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By Emmanuel Williams

August 31, 2026

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First, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMANDA!

Ok, here is a sonnet I wrote while watching today’s match against Ashlyn Krueger in Round 1 of the 2026 US Open (which was delayed so long I got very frustrated at my desk job lol).

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Amanda the brave

Amanda the brilliant

Amanda we crave

Amanda magnificent

Frustrating vollies

Don’t mean its the end

For Anisimova will

Always come defend

Happy Birthday, Amanda

Give us an ace

Take the whole damn match

Put that girl in her place

A struggle so real makes the winning so sweet

With every shoe color you put on your feet

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