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Amanda Anisimova has announced her arrival ahead of the ASB Classic in Auckland where she will be kicking off her 2025 season. It was at this event last year that the American made her return to tennis following her mental health break.
After the 2024 season, Anisimova has geared herself up for yet another challenging year. The American is seeded third at the WTA 250 tournament in New Zealand, where she will joined by the likes of Madison Keys, Emma Raducanu, Naomi Osaka, Sloane Stephens, Sofia Kenin, among others.
Amanda Anisimova took to Instagram to announce her arrival in Auckland. The 23-year-old posted a mirror selfie on her Instagram story where she rocked a casual look, seemingly from the Auckland airport lift. She captioned the picture:
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"Made it ✈."
The 23-year-old made it a point to keep in touch with her fans during the offseason as she kept chronicling her escapades on her social media. She shared a couple of photos on her Instagram story to tell her fans that she had bid her natural blonde look adieu to turn brunette. Anisimova also mentioned the two rewards she gave herself to rejuvenate after an excruciating 2024 season.
The American finished 2024 with a 21-13 win/loss record, most notably reaching her maiden WTA 1000 final at the Canadian Open.
How Amanda Anisimova fared at the ASB Classic last year
Amanda Anisimova made her return from a long break from tennis at the 2024 ASB Classic last year. Ahead of the event's kick-off, she sat down with the WTA Insider for a chat where she opened up about the struggles that ultimately led to her hiatus
"It was just nice to take a break from the chaotic lifestyle of a tennis player and reset as a human," Anisimova said. "I think that break and having more than two weeks off for the first time in my life was just very refreshing. I gained a lot of energy back in myself and happiness."
She also mentioned how valuable the break was.
"I slowed my life down and that's something that I really needed."
Amanda Anisimova had a strong return to tennis with a resounding 7-5, 6-4 win over veteran Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. However, she was decimated 0-6, 1-6 by fifth seed Marie Bouzkova in the very next round.
