Iga Swiatek has become a Grand Slam champion on all surfaces after winning her first Wimbledon title. The former world No. 1 defeated American Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in the Wimbledon women's singles final to take her total Grand Slam titles to six.
The 57-minute final was the second Grand Slam singles final in the Open Era to end 6-0, 6-0. The victory marked Swiatek's first title since lifting her fourth Roland Garros trophy last year, and improved her record in major finals to 6-0.
Swiatek won Wimbledon for the first time (Photo: Getty).
Not only did Swiatek become Poland's first Wimbledon women's singles champion in the Open Era, the Wimbledon victory was also a milestone as it marked Swiatek's 100th career Grand Slam victory. She is now 100-20 in Grand Slam main draw matches since her debut in 2019.
Before this tournament, Swiatek had never reached a grass court final in her career, except for the Bad Homburg Open in early June, where she lost to Jessica Pegula. Leaving Wimbledon with the Venus Rosewater disc was "unthinkable" for her.
Swiatek shared after conquering the major tournament that she had struggled for so long to win: "I cherished every minute. I am proud of myself, because, who would have thought this could happen. I definitely feel proud, especially after a season with many ups and downs, with many expectations and that I could not reach the Wimbledon championship. I feel that tennis keeps surprising me, and I keep surprising myself."
Swiatek asserted her dominance from the start with a 6-0 opening set win, the first such opening set in a Wimbledon women's singles final since 1983, when Martina Navratilova defeated Andrea Jaeger 6-0, 6-3. Prior to that, the 1973-75 finals had all seen 6-0 opening sets, including Billie Jean King's 6-0, 7-5 win over Chris Evert in 1973.
"I was lost in a maze," Evert recalled of the opening minutes of the final while commentating for ESPN. Anisimova made 14 unforced errors in each set and failed to hold serve despite having four game points in the third game. It was the only game in 12 that she had a chance to win.
Anisimova found more power early in the second set, including a 90-mph forehand to cut the lead to 30-30, while Swiatek served for a 6-0, 1-0 lead. However, the American couldn't win a game and eventually ended the match with 12 straight losses.
Swiatek joined Stefanie Graf as the only players to win a major final without dropping a single game. Graf beat Natasha Zvereva by the same score in the 1988 Roland Garros final.
Anisimova later admitted that she was "a little shaken with anxiety" after the losses of the past two weeks.
"Swiatek played very well. So all the glory goes to her. I think she really played the way she wanted to. She definitely made it difficult for me. Swiatek is an incredible player, as I've said many times. She deserved this victory," Anisimova said after the match.
Despite the disappointing finish, Anisimova's Wimbledon effort was a career-changing one overall. She earned her first win over a world No. 1 in the semifinals against Aryna Sabalenka and will break into the top 10 for the first time in her career after a grass-court Grand Slam.
"This is not what I expected in my first Grand Slam final. I think I was a little shocked by the result. But I told myself that I will definitely become stronger after this. I mean, losing 0-6 in a Grand Slam final is not easy. If possible, I can take it as a positive and a motivation for me to move forward," Anisimova continued.
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