Less than an hour was needed for Iga Swiatek to upset Amanda Anisimova and win Wimbledon for the first time. In a duel that was seen and unseen, the Pole won a historic double 6-0, the first such victory in a Grand Slam final since Roland Garros in 1988 and the first at Wimbledon since 1911, long before the ‘Open Era’ began.
On paper, the second round against McNelly was the worst for Swiatek, but she won her sixth Grand Slam, capping an incredible tournament with just one set lost.
Who was going to tell Iga Swiatek that she would win Wimbledon and be the star of one of the most humiliating finals stretches in history? “Tennis is full of surprises,” the player said. Especially in 2025.
The four-time Roland Garros champion left behind her doping disqualification, which persisted for three weeks after she demonstrated that the trimetazidine (TMZ) contamination was unintentional, and traveled to London with the sole goal of surpassing her best-ever performance, which was the 2023 quarterfinals. Naturally, she has done so and is currently in control at the All England Club.
