Darren Cahill has been working with Amanda Anisimova at the start of 2022 and through the Australian Open. For now, it appears that Cahill’s partnership is short term and that Anisimova will retain the rest of her coaching team.

Alex Kuznetsov is currently coaching Amanda Anisimova. Anisimova is trying to rediscover the form that took her to the semifinals at the French Open in 2019 at age 17.

Alex Kuznetsov was Maria Sharapova’s hitting partner. He played on the men’s tour reaching a peak ranking of 120. He retired in 2016.

Prior the the 2019 US Open, her dad Konstantin Anisimov  passed away unexpectedly. He had been her longtime coach though she had worked with other coaches as well.

After her dad’s passing, Amanda Anisimova worked with  Carlos Rodriguez but that partnership didn’t last long. After that, she worked briefly with Andis Juška.

As a junior, Anisimova reached a peak ranking of world number 2. She won the 2017 US Open girls title’. After turning pro, she won her first title at the WTA title at the Copa Colsanitas in 2019 at age 17, becoming the youngest American to win a WTA title since Serena Williams in 1999.

Her family moved from New Jersey to Florida when Anisimova was young so she and her sister Maria can get better tennis training opportunities. Her sister Maria Anisimova played college tennis at the University of Pennsylvania.

Underarm serves are perfectly legal in tennis, yet they are frowned upon. But why? When an opponent is standing deep and far behind his baseline, why not surprise him with an underarm serve. It is often viewed as “not in the spirit of the game”.

Players who use the underarm serve often get booed by fans. An underarm serve may look simple but a good underarm serve relies on disguise and surprise. But in terms of tactics, It’s no different from a short cross-court forehand or a drop shot.

What do top players think of the underarm serve?

When asked about the underarm serve, Federer said:

Underarm is definitely a tactic, I believe. Especially when guys are hugging the fence in the back. From that standpoint, you shouldn’t be ashamed if you try it out.

You just look silly if you miss it sometimes. Why not try it? The problem is in practice, you never really try it. When you come out in the big stage in front of a full crowd, it is tricky to pull off.

Here’s Nadal’s opinion on the issue.

If you do it with the goal to improve your game, or like a tactical thing, I support 100 percent. If you do to disrespect the opponent, is not a good thing.

Everybody knows internally if you are doing in a good way or in a bad way. For me is no discussion about that. Is part of the rules, you can do it 100 percent. Is about yourself, if you feel good doing or not. Depends.