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US Open star Amanda Anisimova clears up drinking ‘beer’ on court incident that baffled commentators

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Amanda Anisimova has finally addressed the viral moment fans thought she was drinking a beer in the middle of a match. Anisimova went viral for appearing to drink a beer during her Round of 32 match against Alexandra Eala at the Cincinnati Open last month. Anisimova thought that nobody would see her drinking, but didn’t name what she had in the cup Getty After losing the first set, cameras panned to the 25-year-old and commentators were left absolutely baffled by the mystery drink in her cup. “What is that? Could it be apple cider?” the commentators could be heard saying. “I would never suggest a player was drinking a beer in the middle of a match, but… that’s certainly what it looked like,” the lead announcer added. View Tweet: https://t.co/AsCxboIYLa Nothing more has been said about it, until now. Anisimova breezed through her 2026 US Open first-round match against Ashlyn Krueger 6-1, 6-3. After the victory, she was asked by a reporter to detail what went on during the match two week

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