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Amanda Anisimova first-strike comeback to the top
Amanda Anisimova turned a return from No. 359 at the end of 2023 into a Top 5-level 2025 season. WTA analysis credits her first-strike efficiency and emphatic backhand as central weapons. She won WTA 1000 titles in Doha and Beijing, reached the Wimbledon and US Open finals, and qualified for her first WTA Finals. In Beijing alone she struck 187 winners, finishing the title match with a backhand down the line. The official US Open profile now lists four career singles titles and a career high of No. 3, confirming that the comeback became sustained elite performance.
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