Anisimova cemented her spot in the grand finale of the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year after beating the former world number one, Japan’s Naomi Osaka, with a score of 6-7, 7-6, 6-3. While doing so, Anisimova became the first player to beat Osaka in the quarterfinal, semifinal, and final of a Grand Slam.

It will be Anisimova’s second final in her short Grand Slam career. Earlier this year, she featured in the final of Wimbledon as well. That outing, however, turned out to be a horror dream as the New Jersey-born tennis player suffered a defeat to Poland’s Iga Swiatek without winning a single game. The final score of the match was 6-0, 6-0.

Anisimova spoke to the media after the match, where she was asked about how she would prepare for the final of the US Open, especially after what happened in London a month back. In response to that, Anisimova stated that she plans to ‘delete’ everything from her phone to focus on the upcoming contest. Anisimova also stated that at Wimbledon, she surprised herself by going all the way to the final, which has not been the case while playing at the Flashing Meadows.

“I feel like the last few week, it’s been a bit of a different feeling,” said Anisimova. “I feel like when I was at Wimbledon, every single match was kind of like a surprise to me and I was like shocked with every match that I won. But here it feels like more I believe in myself and I’m able to do it kind of. So I think that’s been the shift for me, at least here at the U.S. Open. Yeah, I mean, I’m going to go about it like it’s been every other day. Obviously I’m excited, but I’m kind of shutting off all the noise around me and deleting everything from my phone and to just really focus and zone in on my opportunity and do everything that I can to be ready.”