Iga Swiatek won her maiden Wimbledon title after beating Amanda Anisimova 6-0 6-0 in the most one-sided final in 114 years.
A women’s singles final at Wimbledon between Amanda Anisimova and Iga Swiatek wasn’t considered a potential drama in the pre-Championship script, and the writers didn’t have much to work with in the end. The eighth seed beat Anisimova 6-0 6-0 in just 57 minutes to claim her maiden SW19 crown as the American was stricken with performance anxiety throughout.First Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles Whitewash Since 1911
It was the second whitewash in a ladies’ singles final in the Open Era, following on from Steffi Graf’s 1988 dismantling of Natasha Zvereva at Roland Garros. That demolition lasted 34 minutes when the former Soviet player was so devastated she couldn’t talk immediately afterwards. Anisimova managed that at least with grace and some strands of humor amid the tears that eventually flowed. Dorothea Lambert Chambers also won the 1911 Wimbledon final 6-0 6-0.Swiatek Uses Big Game Experience Against Anxious Anisimova
Swiatek’s greater Grand Slam experience, movement, shot-making and mastery over nerves was the key in making it over the line for the very first time on what was her least favorite surface not so long ago. The improvement has been coming after an impressive run to the Bad Homburg final last month.
The grass is definitely greener for the Queen of clay. The only time the new champion showed doubt was when she was trying to grasp the enormity of the win. “I feel like I am an experienced player but I never expected this win. My team believed in me more than I did.”
This was the first time the All England Club had pushed the start time back to 4pm local time – 11am in New York. Centre Court ticket-holders had paid from between £240 to £315 for an hour of elite tennis that never threatened to be competitive.
