fought Aryna Sabalenka for two tough sets at Flushing Meadows before succumbing. <\/a><\/p>\nAnisimova is hoping her story can show others the benefits of taking a break to put themselves first. <\/p>\n
The 24-year-old New Jersey native has partnered with Pure Leaf Iced Tea to share her story during the two weeks of the U.S. Open, which includes a fan activation by the drink brand in Bryant Park on Sept. 2.<\/p>\n
The goal of the campaign is to help promote the idea of taking time to reset and recharge in everyday life, with Anisimova\u2019s story showing just how beneficial that can be.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love their message and I feel like it\u2019s something that really resonates with me,\u201d Anisimova said. \u201cIs how important it is to take breaks and to reset and recharge yourself, and I feel like we\u2019re both very aligned on that message. That\u2019s why I feel like we\u2019re the perfect partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anisimova, who said part of her routine now includes taking five-minute breaks to breathe or doing meditation to help keep her in a more present space, has been happy with how the narrative around athletes and mental health has started to shift.<\/p>\n
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus greets Amanda Anisimova of the USA after winning the 2025 US Open women\u2019s final at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sept. 6, 2025. Annie Wermiel \/ New York Post<\/p>\n
It was not always this way for Anisimova. She was closed off growing up and would not talk about the struggles that come along with being a talented athlete.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI never did well under those circumstances, or at least not long term, I feel like now that I\u2019m able to be more myself and talk about my experiences and be honest, I feel like I can connect to people a lot easier,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m more free and I get to just be myself. <\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like that\u2019s a very cathartic experience, especially as an athlete. We deal with so many emotions on and off of the court\u2026 I\u2019m always trying to be as honest as I can in my experiences and what I go through, and I feel like it\u2019s so important. If it can just help one person, then that makes me incredibly happy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Amanda Anisimova for Pure Leaf Pure Leaf<\/p>\n
That isn\u2019t to say Anisimova isn\u2019t eager to get that first Grand Slam title under her belt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The U.S. Open is Anisimova\u2019s favorite tournament, but last year\u2019s finals run was the first time she advanced past the third round.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very eager and motivated because I didn\u2019t really achieve everything I would have wanted in terms of winning a Grand Slam, so I\u2019m still working my way there and trying to get there,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m obviously flooded with a lot of memories from last year and really looking forward to competing here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s a noticeable difference between Amanda Anisimova in 2023 and now. Anisimova made headlines three years ago when…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":826588,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[3842,99,428,14687],"class_list":["post-826587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-amanda-anisimova","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-us-open-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/826588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=826587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=826587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}