Fourth seed Amanda Anisimova pummelled doubles specialist Katerina Siniakova into submission on Thursday in a “crazy” Australian Open second-round clash.<\/p>\n
The dangerous American, who burst to prominence last year by making the finals of Wimbledon and the US Open, battled past the Czech player 6-1, 6-4 on Margaret Court Arena.<\/p>\n
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While Anisimova cruised through the first set in 35 minutes she met far stiffer resistance in the second from Siniakova, the reigning Australian Open doubles champion and 10-time Slam winner.<\/p>\n
“That was quite a tough match. It was getting a little crazy in the second set,” said the 24-year-old, who won titles in Doha and Beijing last year.<\/p>\n
“I mean, playing against Katerina, she’s such a legend. Just hearing how many Grand Slams she’s won every time in doubles is just insane.<\/p>\n
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“Obviously she was really giving me a run for my money there. But it was an incredible match, and it felt so great to have such a competitive battle out there.”<\/p>\n
Anisimova is bidding to go beyond the last 16 at the Australian Open for the first time, with her prospects looking good on current form.<\/p>\n
She faces 68th-ranked Peyton Stearns next after her fellow American eased past Croatia’s Petra Marcinko 6-2, 7-5.<\/p>\n
Siniakova\u00a0failed to pose a threat in the opening set after being broken in game three.<\/p>\n
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The world number four burst out the blocks again with another early break in the second set and was largely untroubled until a marathon sixth game.<\/p>\n
It went to eight deuces before a netted backhand allowed Siniakova to level the set at 3-3 before another ding-dong battle in the next game.<\/p>\n
That too went to eight deuces with Siniakova again coming out on top.<\/p>\n
But the Czech had used up her reserves and ran out of fight as Anisimova moved up a gear to win the final two games and the match. <\/p>\n
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Anisimova reached her first major final at Wimbledon in 2025 only to be thrashed 6-0, 6-0 by Iga Swiatek, then made it back-to-back Grand Slam deciders by repeating the feat at the US Open.<\/p>\n
She again lost but pushed world number one Aryna Sabalenka hard in a 6-3, 7-6 (7\/3) defeat.<\/p>\n
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