstrokes and mental toughness of a veteran champion. It is a young Maria Sharapova and the present-day Amanda Anisimova.
The similarities between the 17-year-old and her idol don’t stop there. Anisimova is also represented by IMG, grew up training at a prestigious tennis academy, and has been coached on and off by her father.
“I have always looked up to her and was watching her when I was little,” Anisimova has said about Sharapova. “She’s a great person to look up to.”
There are some key differences. Born in New Jersey to Russian parents, who moved Amanda and her older sister to Florida for better tennis opportunities, Anisimova represents the United States. She trained at Nick Saviano’s academy, not Nick Bollettieri’s. At 5’11”, she’s three inches shorter than Sharapova. And unless Anisimova, who turns 18 in August, wins Wimbledon this summer, she’s not on the same track as Sharapova was at 17.
This story is from the July/August 2019 edition of Tennis.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the July/August 2019 edition of Tennis.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
The Tennis Conversation: Jenson Brooksby, a piano man
Billy Joel may be a New York City icon, but the fans in Queens should start getting to know this piano man
The Five-Step Sit-Down Plan
Don’t neglect the value of a smart changeover routine
MAKING THE TURN
Six years after saying goodbye to the protour grind, Mardy Fish may be more active than ever—on the court, on the course, and helping combat a struggle anyone can encounter
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Queens is known for its gastronomy as much as its tennis. Daniil Medvedev, equal parts sugar and spice, hopes to add a unique flavor to the borough as he vies for his first major
SUMMER IN THE CITIES
Broadway may not re-open until mid September, but tennis offers its own brand of live theatre in the preceding months
REOPEN SEASON
The pandemic halted tennis as an up-close experience— but is now giving way to pandemonium among crowds. As the pro game reopens this summer and fans gather again, we’re realizing what we’ve been missing for so long
Court of Appeals
Resolving Your Rules Questions&Quarrels
An Open Mind: New York's Slam has no shortage of history, but it always evolves
In the last decade, Arthur Ashe Stadium got a roof, and a new Grandstand and Louis Armstrong Stadium debuted.
Those Fall Feels
The end of summer may be bittersweet, but getting lost amid the backroads of NEW ENGLAND adds a silver—and golden—lining to the season change. Pack a few sweaters along with your tennis kit and prepare for leaf-peeping, scenic drives and delicious autumnal ingredients to pair with your forehands
Court of Appeals
Resolving Your Rules Questions & Quarrels
