Amanda Anisimova says she rewatched her heavy Wimbledon final defeat by Iga Swiatek to inspire her to "the most meaningful victory of my life" over the second seed in the US Open quarter-finals
Fifty-three days ago, Poland's Swiatek demolished Anisimova 6-0 6-0 to win the title in a one-sided showpiece at SW19.
But the American showed her true capabilities with a 6-4 6-3 victory in a high-quality match in New York.
Eighth seed Anisimova said she watched the final back for the first time the night before their Flushing Meadows match-up.
"I watched them [highlights] back, as painful as it was, just to see what I can avoid or what went wrong. Then after I had to watch some good highlights to remove that from my brain!" she said.
It was something Anisimova may not have done after previous tough losses. But since taking a break from the sport to protect her mental health, Anisimova's attitude towards setbacks on the court has changed.
Anisimova will face four-time major champion Naomi Osaka in the semi-finals, after she beat 11th seed Karolina Muchova.
Anisimova has surprised even herself with how quickly she moved on from her loss at the All England Club.
Having gone out in the early stages of the hard-court tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati, Anisimova said her early-round matches in New York were played with "a little bit of fear".
However, her confidence has grown across the fortnight - as shown in her brilliantly fearless ball-striking against Swiatek.
When Swiatek took her serve in the opening game, flashbacks of Wimbledon surfaced. But this time around Anisimova did not waver - attacking the six-time major winner's serve to immediately break back.
Anisimova displayed superb skill on the backhand side and moved impressively throughout, hitting 23 winners as her big-hitting game flustered Swiatek.
She enjoyed success on the Pole's second serve - winning 12 of 17 points from it - and found the break at the crucial moment to take the opening set.
Swiatek left the court between sets and returned full of intensity, again breaking immediately but this time consolidating with a hold.
Anisimova could be forgiven for thinking back to Wimbledon but she kept her cool and rescued the break two games later.
Heavily backed by a home crowd, Anisimova broke in the eighth game to serve for victory - which she did in composed fashion to reach a third Grand Slam semi-final.