Major Health Scare That Nearly Ruined Amanda Anisimova’s Australian Open Comeback Unveiled in a Gripping Admission

Amanda Anisimova is on a roll at the Australian Open as she looks to mark a deep run in Melbourne. The American tennis player breezed past former world No. 2 Paula Badosa in straight sets to secure a place in the fourth round. However, Anisimova had to do it the hard way, as she experienced a huge scare during her match against her Spanish opponent.

When serving out the set, the 22-year-old looked in discomfort as she was sighted grabbing the side of her stomach. Even after winning the opening set, Anisimova was forced to take a medical time-out. Shedding light on the issues that she faced in the third round, the WTA player has now finally provided an update on her health.

Amanda Anisimova gets real about her health issues at the Australian Open

Even with the pain, the American WTA player pulled off a comeback when she was 1-4 down in the first set. She ended up winning the opening set and later clinching a victory in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4. As Amanda Anisimova showed amazing grit and resilience to finish her match, she was later asked about how she managed to overcome the ‘issues’ she faced at the end of the first set.

In the post-match press conference, the American answered, “Yeah, I just wasn’t feeling great. I was having bad stomach cramps. I just felt like I was going to throw up. So it was just like I can’t step away, so it was just a tricky situation, but I think the medical time-out kind of helped me throughout the second set.”

Though the medical time-out helped her throughout the second set, Anisimova revealed that she still found it a bit difficult to play for the remainder of the game. The 22-year-old player added, “Yeah, it was a bit difficult to still play in the second set, but I was still playing well. I was just trying to take my time, so that helped.”

Even in her on-court interview, the American opened up about how she had to ‘dig deep’ and was just ‘happy’ to be able to finish the match. After her stellar victory, Anisimova is now one match away from a place in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.

However, it won’t be an easy assignment, as Amanda Anisimova will now lock horns with the defending champion and second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka in the blockbuster fourth round in Melbourne.

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