Iga Swiatek decisively defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to claim her first Wimbledon title on Saturday. The eighth-seeded Polish player made history as the first female athlete to win the Wimbledon trophy with a double bagel in the Open Era. The only other instance of such a result at a Grand Slam occurred in the 1988 French Open when Steffi Graf triumphed over Natasha Zvereva.
Throughout the 57-minute match, Swiatek converted six of the nine break points she created and made only 11 unforced errors, compared to Anisimova’s 24.
“It seems super surreal,” Swiatek remarked during the trophy presentation. “I didn’t even dream (about winning Wimbledon) because it was way too far. I feel like I’m already an experienced player after winning the Slams before, but I never really expected this one.”
Anisimova struggled with her serve throughout the match, committing five double faults, including one in her final service game. After her loss, the American admitted to feeling frozen during the match.
“I think I was a bit frozen there with my nerves. Maybe the last two weeks I got a bit tired or something,” she said, suggesting that she was not physically prepared for the final.
“I didn’t practice yesterday. I think that I was just really fatigued. I could feel it also in my warm-up this morning. I mean, I had to take a break after every single rally out there in my warm-up. I think, if anything, it’s my physicality that I need to work on,” she added.
