Iga Swiatek beats Amanda Anisimova in 57 minutes
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Few would have predicted Iga Swiatek's best Grand Slam result so far this season would come at Wimbledon - including herself.
Iga Swiatek took another stride towards tennis greatness by ruthlessly tearing apart American 13th seed Amanda Anisimova 6-0 6-0 and lifting her first Wimbledon trophy on Saturday.The big occasion turned into a nightmare for Anisimova who became the first woman to lose a Wimbledon final by that painful scoreline since 1911 and the first to do so at any major since Steffi Graf routed Natasha Zvereva at the 1988 French Open.
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Kate, the Princess of Wales, handed out the trophy to Iga Swiatek and some consoling words to Amanda Anisimova after the women's Wimbledon final on Saturday.Swiatek beat Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 for her first Wimbledon title.
Iga Swiatek has a routine she follows before she takes the court. She made that revelation after soundly defeating Belinda Bencic to make it to the Wimbledon final. She plays Amanda Anisimova on July 12.
During the Wimbledon fortnight, a grinning Iga Swiatek was often caught on camera cramming dozens of official towels into her tennis bags, creating a running joke that 'Wimbledon's towel thief strikes again!
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Iga Swiatek's Parents Built a Tennis-Focused Family originally appeared on Athlon Sports.