Amanda Anisimova to end 2026 season early and focus on recovery from wrist injury

[p]The 25-year-old's ‌last match came at ‌the US Open, where she suffered ‌a surprise third-round defeat by ‌Russia's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/potapova-anastasia/x81l09qG/"]Anastasia Potapova[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anisimova-amanda/nwkutKbi/"]Anisimova[/a] had been due to begin her Asian ‌swing at the Singapore Open ⁠but ‌withdrew before the tournament because of ​the injury. She also pulled out of this week's ​China Open in Beijing, where she won the title last ⁠year with ​a victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noskova-linda/zHMiAkw6/"]Linda Noskova[/a] in the final.[/p][p][b]"Hi everyone, I will be wrapping up my season ‌for the year. I sustained a wrist injury again, that I need to take care of. Time to get healthy, reset, and see you all in 2027," [/b]Anisimova wrote on Instagram.[/p][embed guid="d3db4e6b-b495-4516-be11-dc7f5aa84b85" url="https://x.com/TheTennisLetter/status/2104623107340386810" social-type="twitter" /][p]Unlikely to qualify for the ‌season-ending WTA Finals championship ​at home, Anisimova will also skip ‌the Wuhan Open and will instead focus on recovery ahead of the 2027 season, hoping to return for the ⁠Australian Open.[/p]