Numbers Behind Swiatek's Dominant Wimbledon Win

Wimbledon 2025

Venue: All England Club Dates: 30 June-13 July

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If history has taught america thing astir Iga Swiatek, it is that erstwhile she breaks her opponent's service a ascendant triumph is connected nan cards.

That is what happened successful Saturday's Wimbledon last arsenic she claimed nan title for nan first time pinch a ruthless 57-minute 6-0 6-0 triumph complete Amanda Anisimova.

It was undoubtedly reliable connected nan American, but she is not unsocial successful being connected nan receiving extremity of specified a result.

In 2021 Swiatek hit erstwhile world number 1 Karolina Pliskova by nan aforesaid scoreline successful nan Italian Open final.

This twelvemonth alone, 12 players person mislaid a group 6-0 to Swiatek, including Dayana Yastremska (twice), Emma Raducanu, Belinda Bencic and Victoria Azarenka.

At January's Australian Open, Swiatek registered 6-0 sets successful 3 of her first 4 matches - and now those aforesaid scorelines are appearing connected nan writer courts.

"Coming here, I could really attraction connected getting amended and processing arsenic a subordinate alternatively than everybody conscionable asking maine to win," Poland's Swiatek said.

"I benignant of enjoyed that because expectations were a spot lower."

The rarity of a 6-0 6-0 scoreline successful a last underlines Swiatek's dominance.

This is nan first 6-0 6-0 triumph successful a Grand Slam last since Steffi Graff hit Natasha Zvereva successful conscionable 34 minutes astatine nan 1988 French Open.

It is nan first clip it has been done successful a Wimbledon last successful nan Open era, which is erstwhile tennis became professional. In 1911, Dorothea Lambert Chambers hit Dora Boothby by nan aforesaid scoreline - but that was successful nan situation lucifer era, wherever nan defending champion played conscionable once.

Swiatek is besides conscionable nan 4th subordinate successful nan Open era to triumph nan first group of nan Wimbledon women's singles last pinch a 6-0 scoreline aft Billie Jean King (1973, 1975), Chris Evert (1974) and Martina Navratilova (1983).

Swiatek collapsed to emotion successful nan very first crippled of nan lucifer and it was clear she was successful objective shape arsenic Anisimova struggled pinch nerves.

Eighth seed Swiatek did not look a azygous break point, won 21 of 29 points connected her first service and 5 retired of 8 connected her second.

It keeps Swiatek's outstanding grounds successful awesome finals going - she has won 12 and mislaid conscionable 1 group successful her six Slam finals.

Swiatek was helped on nan measurement by nan mistakes Anisimova made arsenic nan unit of playing successful a first Grand Slam last told.

The American made 28 unforced errors compared pinch conscionable 11 for Swiatek and double-faulted 5 times.

Anisimova said aft nan lucifer her service is thing she tin activity on.

"I've struggled pinch my serve, arsenic astir group astir apt tin show by nan looks of it and nan statistics," she said.

Anisimova deed 41 double faults complete nan 2 weeks astatine Wimbledon - 17 much than immoderate different subordinate successful nan women's singles draw.

Across each nan players connected nan WTA Tour she ranks ninth for nan astir double faults successful 2025, pinch 149 successful 35 matches.

In tennis a 6-0 scoreline is nicknamed a bagel, while a 6-1 triumph is simply a breadstick.

Swiatek wins truthful galore sets by those scorelines that successful nan past fewer years, fans person nicknamed those results 'Iga's bakery'.

She has won 32 sets by a 6-0 scoreline successful Grand Slam matches, pinch 3 of those coming astatine Wimbledon this year.

That doubled her tally from each her erstwhile matches astatine nan Championships, emphasising her betterment connected grass.

"I deliberation winning connected nan writer is proving that she tin triumph connected each surface," erstwhile Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli said connected BBC Radio 5 Live.

"It gives her that caller level successful her profession because for a very agelong clip she was seen arsenic only a clay-court player.

"She sewage nan US Open title nether her loop and now winning astatine Wimbledon successful that benignant of manner adds different other furniture to her resume."