For almost 45 minutes, Simona Halep handed out a public flogging to a shell-shocked Amanda Anisimova in their Wimbledon quarterfinal on Wednesday.
It was getting so bad for Anisimova, her fellow American John McEnroe quipped: “This is bordering on embarrassing — this will be over in 10 minutes.” McEnroe's prediction was a little off but Romanian Halep will be fancying her chances of reaching a second Wimbledon final in three editions after subjecting a red-faced Anisimova to a 6-2 6-4 mauling on Centre Court.
For Anisimova, everything that could go wrong, went wrong. The 20-year-old American had struck a tournament-leading 108 winners coming into the quarterfinals, but those shots were in short supply against an opponent who feels at home on grass and has not dropped a set in these championships. Staring at defeat at 5-1 down, the American managed to win three games on the trot for the first time in the contest, including breaking the 2019 champion when she went to serve for the match in the eighth game.
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