Wimbledon 2025 Women’s Final: Świątek Shuts Out Anisimova in Historic 6-0, 6-0 Win

In a dazzling 57-minute display, Iga Świątek dismantled Amanda Anisimova to win her first Wimbledon title. <strong>Harsh Pareek</strong><em> </em>reports on a final that stunned Centre Court and cemented Świątek’s standing.

Iga Swiatek lifts the Venus Rosewater Dish after winning the Wimbledon 2025 women's final on Saturday, 12 July 2025.

Writer-editor Harsh Pareek brings you all the courtside drama, flair and finesse from Wimbledon 2025, in #ServeAndVolley.

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FOR AMANDA ANISIMOVA the last American standing in Wimbledon's singles draw, it had been quite the tournament. From failing to even qualify last year to coming within touching distance of becoming the first player from the States to win the SW19 title since Serena Williams in 2016, it's been a spectacular turnaround.

The exploit was all the more impressive when one considers that she took time off the sport just a couple of years ago for her mental health and burnout. Making it to the semifinals of the French Open at the age of 17 in 2019, it's been a steady climb back to the top that most recently saw her subduing the world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals.

But then she ran into Iga Świątek.

A five-time Grand Slam champion, the Pole is one of the most clutch players on the circuit, especially when it comes to major finals, having won each one she has ever made it to. And while she has had a dip in form over the last year — with clay traditionally being her preferred surface — she's looked increasingly comfortable on grass; in fact, the one to beat after her last couple of performances. Having now made it to her first final at the All England Club, she was eyeing a chance to become the first Polish woman to win Wimbledon.

A feat she would achieve in only 57 minutes on Centre Court this Saturday.

Having never played each other on the professional tour before, the draw had an added layer of intrigue, but nothing could have quite prepared the spectators for what was about to unfold. Before Anisimova even had a chance to steady herself, let alone calm her nerves for the big occasion, Świątek blazed through the first set 6-0, suffocating her opponent, who seemed to be having trouble with her movement.

An aggressive baseliner with a powerful backhand, the big-serving American has always been prone to double faults and unforced errors, but every mishit was proving deadly against a relentless Świątek, who did not take her foot off the gas even for a minute. Surprise had made way for shock, which now made way for morbid speculation as the second set progressed — were we headed for the so-called 'double bagel'?

And sure enough, as Anisimova held back tears, the Pole completed the dismantling with another 6-0. It was all over. | A nightmare for the American who became the first woman to lose a Wimbledon final with that scoreline in the Open Era, and not since 1911 before that (when Dorothea Lambert Chambers beat fellow Brit Dora Boothby). The only other player to find herself in that position at any major since Steffi Graf took down Natasha Zvereva at the 1988 French Open. Anisimova quickly left the court to compose herself.

For Świątek, though, self-admittedly, it was stuff beyond her wildest dreams. At 24, she is now the youngest woman since a 20-year-old Williams in 2002 to lift major titles on all three surfaces. Four French Opens, one US Open, and now the elusive Wimbledon title. Not to mention, an astonishing streak of six in six finals; the first since Monica Seles in 1992.

In a brutal tradition where the runner-up is asked to say a few words before the winner, Anisimova somehow not only managed to pull herself together, but show class, congratulating Świątek, thanking her family and team for sticking with her over the last few years. "I didn't have enough today," said Anisimova, admitting she finally ran out of gas after a gruelling run to the final. "I'm going to keep putting in the work, and I always believe in myself. I hope to be back again one day."

With the Venus Rosewater Dish under her arm, marking the end of a year without silverware, Świątek admitted that the win felt surreal. "I feel like tennis keeps surprising me, and I keep surprising myself," she said. "It means a lot, and it gives me a lot of experience. Yeah, I don't even know. I'm just happy."

And so, on one of the sport's most storied stages, a generational talent confirmed her place among the all-time greats.

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