'Fell a bit ill today, but gave it my all regardless' - Amanda Anisimova reveals reason behind lacklustre performance in defeat at Canadian Open

Amanda Anisimova revealed on social media that she did not feel her best after her Canadian Open campaign came to an end. She was defeated by Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-1 in the round of 16. She was not at her best in the match and was punished by the Ukrainian.

This was the American's first tournament after famously reaching the Wimbledon final, where she was battered 6-0, 6-0 by Iga Swiatek in a haunting performance. In that run, she defeated the likes of world number one Aryna Sabalenka before running out of steam in her first Grand Slam final.

She was looking for a statement response to the disappointment, but she could not replicate the tennis she played a few weeks ago and ultimately failed to progress.

Anisimova's Montreal campaign comes to an end

She picked herself up well from it, defeating 2024 Wimbledon quarter-finalist Lulu Sun 7-6, 6-4 in straight sets after a tricky game. Her next game was a lot more routine, comfortably defeating former US Open champion Emma Raducanu 6-2, 6-1 to set up a tie with Svitolina.

Amisimova and Svitolina traded breaks of serve early on, before she failed to take three consecutive breaks to put her 4-3 ahead. The world number 13 would take her second break point in the final game of set one to claim a one-set advantage.

The number 10 seed then took command from then on. She won five consecutive games, including one with eight deuces, to breeze to the quarter-finals, where she will face four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka.

The American had chances to close the gap in the second set, but failed to take five break points on offer. In the whole game, she only won one of her nine break points in a disappointing end to a tournament she had a lot of onlookers for.

After the match, she went to social media to reveal the reason behind her performance. "Fell a bit ill today, but gave it my all regardless thank you always Canada," she wrote in the caption.