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American Amanda Anisimova suffers crushing, quick defeat to Iga Swiatek in women’s Wimbledon final
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Unforgiving Swiatek crushes Anisimova 6-0 6-0 to win maiden Wimbledon crown
LONDON :Iga Swiatek took another stride towards tennis greatness by ruthlessly tearing apart American 13th seed Amanda Anisimova 6-0 6-0 and lifting her first Wimbledon trophy on Saturday.
Towel thief Swiatek gets personalised Wimbledon souvenir
LONDON :During the Wimbledon fortnight, a grinning Iga Swiatek was often caught on camera cramming dozens of official towels into her tennis bags, creating a running joke that 'Wimbledon's towel thief strikes again!'
Swiatek revels in special Wimbledon triumph after hitting Grand Slam six
LONDON :Iga Swiatek bulldozed her way to a maiden Wimbledon title on Saturday to take her Grand Slam tally to six and although the Pole preferred not to rank her wins, she said her latest one felt a little more special than the others.
Amanda Anisimova in shock after nightmare Wimbledon final
Amanda Anisimova admitted she was in shock after suffering the worst Wimbledon final defeat in more than a century.
Tough to digest double bagel, but Anisimova takes positives despite Wimbledon final nightmare
LONDON :There were two so-called 'double bagels' at this year's Wimbledon - the term used to describe a match ending 6-0 6-0 - and American Amanda Anisimova starred in both.
Iga Swiatek destroys Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win first Wimbledon title
LONDON: Iga Swiatek demolished Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in the most one-sided women’s Wimbledon final for 114 years to win her sixth Grand Slam title.The Polish eighth seed was in charge from the first point and wrapped up victory in just 57 minutes in a brutal display of precision hitting on Center Court.It is the first time a woman has won a final at Wimbledon without dropping a game since 1911, when Britain’s Dorothea Lambert Chambers triumphed by the same scoreline.And Swiatek, 24, is just the second player in the Open era to win a major without losing a game in the final since Steffi Graf humbled Natalia Zvereva at the 1988 French Open.“It seems super surreal,” said Swiatek, who is the first Wimbledon singles champion from Poland and has now won majors on all surfaces.“I didn’t even dream, for me it was way too far. I feel like I am already an experienced player after winning the Slams before but I never expected this one.“This year I really, really enjoyed it and feel I improved my form here.“I am always going to remember the opening of champagne bottles between serves.