Doha: Amanda Caps Comeback:

[jimlosaltos]

Amanda Anisimova continued her resurgence by winning the highest-level title of her career on Saturday, capturing the WTA 1000 Qatar TotalEnergies Open trophy with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Jelena Ostapenko in the final.

A teen age phenom, Amanda all but disappeared after her father coach died. She made a furtive comeback working briefly with Darren Cahill, then again left.

But when she can focus, she is a force. Seems like such a nice person, it's great to see her find some success on court.

[jimlosaltos]

Also, Amanda Anisimova is the first American player to defeat six top-40 opponents in a single event since Serena Williams at the Australian Open 2007. Remarkable.

Amanda beat: Ostapenko, Alexandrova ( the Sabalenka beater), Kostyuk, Fernandez, Badosa, and (blast from the past) Azarenka,