Who would have predicted this scoreline at a Wimbledon final? German legend Steffi Graf had taken just 32 minutes to win her 1988 French Open title. Iga Swiatek took just 57 minutes to wrap up the final against Amanda Anisimova with a score line of 6-0,6-0. The match finished within the blink of an eye! Surely, the fans would’ve expected something better from the American in this match. After failing to fulfil those expectations in the final, Anisimova broke down in tears during her post-match interview. She admitted, “It was a bit tough to digest, obviously.” She was in “shock” with what had just happened, and surely she had never wanted to end her first Grand Slam final like this.

However, with every defeat comes new learning. In her post-match press conference, she said, “I feel like the last two weeks I’ve learned that you’re never gonna be perfect. Every match is different. I sensed myself getting down on myself… and when I look at players like Jannik or Carlos, who I look up to a lot, they don’t make easy mistakes. They don’t give almost anything to their opponents.”

Her dream of winning a Grand Slam title was shattered within an hour. In this match, she made 28 unforced errors, and her first serve percentage was just 45%.

While introspecting on the pitfalls of this match and her overall journey in this tournament, she added, “I also reminded myself that nobody’s perfect. I was trying to go into today thinking that, ‘ok, I’ll accept the mistakes I’ll make.’ Maybe that wasn’t the right way of going into it (smiling). But I think my fighting spirit got me to the final. It wasn’t me playing perfectly in a way. There were matches I struggled. I wasn’t playing to my full potential. Just me staying focused and fighting my way through certain moments and lifting myself up, trying not to get negative, was the most important thing. That’s really what got me to the final.”

After having made such an incredible run, defeating the likes of the world number one, Aryna Sabalenka, in the SF, what really went wrong for her in this match? Was Amanda Anisimova a bit too nervous in her first Grand Slam summit clash? “I was nervous but it wasn’t anything out of this world,” she said in her post-match interview. Anisimova stated that she was more excited to go out there and compete, if not anything.

She believes that she needs to work more on her physicality to be able to last two weeks at the Grand Slams. Did she have any fitness issues ahead of this final? She was plagued with fatigue, and claimed that her shoulder had been troubling her a bit while serving. If we go by the numbers, in her last three matches, she hit 8 aces, but committed 16 double faults!

After failing to fulfill the expectations, Amanda Anisimova broke down in tears during the on-court interview. With tears welling up in her eyes, she spoke about her mom being her rock through thick and thin. Surely, this match could’ve ended better, especially after what she had gone through in the last few years, but she had a stellar run in this tournament. How did the tennis world react to her defeat, though?

The tennis fraternity backs Amanda Anisimova after her Wimbledon defeat

2025 has been a breakout season for Amanda Anisimova. She won her first WTA 1000 title earlier this year in Doha. On grass, she came closer to clinching the title at the HSBC Championships, before Wimbledon. But Tatjana Maria defeated her by 6-3,6-4 in the final. Her incredible performance over the last few months puts her at a career-high ranking of world number seven. In fact, Anisimova is now also sixth in the race to qualify for the year-end WTA Finals.

Her performance at Wimbledon, incited a tweet from Emma Raducanu’s coach, Mark Petchey, “Making the Final of a Grand Slam is a huge achievement on its own. Even more so given what Amanda Anisimova has been through. Great tournament. Tough end. But it’s actually just the start for her second time around in this hardest of sports.”

American tennis legend Tracy Austin claimed that she feels “heartbroken” for Amanda Anisimova. But having said that, she mentioned that she is proud of what Anisimova has achieved in this tournament.

Even her peers stepped up to extend their support after her shocking defeat to Swiatek. For example, Coco Gauff tweeted, “So much to be proud of, Amanda…keep your head up.” Aussie star, Nick Kyrgios, wrote, “Amanda!!! Slam finalist!!! Head up.” Others, like Rennae Stubbs, sent a warning to those who intend to take a jibe at Amanda Anisimova for her poor performance in the final. She suggested that they need to check what she has gone through over the last few years and how she has managed to overcome all hurdles to reach her first major final.

The general consensus was for the final to last a bit longer, but that didn’t happen. Maybe the men’s singles Wimbledon final will compensate for the yearning. After all, the Sinner and Alcaraz match-up is a promise that never lets down. Are we going to see a repetition of the 2025 French Open final at SW19? Follow the Championships in real-time with EssentiallySports’ Live Blog updates.