Given her incredible achievement, Amanda Anisimova was in a remarkably relaxed mood during her post-match press conference.

Just as the media session began, Iga Świątek booked her place in Saturday’s Wimbledon final and Anisimova said she was looking forward to testing herself against the Polish player.

The pair have not played against each other on the senior tour, last playing when they were both juniors.

“Iga is such an unbelievable player and she’s also been an inspiration to me. Her work ethic and all of her achievements have been really inspiring,” she said.

“I’m sure it’ll be an amazing match. Getting to compete against an unbelievable player again is going to be super special. Hopefully, I can bring some high quality tennis and make it a battle out there.

“But I’m just gonna go out and enjoy every moment and try to not think about what’s on the line.”

Anisimova also spoke about how important her prolonged break from tennis was back in 2023, when she was able to prioritize her mental health.

“A lot of people told me that you would never make it to the top again if you take so much time away from the game,” she said.

“And that was a little hard to digest, because I did want to come back and still achieve a lot.

“So just me being able to prove that you can get back to the top if you prioritize yourself, that’s been incredibly special to me.”