(July 12, 2025)Iga Swiatek became the first Polish person ever to win the Wimbledon title on Saturday when she destroyed American Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in 57 minutes on Centre Court.
The double bagel final scoreline was the first in a final at the All England Clun in 114 years. In 1988 Steffi Graff won the French Open title by the same scoreline in 32 minutes.
“It seems super surreal,” Swiatek said in her on-court interview
“I’m just proud of myself because, yeah, who would have expected that?” Swiatek said during her news conference. “I feel like tennis keeps surprising me, and I keep surprising myself.”
. “Honestly, I didn’t even dream of this moment because it was way too far. I never really expected this one. My team believed in me more than I did.
“There’s no tournament like this one. I was always anxious because of that. Being on Centre Court felt like huge pressure and a bit too much. But this year I learned to feel comfortable here.”
This is Swiatek’s first tournament title since the French Open in 2024. It’s also her 100th match win at a major tournament since she made her debut in 2019.
“I think tennis is a mental sport, but also you need everything to win tournaments,” the 24-year-old said. “Like good tennis, good physicality, being also not tired, have good matches before so you don’t spend too much time on the court, having great focus.
“When I watched other players playing, I could see the difference in the level. Finals sometimes are a bit ugly because there’s so much stress and everything. I kind of used the experience from before.”
“I know I didn’t have enough today but I’m going to keep putting in the work,” the 23-year-old Anisimova said through her tears. “I’ll always believe in myself and I hope to be back here one day.”
It’s been a comeback of sorts for Anisimova who lost her father suddenly a few years ago and last year took a mental health break from the tour.
“No matter what happened today,” Swiatek told her, “you should be proud of the work you’re doing.”
“Tennis keeps surprising me and I keep surprising myself,” she said.
“The fact it’s on grass, this makes it even more special and more unexpected, so the emotions are bigger. At Roland-Garros, I know I can play well,” she said.
“Here I wasn’t sure and I had to prove that to myself. I’m not going to rank [my Grand Slams].
“Here and the US Open feel better because no one expected them. It was just good tennis. There wasn’t any baggage on my shoulders.”
“I know I didn’t have enough today, but I’m going to keep putting in the work,” Anisimova said. “And I always believe in myself, so I hope to be back here one day.”
Anisimova admitted she was “a bit frozen .. with my nerves.”
“She came out playing very, very well. So all the credit to her. She was able to really play the game she wanted, I think,” she said. “She definitely made it difficult for me. Yeah, she’s an unbelievable player, as I’ve said many times. She deserves this win.
“It’s not how I would have wanted my first Grand Slam final to go,” Anisimova continued. “I think I was a little bit in shock after, as well. But I told myself, I’ll definitely come out stronger after this. I mean, that’s not an easy thing to go through, losing 0-0 in a Grand Slam final.
As for Anisimova, she will crack the Top 10 for the first time in her career on Monday.
