“Stop faking it and give credit to the opponent!” Amanda Anisimova clarifies her stand on ‘fake injury’ accusations after she lost her US Open opener

“Stop faking it and give credit to the opponent!” Amanda Anisimova clarifies her stand on ‘fake injury’ accusations after she lost her US Open opener

Amanda Anisimova

21-year-old American Amanda Anisimova was in tears after losing her first-round match to Ukrainian Yulia Putintseva in straight sets 3-6,3-6 at the 2022 US Open. Anisimova, who had a very good season so far struggled a lot in the North American swing including Toronto and Cincinnati.

She had some injury concerns entering the US Open but didn’t pull out of the tournament. During the first-round match, she even took a medical timeout but when she lost, she couldn’t hold her tears back. Later in the day, she took to social media to share the reason for her loss.

She revealed that she broke her toe last week in Cincinnati and did every possible thing to be ready for the US Open. She said that she was playing the match on injections but the pain got better of her and hence she couldn’t win the match.

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“Damn the last couple of weeks have been tough. I broke my toe in Cincinnati last week, and I’ve done everything I could to get ready for the Open. I’m proud of myself for giving myself a chance and playing the whole match. Even with getting injections in my foot that hurt more than the actual injury that I’m still recovering from lol,” Anisimova wrote.

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“But I did all of this because I love this sport so much, even though it brings a lot of pain and disappointment. I hope I’ll be back stronger next year, and thank you to the crowd that is always the best here in New York. I love playing here.”

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Fans accused Amanda Anisimova of faking her injury

Amanda Anisimova
Amanda Anisimova

Before Anisimova revealed her injury, people on Twitter brutally trolled her for faking an injury. They also accused her of not giving credit to her opponent and making unnecessary excuses.

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