Long seen as her least favorite surface, grass is no longer a weakness for Iga Swiatek. After reaching her first grass-court final in Bad Homburg just two weeks ago, the former world No. 1 has now conquered Wimbledon. In the final, she overwhelmed first-time Grand Slam finalist Amanda Anisimova with a ruthless 6-0 6-0 victory. With this triumph, Swiatek claims her sixth major title, adding to her four Roland Garros crowns and her US Open victory.
Absolutely focused on her goal, Swiatek dominated the opening set with a commanding 6-0, as Anisimova managed to win just 9 of 36 points. Struggling with her serve, the 13th seed landed only 33% of her first serves and won just 2 points behind them in a set that lasted only 25 minutes.
Anisimova’s struggles carried into the second set, with the eighth-seeded Swiatek breaking serve right away and never looking back. Despite her stunning semifinal upset over world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, the American couldn’t find her rhythm in her first-ever meeting with Swiatek. Hampered by 28 unforced errors, Anisimova was overwhelmed in a lopsided final.
This marks the first double bagel in a Wimbledon women’s singles final since 1911, meaning that this was the most lopsided championship match in 114 years. A historic win for Swiatek, and a brutal loss for Anisimova.
Swiatek’s path to the Wimbledon title included wins over Polina Kudermetova in the first round, Caty McNally in the second, Danielle Collins in the third, No. 23 seed Clara Tauson in the fourth, No. 19 seed Liudmila Samsonova in the quarterfinals, Belinda Bencic in the semifinals, and finally Amanda Anisimova, whom she dispatched in 57 minutes in the championship match.
