Iga Swiatek thrashes Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win Wimbledon women’s singles title

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LONDON – Iga Swiatek thrashed American Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to become the first Polish player to win a Wimbledon singles title on July 12, ending a ludicrously lopsided final in 57 minutes.

The eighth seed was merciless as she took brutal advantage of Grand Slam final debutante Anisimova’s nerves in front of a stunned Centre Court.

It turned into a nightmare afternoon for 13th seed Anisimova, who became the first player to lose a Wimbledon final in a double bagel (6-0, 6-0) since 1911 and the first to do so at any Grand Slam since Steffi Graf beat Natasha Zvereva at the 1988 French Open.

Swiatek, who had never gone beyond the Wimbledon quarter-finals before this edition despite winning four French Open crowns, could never have imagined that claiming her sixth Grand Slam title could have been as easy.

She dropped only two games in her semi-final against Belinda Bencic and was even more ruthless in the final, clinching victory with a backhand winner.

“It seems super surreal,” Swiatek said.

“First I want to congratulate Amanda for an amazing two weeks. You should be proud of the work you are doing and I hope we will play more finals here.

“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.

“It’s amazing and I’m going to enjoy this moment and hopefully you’re going to enjoy the men’s final too.”

Swiatek, 24, is also now the youngest woman to win Grand