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- Swiatek inflicts 6-0 6-0 defeat on Anisimova to win Wimbledon</p>
<p>Jonathan Jurejko - BBC Sport tennis news reporter at WimbledonJuly 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM</p>
<p>Iga Swiatek ruthlessly took advantage of Amanda Anisimova's nerves to win her maiden Wimbledon title and inflict the heaviest women's final defeat at the All England Club in more than a century.</p>
<p>Both players were appearing in their first Wimbledon final but Poland's Swiatek looked more assured from the very start as she stormed to a 6-0 6-0 victory in just 57 minutes to win a sixth Grand Slam title.</p>
<p>No woman had won a Wimbledon with a double bagel - the name given to a victory without dropping a game - since 1911.</p>
<p>"It seems super surreal," said 24-year-old Swiatek, whose five previous major titles came on clay or hard courts and who has won every Slam final she has contested.</p>
<p>"Honestly, I didn't even dream of winning Wimbledon because it was way too far.</p>
<p>"I feel like I'm an experienced player, having won other Slams, but I didn't expect this."</p>
<p>'I didn't even dream this' - Swiatek beats Anisimova in 57 minutes to win Wimbledon</p>
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<p>Iga Swiatek has added Wimbledon to her four French Open titles and one US Open victory [Getty Images]</p>
<p>Eighth seed Swiatek drew on all of her greater experience to race through the first set in just 25 minutes.</p>
<p>Anisimova, just three months younger than Swiatek, looked tense from the very start and made a flurry of errors in an opener where she won just nine points.</p>
<p>Despite a sympathetic Centre Court crowd willing her on, things did not improve in the second set for the 13th seed.</p>
<p>A total of 28 unforced errors, plus five double faults, starkly illustrated Anisimova's struggles.</p>
<p>Fighting back the tears as she addressed the crowd, Anisimova said: "It's been an incredible fortnight for me - even though I ran out of gas.</p>
<p>"I wish I could have put on a better performance for you today."</p>
<p>Swiatek becomes an all-court great</p>
<p>If Swiatek had not already proved she should be ranked among the greats of the game, she has certainly done so now.</p>
<p>Mastering a surface considered her weakest – even though she won the Wimbledon junior title in 2018 – has added further credibility to her case.</p>
<p>Swiatek has become the youngest woman since 23-time champion Serena Williams in 2002 to win Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces.</p>
<p>A sixth major takes her clear of Maria Sharapova and Martina Hingis, with only a total of 10 women now having won more in the Open era.</p>
<p>Swiatek became known as the 'Queen of Clay' after winning four French Open titles in five years, while her two-year reign as the world number one - ended by Aryna Sabalenka last year - was underpinned by consistent success on the hard courts.</p>
<p>Grass was the surface she had not cracked.</p>
<p>Before this triumph, Swiatek had made the second week at the All England Club only once, when she reached the quarter-finals in 2023.</p>
<p>Losing in this year's Roland Garros semi-finals – early by her previous standards – meant she had longer to prepare on the surface, helping her quickly readjust improve her confidence and game.</p>
<p>Anisimova's struggles meant Swiatek was not fully tested. Nevertheless, the weight and depth of the Pole's ball provided constant pressure which her opponent could not deal with.</p>
<p>Anisimova's inspiring Wimbledon journey ends</p>
<p>While it was a chastening experience for Anisimova in her first major final, it had been an encouraging and inspiring journey to get there.</p>
<p>The big-hitting American has been tipped as a future Grand Slam champion since she was a teenager and reached the 2019 French Open semi-finals as a 17-year-old.</p>
<p>Later that year, the sudden death of her father Konstantin – who was also her coach - contributed to her falling out of love with tennis.</p>
<p>Four years later, Anisimova took a break for her mental health and spent about seven months off the tour.</p>
<p>This time last year she was trying to avoid watching Wimbledon as she had lost in the third round of qualifying while ranked 191st in the world.</p>
<p>But, having climbed back to the verge of the top 10, she has reminded the world of her obvious talent, particularly against world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-finals.</p>
<p>Anisimova was far below her best against Swiatek, however. In the warm-up she looked tense and it showed in the opening points of the match.</p>
<p>Rushing into her shots, Anisimova's groundstrokes were loose and Swiatek continued to take time away from her.</p>
<p>Afterwards, Anisimova revealed she did not practise on Friday because she felt "really fatigued" and also had to take regular breaks during her pre-final warm-up on Saturday.</p>
<p>"If anything, it's my physicality that I need to work on," she said.</p>
<p>"To be able to last two weeks in a Grand Slam is definitely something that you need to work a lot on. It's not an easy feat."</p>
<p>'Special moment' for Swiatek but Anisimova 'froze'</p>
<p>Three-time Wimbledon singles champion John McEnroe on BBC TV: "Everyone is in a state of shock. Nobody saw Swiatek being this good on this surface.</p>
<p>"She played against someone who absolutely froze and I feel terrible for Anisimova.</p>
<p>"Well deserved for Iga."</p>
<p>Two-time Grand Slam champion Tracy Austin, on BBC TV: "A special moment for Swiatek and her team. I did not see this coming at the beginning of the tournament.</p>
<p>"You have got to hand it to Iga. She went about a tactical way to conquer grass and made it look so easy."</p>
<p>Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash, on BBC Radio 5 Live: "It's an incredible story for Anisimova to be in the final in the first place.</p>
<p>"It's a fantastic effort and she has to look back at that. Iga played really well and the balls weren't dropping for Amanda. It was a masterclass in what to do in a final. It was a great tournament for her."</p>
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