What was expected to be a gripping, hard-fought, and mentally demanding battle for a maiden Wimbledon title unfolded instead as a display of sheer dominance by Iga Swiatek over a hesitant and overwhelmed Amanda Anisimova. The Polish star defied the usual tensions of a Wimbledon final, delivering a masterclass in precision and control against a rival who appeared unprepared and perhaps, fortunate to have reached the final stage of the grass courts.
6–0, 6–0.
For those expecting a tightly contested duel, this year’s Wimbledon Women’s Final may well go down as one of the most lopsided in recent memory. Swiatek delivered a breathtakingly dominant performance against none other than Amanda Anisimova - the player who had, just days earlier, defeated world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. It took just 57 minutes for the 24-year-old to crown herself the first Polish player ever to win a Wimbledon singles title - a feat of such clinical precision that it echoed a scoreline not seen at SW19 since 1911.
Anisimova appeared overwhelmed, gripped by nerves and unable to respond with any consistency. Yet even that seemed incidental in the face of Swiatek’s methodical, composed, and championship-worthy performance at a tournament where, by her own admission, she found her best form along the way. Some may argue that Swiatek opponents failed to meet the highest standard of elite women’s tennis. But what sets her apart is that she never allowed any of them to reach their best. She imposed her game relentlessly from the opening rounds through to the final - which became little more than the final stride in her grass-court ascension.
For Anisimova, the result invites deep reflection. How could her game unravel so quickly? Why did her career-defining win over Sabalenka fail to carry forward into the final? How could her serves prove so ineffective? And how did her few clean shots draw out responses even more daring - and more precise - from Swiatek? Questions that will remain unanswered, until Anisimova, like other elite athletes, will find a way to revert, move forward and find solutions to.
The tennis world had long anticipated a Sabalenka vs. Swiatek final - a clash that promised a very different spectacle. Instead, Saturday’s championship match featured a seasoned Grand Slam contender against a young, relatively untested player on such a stage. There remains a lingering sense of disappointment that Sabalenka was unable to capitalise on her opportunity to reach the final.
Iga Swiatek has moved up to No. 3 in the WTA rankings, now trailing only Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka. She is set to return to the court at the 2025 National Bank Open in Montreal, beginning July 26, as she prepares for the next Grand Slam on the calendar: the US Open, starting August 24. In her sights now is completing a Career Grand Slam: that is, winning all four majors over the course of her career. Notably, Iga has never lost a Women’s Singles Grand Slam final. Meanwhile, Anisimova has confirmed her participation in the DC Open in Washington, beginning July 19, as she looks to bounce back from her recent final and reassert herself on hard courts.
We wish both players a well-deserved break before they return to the tour and pick up their rackets once more.
