A year ago, Amanda Anisimova failed to qualify for Wimbledon's main draw. On Thursday, the American provided a gutsy effort to upset the world's top player at the grass-court major and reach her first Grand Slam final.

Aryna Sabalenka’s Gesture With Amanda Anisimova at Wimbledon Is Turning Heads originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Tennis has its traditions. Some are sweet. Some are ridiculous. Thursday’s Wimbledon semifinal reminded us of both, and one awkward moment no one can stop talking about.

A little more than two years ago, Amanda Anisimova took a break from tennis because of burnout. A year ago, working her way back into the game, the American lost when she had to go through qualifying for Wimbledon because her ranking of 189th was too low to get into the main bracket automatically.