(In Images) Amanda Anisimova in Tears After Losing a Lopsided Wimbledon Final Against Iga Swiatek

Iga Swiatek scored a thumping 6-0, 6-0 win over Amanda Anisimova in the Wimbledon final, the second double bagel in a Grand Slam final.

(In Images) Amanda Anisimova in Tears After Losing a Lopsided Wimbledon Final Against Iga Swiatek

Amanda Anisimova, Iga Swiatek (images via Wimbledon)

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Amanda Anisimova faced the most one-sided final defeat in Wimbledon’s history in the Open Era. She was double-bageled by Iga Siwatek, marking the second time this has happened in a Grand Slam final. In her Golden Slam year, i.e., 1988, when Steffi Graf clinched all four Grand Slams and the Olympic gold, the German tennis legend won the Roland Garros final against Natasha Zvereva with a double bagel.

Anisimova, who reached her maiden Grand Slam final, was in tears after the match ended in barely 57 minutes. She cried as she gave her runner-up speech, wishing she could’ve put up a better performance. But Swiatek, who had just clinched her sixth Grand Slam title, was quick to console the American, starting off her victory speech with words of reassurance and congratulations for her Wimbledon run:

I want to congratulate Amanda for an amazing two weeks. No matter what happened today, you should be proud of the work you’re doing. I hope we play many more finals here and other tournaments. You have the game for that. Congrats to your team as well.

Akin to the Pole, Anisimova had quite a similar trajectory leading up to the finals of the Wimbledon Championships. Swiatek and Anisimova both reached their maiden grass-court final this year. Anisimova did it at the Queen’s Club Championships, where she lost to Tatjana Maria, while Swiatek did it at the Bad Homburg Open, losing to top seed Jessica Pegula. Heading to Wimbledon, both players reached their maiden grass-court Grand Slam final. The Wimbledon final also marked the first time Anisimova and Swiatek met on court.

Despite the heartbreaking defeat, Anisimova’s journey has been inspiring, especially for athletes who struggle with mental health issues. In May 2023, Anisimova had announced on her Instagram account that she would be taking a break from tennis, citing burnout and mental health concerns. She returned to the WTA tour next year at the Auckland Open and won her first title since returning at the Qatar Open in February this year.

Amanda Anisimova’s erroneous performance against Iga Swiatek

Iga Swiatek moved with ease from beginning to end in the Wimbledon final, as she did not face a single break point against Amanda Anisimova. Anisimova produced too many double faults and unforced errors, which cost her nearly every game.

Swiatek thrived comfortably even in the rare situations where the American tried to create pressure, such as at 2-0 in the first set when Anisimova was up 40-15 in the game. Swiatek, who is known to be a seasoned baker, won her sixth match with a scoreline of 6-0, 6-0.

Iga Swiatek
Iga Swiatek (via Wimbledon)

The Pole had also bageled in the second set of her Wimbledon semifinal against Belinda Bencic. This Wimbledon victory means some impressive statistics for Swiatek. She is the first Pole to win the title and the eighth woman to have won Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces. The other seven include— Chris Evert, Hana Mandlikova, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Ashleigh Barty.

But most importantly, it marks a huge comeback for Swiatek after not just a year-long title drought but also going the year without making it to any WTA tour finals until last month. Little did anyone expect that she would make her comeback on grass, a surface that has traditionally been her weakest.

However, without the pressure of entering the grass swing as the reigning Roland Garros champion, things turned differently for Swiatek this year, as she had more time to practice and make improvements on this surface, where she reigned champion during her junior days at the Wimbledon 2018 girls’ singles tournament.

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