Amanda Anisimova ousts Coco Gauff at Wimbledon

Amanda Anisimova outlasted Coco Gauff in an all-American clash at Wimbledon, reaching the fourth round.

Anisimova, who reached the 2019 French Open semifinals at age 17, took out Gauff, the French Open runner-up last month, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1 to get into the round of 16.

“It’s the most special day, I think, of my career,” said Anisimova, noting it was her first match on Centre Court.

The 20th seed will be favored against 115th-ranked Frenchwoman Harmony Tan on Monday for a place in Wednesday’s quarterfinals.

Anisimova, who bounced back after squandering a 4-1 lead in the first-set tiebreak, made the fourth round of all three majors so far this year. She can reach her first major quarterfinal since that 2019 French Open breakthrough.

Tan, who knocked out Serena Williams in her Wimbledon main draw debut, swept Brit Katie Boulter in the third round Saturday.

Gauff, who is 18, seeded 11th and the youngest woman in the top 140 of the world rankings (by more than one year), struggled to win points on her first serve. The powerful Anisimova more often dictated and prevailed despite having 40 unforced errors to 26 winners.

Gauff was bidding to reach the Wimbledon fourth round for a third consecutive time dating to her Cocomania debut in 2019 at age 15.

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