It’s been nine years since Serena Williams won the 2016 Wimbledon title. Since then, no American woman has claimed the grass-court major, with Venus Williams finishing as runner-up in 2017 and her sister losing in back-to-back finals in 2018 and 2019. This year, Emma Navarro and Amanda Anisimova have the chance to end the nine-year drought, and standing in their way are a pair of Russians. While Anisimova will face the unseeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in Tuesday’s quarterfinal, Navarro must beat teenager Mirra Andreeva in Monday’s fourth round to make the final eight. Anisimova has been in blistering form, dispatching Britain’s Sonay Kartal in straight sets on Sunday, just a few days after beating Naomi Osaka in the third round. The win over Kartal made her the first American to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals since 2022 when Anisimova lost to former World No. 1 Simona Halep. The 23-year-old didn’t participate in the main draw in 2023 (hiatus) and 2024 (lost in qualifying), but has again shown this yearRead More
Two American women trying to snap nine-year Wimbledon drought
