Just under two months removed from a Wimbledon nightmare , Amanda Anisimova is on the cusp of a U.S. Open dream.

World No. 2 Iga Swiatek was on the other side of the net for both scenarios, but the 24-year-old American looked like a different player on Wednesday as she defeated the Pole 6-4, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time since 2019, the year she lost her father, Konstantin Anisimov.

Amanda Anisimova celebrating at the U.S. Open. REUTERS

Anisimova will now play the winner of Karolina Muchova and Naomi Osaka on Friday.

This was the ultimate clap back for Anisimova, who embarrassingly double-bageled against Swiatek in their last meeting in the Wimbledon final in July.

Not only did she get her revenge with a win, but she did it in convincing fashion at

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