Every so often in tennis, a player resurfaces with such force that the sport has no choice but to pause and recalibrate. Amanda Anisimova’s 2025 season is one of those moments. A year ago, the idea of her winning two WTA 1000 titles, reaching the finals at both Wimbledon and the US Open, and booking her place in the season-ending Tour Finals would have been filed under fantasy. Today, it’s reality—and it’s one of the most improbable comeback stories the sport has seen in years.

Anisimova, just 24, is closing the season ranked world No. 4. While she predictably pulled out of the Wuhan 1000 today, she’s positioned to earn close to $10 million this year if she makes a deep run in her first Tour Finals in Saudi Arabia. Yet as dazzling as the numbers are, they are not the real story. Her rise

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