American tennis star Amanda Anisimova leaves fans convinced she drank beer mid-match with mystery beverage

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American tennis star Amanda Anisimova was enjoying a beverage during her Round of 32 match in the Cincinnati Open on Monday night. A world-class athlete replenishing themselves during competition is, of course, normal behavior, but at first glance it appeared that Anisimova was consuming a drink that has the opposite effect of rehydration.

After dropping the first game of the final set in her match against Alex Eala, the Tennis Channel broadcast showed viewers at home a clip of Anisimova taking a few sips of a mystery beverage from a plastic cup she took out from underneath a towel on her bench during the second set.

The fact that the mysterious beverage was being drunk out of a plastic cup, one that Anisimova was trying her best to hide, made fans understandably assume that she was sipping on a cold beer.

Amanda Anisimova of the United States in action against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in the round of 16 during the WTA 1000 National Bank Open in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Aug. 8, 2026. (Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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It wasn't just fans who shared the thought, either, as broadcasters Brett Haber and Lindsay Davenport questioned what exactly the beverage was.

"Could be apple cider, Brett," Davenport said.

"I mean, I would never suggest that a player was