Amanda Anisimova overcomes injury to win Beijing title: 'I'm stronger than I think'

All four of the 24-year-old's finals this season have come on the game's biggest stages, with the fourth at Wimbledon, where she played her first Grand Slam title match. Dating back to the start of the grass-court swing, Anisimova's 26 match wins are second only to Wimbledon champ Iga Swiatek's 27.

In Beijing, the third-seeded Anisimova beat fellow Top 10 stars Jasmine Paolini and Coco Gauff to reach Sunday's final, then defeated 26th seed Linda Noskova, 6-0, 2-6, 6-2, for the trophy.

“To get the win today has been really special. Thank you [to my team] for sharing that with me. You guys are the best. I’m excited for a lot more and hopefully we can keep going," Anisimova said during the trophy ceremony, before thanking her family back home.

Anisimova's Beijing run was complicated by pain in her left foot and calf early from in the tournament. She also had a wisdom tooth taken out just before the event.

“I think your mind can play tricks on you,” Anisimova said of pushing through her discomfort. "I think the mental game is so important for an athlete. I’m still constantly learning and trying to get better in that department.

“We as athletes don’t feel great day in, day out,” she added. “I think that’s just part of the learning process. With each match, I’ve been surprising myself and trying to learn how to work with physical pain, pushing myself in tough matches."

While she was able to play through the pain in Beijing, Anisimova is listening to her body: On Monday, she withdrew from Wuhan citing a left calf injury.

"The good thing at the end of the day is it's nothing that would limit me or prevent me to keep playing for the rest of the season," she explained.