Phew, that was some performance from Iga Swiatek! The Pole showed why she is one of the best players of the current generation by thrashing Amanda Anisimova in the finals of the Wimbledon Championships. Swiatek dominated the match right from the word go to inflict a double-bagel on Anisimova and win her maiden title here. On the other hand, it was a sad end to Anisimova’s impressive campaign at the Wimbledon Championships. She played some scintillating tennis over the two weeks but couldn’t overcome the challenge of Swiatek in the summit clash. After the final, the American star broke down while explaining what went wrong today.

During the post-match interview, Anisimova thanked the crowd for their support and got emotional after suffering a humbling defeat. She went on to say, “Everyone is calling me since my first round match here. It’s been an incredible atmosphere and you guys have carried me through this entire championship, and it’s been an incredible fortnight for me and you know, ran out of gas a bit today and I wished that I could have put a better performance and you guys have stood up to me and looked after me so thank you so much.”

Despite the humbling nature of her finals defeat, it was an impressive campaign for Amanda Anisimova. She had defeated the likes of Aryna Sabalenka and Linda Noskova en route to her finals appearance. Moreover, she had come back from her mental health-related break just months ago and was outside the WTA top 100. Nonetheless, she made her way to the top 20 and reached this stage today.

On the other hand, there were contrasting emotions in Swiatek’s camp. She had longed for a Wimbledon title for quite some time, and it was the only surface where she hadn’t won a Grand Slam title. After the match, Swiatek expressed her emotions following the big win.

Iga Swiatek makes a candid confession post-Wimbledon win against Amanda Anisimova

Although Swiatek wanted to win the Wimbledon title, she hadn’t dreamed about winning it today. The Pole entered the Championships in not the greatest of form and wasn’t an outright favorite to win the tournament. However, she proved one and all wrong and claimed her maiden title here.

Expressing how she felt after winning the final, Swiatek said, “Honestly I didn’t even dream, because for me it was too far … I feel like I’m already an experienced player, but I never really expected this one. I want to thank my team—they believed in me more than I did. I was really competing throughout the whole two weeks … I just trusted the process and things my coach wanted me to do on grass. I think I was serving great and leaned on that.”

While Swiatek will soak in the sweet memories of her success, Amanda Anisimova would be disappointed not to get through in the summit clash after putting in the hard work over the two weeks. Nonetheless, she should be proud of her efforts and will look to carry on her form in the upcoming tournaments. Check out EssentiallySports’ minute-by-minute update of the Championships on our Live Blog.