Wimbledon 2025: Iga Swiatek Gets Her Groove Back with Dominant Performance
Iga Swiatek defeats Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title.
Iga Swiatek has her groove back, and the rest of the WTA Tour better look out.
Swiatek defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to claim her first Wimbledon title. After a year without a title and no Slam finals, Swiatek now has her sixth Grand Slam trophy, one on each surface.
It was the first double-bagel in a Wimbledon final in the Open Era. It was the first double-bagel in a Grand Slam final since Steffi Graf defeated Natasha Zvereva at the 1988 French Open.
Swiatek, now 6-0 in Grand Slam finals, will rise to No. 3, behind No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No. 2 Coco Gauff.
Chris Evert said Swiatek’s victory confirms the hierarchy in women’s tennis.
“You’ve got Sabalenka, Coco and now Iga,” Evert said. “I think this is going to change her (Swiatek) career. I think this is a real monumental time in her career… She has won on every surface, and that should give her tremendous confidence going into the U.S. Open.”
Swiatek came out focused, breaking Anisimova in the first game. Anisimova never recovered, playing tight, overwhelmed.
“I was really competing throughout the whole two weeks,” Swiatek said in a post-match interview. “No matter what happens, I really trusted the process.”
Swiatek is only the 8th woman ever to win a Major title on all three surfaces. She’s the 9th first-time Wimbledon winner since Serena Williams last claimed the title in 2016.
When the tournament began, Swiatek was not the favorite. Sabalenka was considered the most dominant player on tour. After a record number of top seeds lost early, Swiatek stayed under the radar. Slowly, her recent rivals—Gauff, Jelena Ostapenko, Qinwen Zheng, Madison Keys, and Sabalenka—were all eliminated.
Swiatek remained focused on the tournament, ignoring the naysayers. After failing a drug test and dropping to No. 7 in the WTA Rankings, many fans and critics wondered if she needed a coaching or team change. Critics questioned coach Wim Fissette and even blamed her long-time sports psychologist.
Swiatek pushed back.
"This is my team, I decide who is in it,” said Swiatek. “The witch-hunt that has recently appeared in the media does not allow for peaceful work. On the contrary - it creates unnecessary, additional pressure."
After her Wimbledon win, Swiatek hoped her victory would silence the doubters.
“There were a lot of people, especially back home, kind of doubting me and making it difficult for me to do my job. . .I hope I proved to everybody that they should just leave me alone and let me focus on myself and I’ll deliver great performances as I did today.”