No. 8 Iga Swiatek dominated the women’s Wimbledon final on Saturday, defeating No. 13 Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her sixth Grand Slam title in only 57 minutes.
Swiatek, 24, became the first woman since 1911 to win the Wimbledon final without losing a single game.
After upsetting Aryna Sabalenka — the top-ranked player in the world — Anisimova could not find her footing Saturday. She made 28 unforced errors in the loss, and won only 24 points compared to Swiatek’s 55.
“It’s been an incredible fortnight for me, even though I ran out of gas a bit today,” Anisimova said during an on-court interview after the match.
While Swiatek has been dominant on clay in her career (winning the French Open four times), she had not made it further than the quarterfinals of Wimbledon prior to this year. Swiatek’s Wimbledon title is her first Grand Slam win outside of Roland Garros since she won the U.S. Open in 2022.
Entering the tournament ranked fourth in the WTA, Swiatek finished her Wimbledon run in dominant fashion.
She did not lose a single game in her last three sets, and dropped only two games overall in her final two matches of the tournament. Swiatek lost only one set during the entire fortnight.
Swiatek has now won every Grand Slam except the Australian Open.
Iga Swiatek wins Wimbledon
The Polish star dominated the Wimbledon final on Saturday, winning 6-0, 6-0 in just 57 minutes.
Tenth straight win for Swiatek
She now leads 6-0, 4-0 and is closing in on the Wimbledon title.
Swiatek takes the third game of the second set
Swiatek is up 6-0, 3-0 in under 45 minutes. Anisimova had her chances in the most recent game, which took over seven minutes to finish. But Swiatek continues to roll.
Swiatek wins her eighth straight game
Swiatek is now up 2-0 in the second set. Anisimova has made 17 unforced errors so far.
Swiatek continues to roll
Swiatek breaks Anisimova again to take the first game of the second set. She’s up 1-0 and now will serve.
Swiatek takes the first set 6-0
Swiatek cruised through the first set with ease, winning 27 points compared to only 9 for Amanda Anisimova.
This is pure dominance from Iga Swiatek
She leads 5-0 after 21 minutes. She’ll now serve for a chance to win the first set 6-0.
Swiatek is up 4-0
In under 20 minutes, Swiatek has won the first four games of the Wimbledon final. Anisimova made 10 errors in that time.
Swiatek now leads the first set 3-0
Wow. Iga Swiatek has already won two break points and leads the first set 3-0.
Through three games, Anisimova has eight unforced errors compared to only two for Swiatek.
How important is the first set?
The winner of the first set has won 16 of the last 17 women’s Wimbledon finals, per the ESPN broadcast.
Swiatek holds serve, goes up 2-0
Iga Swiatek has made quick work of the first two games, losing only two points to Amanda Anisimova so far.
Swiatek wins the opening game
Swiatek made quick work of Anisimova in the opening game, surrendering only one point before breaking Anisimova. Swiatek is now serving up 1-0 in the first set.
Anisimova swerves to Swiatek…
…And the Wimbledon final is underway! Swiatek has already won the first two points.
The players have made their way onto centre court
We’re moments away from the Wimbledon final!
American history on the line if Anisimova wins
If Anisimova wins today, she will become the third American woman to win a Grand Slam this year, after Madison Keys won the Australian Open and Coco Gauff won the French.
Anisimova, at 23, is the youngest American woman to make the Wimbledon final since Serena Williams in 2004. (Williams, then 22, lost to Maria Sharapova.)
Swiatek isn’t only good on clay
More comfortable on grass courts than ever, Iga Swiatek played as well as she ever has on the slick surface — well, better than ever, actually — to reach her first Wimbledon final by defeating Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-0 at Centre Court on Thursday.
“I never even dreamt that it’s going to be possible for me to play in the final,” said Swiatek, who has won five Grand Slam titles elsewhere and spent most of 2022, 2023 and 2024 at No. 1 in the WTA rankings.
Good as she is on clay courts, especially, and hard courts, too, Swiatek only once had been as far as the quarterfinals at Wimbledon until this week.
“I’m just super excited and just proud of myself,” the 24-year-old from Poland said after wrapping up the victory over Bencic in just 71 minutes. “Tennis keeps surprising me. I thought I lived through everything, even though I’m young. I thought I experienced everything on the court. But I didn’t experience playing well on grass. That’s the first time.”
Princess of Wales to attend women’s singles final
Kate, the Princess of Wales, will attend the Wimbledon women’s‘ singles final between Iga Swiatek and Amanda Anisimova today.
The Princess of Wales with AELTC chair Deborah Jevans on Day Thirteen Wimbledon Championship, on Saturday.John Walton / PA Images / Getty Images
A big tennis fan, Kate, 42, has been a fixture in the Royal Box for many years, often attending with her husband, Prince William, and other members of the royal family.
Last year, she attended the men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.
Swiatek dominated semis with straight set victory
Swiatek cruised to the finals by defeating Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-0 on Thursday.
Iga Świątek details pre-match music
The Polish star opts for rock ahead of her biggest matches, she told the crowd after winning in the semis.
How to bet Anisimova vs. Swiatek
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Amanda Anisimova’s path to Wimbledon finalist
Amanda Anisimova, the 12th-ranked women’s tennis player in the world, advanced to the Wimbledon final by shocking top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals Thursday. If she defeats No. 8 Iga Swiatek on Saturday, she’ll capture her first Grand Slam title.
The accomplishment is even more improbable knowing Anisimova temporarily left the sport to focus on her mental health just two years ago.
“I’ve really been struggling with my mental health and burnout since the summer of 2022,” Anisimova wrote on social media on May 5, 2023. “It’s become unbearable being at tennis tournaments. At this point, my priority is my mental well-being and taking a break for some time. I’ve worked as hard as I could to push through it. I will miss being out there, and I appreciate all the continuous support.”
Anisimova returned to competitive play at the Auckland Open in January 2024 and has been slowly but surely climbing back up the ranks since.
Greg Rosenstein contributed.