Amanda Anisimova Reflects on her One-Sided Wimbledon Final Defeat to Iga Swiatek

Amanda Anisimova is set to take on Leolia Jeanjean in the second round of the Cincinnati Open.

Amanda Anisimova Reflects on her One-Sided Wimbledon Final Defeat to Iga Swiatek

Amanda Anisimova, Iga Swiatek (Image via Wimbledon, Jimmie48 Photography)

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Amanda Anisimova failed to win her first career Grand Slam after losing to Iga Swiatek in the final of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships. Over a month after the loss, the American star has still not fully forgotten about it. She reflected on the support she received from people around her after the painful disappointment.

Anisimova was in red-hot form at Wimbledon and had dropped just one set before beating Linda Noskova in the round of 16. She then ended Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s run in the quarter-finals and went on to face Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-finals. She earned a statement victory against the World No.1 in three sets.

She was set to face Swiatek in the final and despite not being the favorite to win the clash, she was expected to put up a fight against the Polish star. But surprisingly, she was fully dominated from the start to the end, eventually losing 0-6, 0-6, allowing Swiatek to claim her maiden Wimbledon title and her sixth Grand Slam.

The clash was the most one-sided women’s Wimbledon final for 114 years. During Anisimova’s Cincinnati Open press conference, she expressed her wish that she had put on a better performance on the court that day, but was happy for the special support received after the loss at the All England Club:

It was really special to see how many people were sending me the sweetest messages. I got lots of support from people, which I wasn’t really expecting after the performance I had. I felt really bad because I wished I could have put on a better performance, or could have competed harder, especially in a Grand Slam final. There was definitely that side of guilt immediately after. To see what everyone was saying to me after really helped me get through that.

Anisimova took a short break from the court after Wimbledon and made her return at the Canadian Open in Montreal. She reached the fourth round of the tournament, beating Emma Raducanu 6-2, 6-1 in the third round before losing to Elina Svitolina in the next match. She failed to defend her full points after reaching the final last year.

She hopes to bounce back at the Cincinnati Open, a tournament she didn’t feature in last year. The World No.8 is set to face Frenchwoman Leolia Jeanjean in the second round of the WTA 1000 tournament after earning a first-round bye.

Amanda Anisimova reveals the positives she picked following her runner-up finish at Wimbledon

Amanda Anisimova was ranked as low as World No.359 in 2023 when she took a break from tour due to burnout, as the hectic nature of the sport took a toll on her mental health. Two years later, she broke into the Top 10 following her runner-up finish at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships.

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Amanda Anisimova (Image via X/Wimbledon)

She revealed during the aforementioned press conference that despite the loss to Iga Swiatek in the final of Wimbledon, it was also a reminder of how far she has come in her career. The 23-year-old added that she has also gotten positive feedback from fans on social media:

It reminded me of just how far I’ve come and what it actually took to get to the final after those two weeks. It’s not often that you get a lot of positive feedback on social media. I’ve had a lot of incredible interactions. Everyone who has come up to me has been so sweet and has said the nicest words. I’ve enjoyed it a lot.

Anisimova claimed her first WTA 1000 title in March after beating Jelena Ostapenko in the final of the Qatar Open. Since then, she has maintained a good form on the court, reaching the round of 16 at the French Open and the final of the Queen’s Club Championships.

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