{"id":862739,"date":"2026-08-18T17:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/862739\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T17:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:12:11","slug":"tennis-star-amanda-anisimovas-mystery-drink-confuses-commentators-during-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/862739\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis Star Amanda Anisimova&#8217;s Mystery Drink Confuses Commentators During Match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Tennis Star Amanda Anisimova<br \/>\n                          What&#8217;s In The Cup?!?<br \/>\n                          Commentators Debate<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              August 18, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:15 AM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260818_9430504c85674fcaab42daf639f1ca78\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:40e8869a-99aa-4a2a-9ba5-d8a85521f8e4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9430504c85674fcaab42daf639f1ca78_md.png\" alt=\"SPLIT ART\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tennis pro Amanda Anisimova brewed up quite the conversation during her match against Filipino sensation Alex Eala on Monday &#8230; when commentators debated whether she was drinking on the job.<\/p>\n<p>The gulp in question went down in the second set of Anisimova&#8217;s Round of 32 win at the Cincinnati Open &#8230; and later in the showdown, Brett Haber and Lindsay Davenport dissected footage of her drinking from a clear cup amid a changeover.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260818_64ec76b7a74349abb1cc652fd5da9f25\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:40e8869a-99aa-4a2a-9ba5-d8a85521f8e4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/64ec76b7a74349abb1cc652fd5da9f25_md.jpg\" alt=\"Alexandra Eala and Amanda Anisimova getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The liquid looked like a beer &#8230; as it was foamy and had the same hue as a pilsner.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What is that, Lindsay?&#8221; Haber asked Davenport &#8230; who replied by questioning whether it was apple cider.<\/p>\n<p>      Tennis Channel commentators debating what Anisimova is drinking in the 3rd set against Alex Eala in Cincinnati<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AsCxboIYLa\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/AsCxboIYLa<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTennisLetter\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@TheTennisLetter<\/a>\n          <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, I would never suggest that a player was drinking a beer in the middle of a match, but &#8230; that&#8217;s certainly what it looked like,&#8221; Haber continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, it could be non-alcoholic, it could be cider, it could be anything. We don&#8217;t know,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>      It\u2019s supposedly a red bull but with being Amanda, I wouldn\u2019t put anything past her \u270c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aeKrbqDAXV\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/aeKrbqDAXV<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jsmove7\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@jsmove7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, they ended up getting to the bottom of it &#8230; and while boozing her way to victory would&#8217;ve certainly been an interesting approach for Anisimova, it turns out she was just sipping a Red Bull energy drink.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just to put a bow on the story, we can confirm, via one of our court-side camera operators, that Anisimova asked for and was delivered a Red Bull. That is the mystery bevvy,&#8221; Haber clarified.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260818_6c7dd395082945e58a9db16c380d3793\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:40e8869a-99aa-4a2a-9ba5-d8a85521f8e4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6c7dd395082945e58a9db16c380d3793_md.jpg\" alt=\"amanda anisimova getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not nearly as fun &#8230; but who knows, maybe she celebrated with an actual beer after a dub over the phenom??<\/p>\n<p>After all, Eala has taken the sport by storm and attracted huge crowds at her matches with her recent success &#8230; but Monday was Anisimova&#8217;s night.<\/p>\n<p>      <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tennis Star Amanda Anisimova What&#8217;s In The Cup?!? 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