Swiatek Obliterates Anisimova to Clinch Maiden Wimbledon Title

By Leobert Julian A. de la Peña

All hail the new queen of Wimbledon.

After five failed tries of reaching the mountain top, Polish tennis ace Iga Swiatek finally got over the hump and bagged her first-ever Grand Slam championship title on the grass surface on July 12, 2025, in the Centre Court of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.

Criticized as an underachiever in Wimbledon, Swiatek silenced all of her doubters after demolishing Amanda Anisimova during the grand finals- 6.0, 6.0- becoming the second woman in the Open Era to win all games in two sets.

Swiatek joined Stefanie Graf as the only two Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) pro players to achieve the 6-0, 6-0 achievement when she defeated Natasha Zvereva in the championship match of the 1988 French Open tournament.

Too powerful and too experienced, Swiatek took advantage of Anisimova’s jitters as the American got off to a shaky start in her first-ever Grand Slam final qualification.

Swiatek capitalized on Anisimova’s unforced errors and always registered a second-ball kill. After the first receive, the American’s follow-up always resulted in a miss-hit or a looping forehand, a shot that the champion mauled with force to pile up the easy points.

Anisimova admitted that her intense semifinal win over Aryna Sabalenka took a toll on her and added that she didn’t practice the day before facing Swiatek to have complete rest and recovery.

However, it seemed like Anisimova still looked exhausted in the finals, allowing Swiatek to fire from all cylinders and take the opening set decisively.

Anisimova had a better start in the following frame as she converted a blazing fast forehand winner that put the crowd on their feet but that point proved to be the last of the next 13 game sets as Swiatek rolled past her with a deep offensive bag and on-point service game.

No matter what adjustment Anisimova made, her unforced errors clouded her overall performance and she could only watch the title-hungry Swiatek get almost what she wanted on the bright and crisp grass surface.

In nearly an hour, Swiatek managed to take care of business and wrapped up her final performance with 55 points won built from a stellar 13-point streak in the second set.

On the other hand, Anisimova’s worst performance unfortunately fell in the championship stage, where she only had 11 total points won and committed 28 unforced errors.

“I feel like tennis keeps surprising me, and I keep surprising myself. I’m just appreciating every minute. I’m just proud of myself because, yeah, who would have expected that?” said Swiatek minutes after winning her first Wimbledon title.