Amanda Anisimova will begin her Queen’s grass-court campaign this week against Laura Siegemund, making her singles debut at the WTA 500 event with the weight of a big season already on her shoulders. The world No. 6 is stepping into the short grass swing trying to keep her attention on the match in front of her, not the rankings that have turned this stretch into a crucial one.
Anisimova enters the tournament defending almost 1,800 points from last season, a haul built during a strong 2025 grass-court run that included 12 victories across three tournaments. She reached the final at Queen’s, the quarterfinals in Berlin and the final at Wimbledon, and said she is simply trying to stay in the moment rather than think about what those results mean for her ranking. “Honestly, this is something I am trying not to dwell on too much,” she said, adding that she prefers to focus entirely on the game and take things day by day.
That approach matters because Queen’s is where Anisimova earned one of her biggest results a year ago, and she sounded eager to return. She said it was a privilege to compete at the club again, called it a legendary venue and said she had great memories from last season after making the final. She also described the grass season as very short and said she loves playing on the surface, which leaves little room for a slow start.
The challenge now is that Siegemund arrives first, before any of the larger questions about how Anisimova will handle the pressure of defending so many points. She said players do not look too far ahead in this part of the calendar, especially not beyond a few weeks, because it is better to concentrate on each match as it comes. For Anisimova, that means the next step is immediate: her first singles match at Queen’s against Siegemund, with the rest of the grass swing waiting behind it.
