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Amanda Anisimova takes indefinite hiatus from tennis citing burnout

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Following her first-round loss at the Mutua Madrid Open last week, 21-year-old American tennis player Amanda Anisimova has announced an indefinite hiatus from the sport, citing mental strain from the pressures of tour life.

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“I’ve really been struggling with my mental health and burnout since the summer of 2022,” the 2019 Roland Garros semifinalist Anisimova wrote on Instagram. “It’s become unbearable being at tennis tournaments.