Amanda Anisimova

(Newser) - Amanda Anisimova plays in the Wimbledon finals on Saturday, the first American to reach the championship round in six years. In getting there, the 23-year-old New Jersey native has become the "best story of this tournament," writes Chris Branch at the Athletic . The reason is because of the...

(Newser) - Even those who don't follow tennis might be hearing the name Amanda Anisimova a lot over the coming days—and beyond. Anisimova is a 17-year-old American who just pulled off an enormous upset at the French Open: She knocked off defending champ Simona Halep of Romania in fairly easy...