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.

The American’s first grand slam final quickly turned from a dream into a nightmare, with Iga Swiatek needing just 57 minutes to record a 6-0 6-0 victory.

Anisimova is only the third woman ever to lose a major final without winning a game, and the first at Wimbledon since 1911.

“It was a bit tough to digest obviously, especially during and right after,” said the 23-year-old, who cried before and during her on-court speech.

“It’s not how I would have wanted my first grand slam final to go. I think I was a little bit in shock after, as well. But I told myself, I’ll definitely come out stronger after this.

“I mean, that’s not an easy thing to go through, losing love and love in a grand slam final. If anything, I can look at it as a positive and something I can look at as motivation going forward. Obviously there’s a lot of things I need to do to progress.”

Prior to the final, Anisimova had been having the best fortnight of her career, with a semi-final victory over Aryna Sabalenka the high point.

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A first slam final is always a nerve-racking occasion but Anisimova believes her performance was more down to physical fatigue.

“I was nervous, but it wasn’t anything out of this world,” she said. “If anything, I was more excited to go out there and compete.

“I didn’t practise yesterday. I think that I was just really fatigued. I could feel it also in my warm-up this morning. I had to take a