Sunday, July 13, 2025 - Iga Swiatek delivered a commanding 6-0, 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova in the most one-sided women’s Wimbledon final in 114 years, securing her sixth Grand Slam title. The Polish eighth seed dominated from the outset, wrapping up the match in just 57 minutes with a ruthless display of precision on Centre Court.
This marks the first time a woman has won a Wimbledon final
without dropping a game since Dorothea Lambert Chambers in 1911.
Swiatek, 24, joins Steffi Graf as only the second player in
the Open Era to win a major final without losing a game, a feat Graf achieved
against Natalia Zvereva at the 1988 French Open.
“It feels surreal,” said Swiatek,
Poland’s first Wimbledon singles champion and a winner on all surfaces.
“I never dreamed this was possible.
I feel like an experienced player after my previous Slams, but I didn’t expect
this one. I really enjoyed this year and feel I’ve improved my grass-court
game.”
Swiatek, who lost just one set throughout the tournament,
claimed her first grass-court title two weeks after reaching the Bad Homburg
final.
Despite Anisimova’s strong run, including a semi-final upset
over world number one Aryna Sabalenka, the American was overwhelmed. Anisimova
struggled in the hot conditions on Centre Court, with Catherine, Princess of
Wales, watching from the Royal Box.
Broken in the first game, she quickly fell 2-0 behind.
Swiatek’s relentless pressure forced a double-fault from Anisimova at 3-0, and
the Pole sealed the first set in just 25 minutes, with Anisimova winning only
six points on serve and committing 14 unforced errors. The second set followed
a similar pattern.
Anisimova, unable to find her rhythm, double-faulted again in
the third game, and Swiatek closed out the match with ease. Anisimova finished
with 28 unforced errors across the 12 games. Swiatek, now with 100 career Grand
Slam match wins, becomes Wimbledon’s eighth consecutive first-time women’s
champion since Serena Williams’ last title in 2016.
She remains undefeated in major finals, with four French Open
titles and a 2022 US Open crown. Her previous Wimbledon best was a 2023
quarter-final run.
A tearful Anisimova, who exited
qualifying last year, briefly left the court before returning for the trophy
presentation. “Iga is an incredible player,” she said. “I didn’t have enough
today, but I’ll keep working and believing in myself. I hope to be back here
one day.”
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