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Demolition job Unforgiving Swiatek crushes Anisimova to win maiden Wimbledon crown I GA SWIATEK took another stride towards tennis greatness by ruthlessly tearing apart American 13th seed the gilded Venus Rosewater Dish. “I’m really happy with the whole process, how it looked like from the first day we stepped on a grasscourt. “Yeah, I feel like we did the first American to win the title since her compatriot in 2016. Swiatek jumped for joy on court before running towards her team in the stands to celebrate her triumph. The Friends fan was equally delighted to receive a congratula tory hug from American actress Courteney Cox, who was among the spectators.

Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 and lifting her first Wimbledon trophy yesterday. The big occasion turned into a nightmare for Anisimova who became the first woman to lose a

everything for it to go in that direction without expecting it, just working really hard. “It means a lot, and it

All this while, Anisimova was left to won der what could have been as she sat in her seat, before the tears began to flow during her on-court interview. Few would have envisioned the American to hit the heights she did in the last fortnight after she fell outside the top 400 following her mental health break two years ago. “I didn’t have enough today,” said Anisimova, who began the tournament with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Yulia Putintseva but admitted to running out of gas in the final. “ I ’ m

Milan sprints to stage 8 win

gives me a lot of experience. Yeah, I don’t even know. I’m just happy.” Swiatek’s triumph ended a barren

Wimbledon final by that painful scoreline since 1911 and the first to do so at any major since Steffi Graf routed Natasha Zvereva at the 1988 French Open. Already a US Open champion and a four times French Open winner, Swiatek’s demo lition job at the All England Club meant that she became the youngest woman since a 20 year-old Serena Williams in 2002 to lift major titles on all three surfaces. Her superb display on the sun-drenched lawns of London also ensured that she emerged as the first player since Monica Seles in 1992 to win her first six major finals. “It’s something

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13-month run for the Polish 24-year-old, who served a short suspension late last year after an inadvertent doping violation linked to contaminated sleep medication mela tonin. “I want to thank my coach (Wim Fissette). With the ups and downs now, we showed everybody it’s working,” Swiatek added. On another warm afternoon on Centre Court, Swiatek got off to a scorching start by breaking a nervous Anisimova three times en route to dishing out the first bagel, prompting some spectators to get behind the shell-shocked American. A frustrated Anisimova shrieked and des perately looked to her team in the stands for any kind of guidance after conceding yet another break point early in the second set and it was not long before her machine-like opponent pulled away further. Anisimova continued to disappointingly crack under pressure, before Swiatek com pleted the brutal mauling in 57 minutes with a backhand winner on her second

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Iga Swiatek celebrates with the winner’s trophy after defeating Amanda Anisimova in the 2025 Wimbledon

work, I always believe in myself. I hope to be back again one day.” It was bitter dis and

that is just surreal. I feel like tennis keeps surpris ing me, and I

Championships final. – AFPPIC/ REUTERSPIC

keep surpris ing myself,” Swiatek told reporters after hoisting

appointment for US fans hoping for an “American Slam” this year after Madison Keys won the Australian Open at the start of the year and Coco Gauff triumphed at the French Open last month. – Reuters

match point to become the first Wimbledon champion from Poland.

Victory took Swiatek to 100 wins from 120 matches at the majors, making her the quickest to get to there since Williams in 2004, and denied Anisimova the chance to become

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