“It’s not how I would have wanted my first Grand Slam final to go,” said Amanda Anisimova after her loss to Iga Swiatek at Centre Court. After all, a double bagel at the Wimbledon final is not something that is seen too often. In fact, it is so rare that the last it happened was all the way back in 1911, when Dorothea Lambert Chambers beat Dora Boothby. Needless to say, nothing went the American’s way on Saturday, as she was outclassed in each and every department. And yet, she refuses to stay down.

A few hours after that disappointing result, she shared an IG post, summarizing her campaign at Wimbledon. She may be down today, but her incredible performances throughout the tournament have now made her the one to watch out for in the near future.

“Thank you, everyone, for the immense amount of support and kind words, it doesn’t go unnoticed,” she wrote underneath the post, before quoting a couple of lines from Rudyard Kipling’s celebrated poem If. “‘If you can meet with triumph and disaster, and treat those two imposters just the same’ a quote you read before walking onto center court & one I’ll be carrying with me 🙏🏽✌🏽.”

Seeing her breakdown after the match, several tennis stars, including Coco Gauff, showered a few words of encouragement for the youngster. She tweeted, “So much to be proud of, Amanda…keep your head up.” Nick Kyrgios also dropped a text to cheer up the youngster after such a shocking defeat in the most important match of her career. What really went wrong for Amanda Anisimova in this match, though?

Well, for starters, she committed 28 unforced errors compared to Swiatek’s 11. She also admitted that she needs to work on her serves, having committed 41 double faults in the tournament—17 more than any other player. Fatigue also played a part. “…I did not practice yesterday and I think I was really fatigued. I could feel it in my warm-up this morning. I had to take a break out there after every rally in my warm-up,” she revealed in the post-match presser. However, while the defeat left Anisimova in tears and with a lot to reflect upon, her opponent had nothing but respect for the fight she had put up throughout the tournament.

Iga Swiatek shares kind words for Amanda Anisimova after the 2025 Wimbledon final

It was their first meeting on the Tour, and Iga Swiatek couldn’t have asked for a better way to start this rivalry. Swiatek’s victory made her the first Polish player in the Open Era to claim a Wimbledon title. Additionally, she also stands as the quickest woman to notch 100 Grand Slam singles match wins since Serena Williams in 2004. She now has a 100% record at the Grand Slam finals, but for Amanda Anisimova? It was a day that she would now like to forget as soon as possible.

Talking about the American in her post-match interview, Swiatek said, “First of all, I want to congratulate Amanda for an amazing two weeks. No matter what happened today, you should be proud of the work you are doing. I hope we are going to play many more finals here and at other tournaments, you have a game for that.”

Although Amanda Anisimova’s dreams got shattered in under an hour, her journey to the summit clash was nothing but inspiring. Anisimova lost her father suddenly in 2019 and even had to take a mental health break from tennis in 2023. From dropping outside of the Top 400 to getting her place secured inside the Top 10, Anisimova’s story has been worth sharing.

Talking about learnings from this campaign, Amanda Anisimova said, “I feel like the last two weeks I’ve learned that you’re never gonna be perfect. Every match is different.” Interestingly, she even brought Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner into the discussion. She said, “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. I also reminded myself that nobody’s perfect.” Although she felt that it might not be the right way of going into the final, she thinks her fighting spirit got her into the final. Share your thoughts on this, and also tell us who your pick is for the men’s final? Don’t miss a moment—get minute-by-minute coverage of the Championships on EssentiallySports.