Iga Swiatek delivered a flawless performance on Saturday to become the first Polish player ever to win a Wimbledon singles title, crushing American Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in just 57 minutes.
The 24-year-old eighth seed showed no mercy, steamrolling through a surprisingly one-sided final on Centre Court.
Swiatek, already a four-time French Open champion, had never gone past the Wimbledon quarterfinals until this year. But she made up for lost time in spectacular fashion, dominating every round and finishing the tournament in style. Against the 13th-seeded Anisimova, a Grand Slam final debutant, Swiatek’s relentless baseline play exposed her opponent’s nerves and inexperience under pressure.
Anisimova made unwanted history, becoming the first woman in more than 100 years to lose a Wimbledon final without winning a game. The last such Grand Slam scoreline came in 1988, when Steffi Graf crushed Natasha Zvereva in the French Open final.
Swiatek, meanwhile, secured her sixth Grand Slam title, winning each of her six finals so far—a perfect record. Her path to this title included a semifinal drubbing of Belinda Bencic, where she lost only two games. She was even more ruthless in the final, sealing victory with a crisp backhand winner.
With this win, Swiatek becomes the youngest woman since Serena Williams in 2002 to win majors on all three surfaces—clay, hard court, and grass. She also joins Williams as the fastest woman to reach 100 Grand Slam match wins, doing so in just 120 matches.
“It seems super surreal,” Swiatek said during the trophy ceremony. “I didn’t even dream about this because it just seemed way too far. I’ve always been confident on clay, but to do this here at Wimbledon—it’s unbelievable.”
While Swiatek celebrated, Anisimova fought back tears, gracious in defeat. “I know I didn’t have enough today, but I’m going to keep working hard. I believe in myself and I’ll be back,” she told the crowd.
Swiatek’s triumph not only cements her as the dominant force in women’s tennis today but also writes a golden chapter in Polish sports history.