Swiatek Completes Wimbledon Run With Shutout Victory In Final

Iga Swiatek put a bow on her two weeks in London with a dominant performance in the Wimbledon final on Saturday. The 24-year-old from Poland captured her first Wimbledon title with a 6-0, 6-0 win in less than an hour over American Amanda Anisimova.

“It seems super surreal,” said Swiatek. “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.”

The title adds a sixth major to Swiatek’s resume, and her first in London. She is now just an Australian Open title away from completing the Grand Slam. 

Swiatek had never won a grass court title prior to Saturday, and her win over Anisimova was the 100th victory for her at the four majors. Swiatek is now the first Polish player, man or woman, to win Wimbledon. 

“I was surprised with the consistency. I knew I can do it before, but I don’t think I ever served so well throughout the whole three weeks even. Bod Hamburg was also a good tournament in terms of that. It was always kind of more up and down,” Swiatek said. “I was just using the good feeling that I had on the court. For sure it felt great. I know in my mind I can be focused. I’m not going to waste points and let them go for free. So this I knew. But for sure my level of tennis helped me to keep that on a constant level.”

For Anisimova, the defeat is a tough way to end the best major run of her young career. After taking a mental health break from the sport for the bulk of 2023, Anisimova is now back atop her game, and leaves London knowing she has what it takes to compete deep into the major tournaments. 

“She came out playing very, very well. So all the credit to her. She was able to really play the game she wanted. From my side, I think I was a bit frozen there with my nerves. Maybe the last two weeks I got a bit tired or something,” said Anisimova as she tried to describe what happened. “She definitely made it difficult for me. She’s an unbelievable player, as I’ve said many times. She deserves the win.”

Anisimova moves up to seventh in the world as a result of her run, the highest ranking of her career. 

“I know I didn’t have enough today, but I’m going to keep putting in the work,” she said. “I’ll always believe in myself, and I hope to be back here one day.”