Iga Świątek is roughly one year removed from being the No. 1 women’s player in the world. She’s now a Wimbledon champion. Świątek looked every bit like a top-ranked player in a dominant victory over Amanda Anisimova in straight sets 6-0, 6-0.
Playing in her first Grand Slam final, Anisimova looked as if she overwhelmed by the moment. Swiatek broke her serve from the start and stole a 1-0 lead to start. A five-time Grand Slam winner, this was familiar territory for her, even if it was her first Wimbledon final.
As if Swiatek’s play wasn’t dominant enough on its own, Anisimova didn’t make matters easier for herself by committing several unforced errors. She had difficulty making first serves and couldn’t hit her backhand with precision.
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If body language and facial expression tells the story, Anisimova looked exasperated at how quickly the match became out of reach for her. Losing the first set so decisively appears to have exhausted her with no chance at recovery.
Whether it was rooting for an underdog or perhaps just wanting a more competitive match, the crowd support for Anisimova became louder during the second set. That may have helped to calm her down, but Swiatek continued her relentless attack. Anisimova created too deep a hole to escape and could never gain even a foothold to rally.
Swiatek won her sixth Grand Slam tournament, adding a Wimbledon championship to four French Open titles and a U.S. Open trophy.
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Though it may provide little solace in the immediate moment, Anisimova can take consolation in advancing to her first Grand Slam final and defeating the No. 1 seeded Aryna Sabalenka to get there. However, she didn’t appear to have anything left for the final after that. Yet a top 10 world ranking is likely to come for her.
Here is how the surprisingly swift Wimbledon women’s singles final played out as Yahoo Sports followed the action with updates on its live blog:
