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  • Points and money earned by Sinner, Alcaraz, Djokovic, Shelton, Dimitrov at Wimbledon

    Jannik Sinner woke up as a Wimbledon champion on Monday as he ended his recent Carlos Alcaraz hoodoo in the final of the 2025 grass-court Grand Slam and with his win came a healthy amount of points and the biggest prize cheque at the majors.

    Just weeks after losing an enthralling five-set marathon final against Alcaraz in the French Open final, Sinner exacted revenge as he defeated the two-time defending champion as he overcame a poor start to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

    The 23-year-old also became the first Italian to win a singles title at Wimbledon as he took his Grand Slam tally to four following his two Australian Open crowns in 2024 and 2025 and his US Open title last September.

    “It’s mostly emotional, because I had a very tough loss in Paris,” the world No 1 said after the match. “But at the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter how you win or how you lose at important tournaments, you just have to understand what you did wrong and try to work on that, and that’s exactly what we did.

    “We tried to accept the loss and just kept working. This is for sure one of the reasons I am holding this trophy here.”

    Sinner was assured of staying top of the ATP Rankings after Wimbledon, but he has cemented his place at No 1 with another big points haul at the All England Club.

    ATP Points Earned At Wimbledon

    A total of 2,000 points are on offer to Grand Slam champions, but of course players have to defend their points from the previous year so they don’t always go home with the full tally.

    In Sinner’s case, he was defending 400 points from his quarter-final run in 2024 so he added “only” 1,600 points to his rankings tally as he moved to 12,030 points at the top.

    As the defending champion, Alcaraz always had a tough job and he dropped 700 points as he was defending 2,000 from last year and only earned 1,300 for finishing runner-up.

    Those who exit at the semi-final stage earn 800 points and Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz were the men who came up short. Djokovic was the losing finalist 12 months ago so he was -500 (800-1,300) while Fritz earned 400 points as he lost in the last eight in 2024.

    Four hundred points are on offer in the quarter-final and Ben Shelton (+200), Flavio Cobolli (+350), Karen Khachanov (+350) and Cameron Norrie (+300) all had productive tournaments.

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    Grigor Dimitrov’s tournament came to an unfortunate end in the fourth round as he was two sets up against Sinner before a pectoral injury forced him to retire. The Bulgarian didn’t add any ranking points as he reached the same stage last year.

    Ditto for Jack Draper who again lost in the round of 64 while Lorenzo Musetti and Daniil Medvedev are -790 as they reached the semi-final last year, but lost in the first round.

    Great Britain’s Jack Pinnington Jones received a wildcard entry and reached the second round, adding 100 points to his total, resulting in a 91-place jump to No 190.

    Qualifier Oliver Tarvet also reached the second round before losing against Alcaraz and he earned 80 points and a 331-place surge to No 402 in the rankings.

    ATP Prize Money Earned At Wimbledon

    Champion Sinner’s bank balance increased by £3,000,000 ($4,069,500) with the title run and his career earnings jumped to $45m, which puts him eighth on the all-time list while Alcaraz sits at No 6 with $47m after earning £1,520,000 ($2,061,880) at Wimbledon.

    Djokovic and Fritz went home with £775,000 ($1,051,288), which is small change for the former as he leads the all-time list for prize money earnings with more than $188m.

    Shelton, Cobolli, Khachanov and Norrie earned £400,000 ($542,600) while Dimitrov received £240,000 ($325,560).

    Pinnington Jones and Tarvet were handed cheques of £400,000 ($542,600) for reaching the second round, while those who lost in the first round went home with £66,000 ($89,529).

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  • Jannik Sinner’s coach makes telling Carlos Alcaraz confession after Wimbledon win

    Jannik Sinner’s coach Darren Cahill believes the Italian’s victory over Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final was a match he simply had to win.

    A little over a month after their epic French Open final, when Alcaraz saved three match points and beat Sinner in a decisive tie-break, Sinner got swift revenge against his friend and rival with a convincing win at Wimbledon

    His first title on the grass was a significant moment in Sinner’s career, as he became the first Italian to win the title at the All England Club.

    Yet Cahill believes the victory mattered more as it broke a losing run against Alcaraz in major matches.

    “Today was important for many, many reasons,” said Cahill.

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    “Carlos has had the wood over him for the last five matches. They’ve played amazing matches, and Jannik has had chances in maybe four of the five matches they’ve played to beat him.

    “Hasn’t been able to get the victory. So today was important not just because it was a Grand Slam final, not just because it was Wimbledon, and not just because Carlos had won the last five matches against him. He needed that win today. So he knew the importance of closing this one out when he had the opportunity.

    “With that, I think you saw a bit more energy from him in the big moments and a bit more focus to knuckle down and make sure that when he had his nose in front, he kept on closing the door against Carlos. He did an amazing job with that today.”

    Cahill also reflected on the friendly rivalry between Sinner and Alcaraz and while their Wimbledon final did not reach the heights of their French Open epic last month, he believes the duo will be great for tennis over the next decade.

    “The quality of Roland Garros was one of the best matches I’ve ever seen in the 25 years I’ve been a coach and a player,” he added.

    “There’s been some great matches, of course, but that one was special. The first game took, what, 12 minutes at Roland Garros. So we had five sets of that drama. It was one of the all-time great matches.

    “The rivalry is amazing already, and I think it can get better with both these players pushing each other. I do think there’s some other younger players coming through that will punch their way through the door, so it won’t just be a two-man show.

    “There will be other players, which we look forward to as well and are excited about, but it’s difficult to compare this rivalry to what we’ve just had.

    “It’s been a golden age in tennis with Novak and Roger and Rafa and Andy. They dominated for 20 years. Incredibly selfish, they won all those Grand Slams.

    “To win a Grand Slam back in those days, you had to beat one of them in the quarters, the other one in the semis, and another one in the final.

    “These guys still have a ways to go, but they’ve started incredibly well.

    “I have fingers crossed that they’re going to have a great 10 or 15 years to go, and they’ll have some more amazing matches. But I’m not going to compare them just yet to what we’ve just seen.”

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  • ‘Yes Mum, you were right’ – A very personal story of why Wimbledon means so much

    ‘Yes Mum, you were right’ – A very personal story of why Wimbledon means so much

    It was back in 1992 that the germ of an idea came to mind as I sat on Wimbledon’s Centre Court with my mother.

    We had been fortunate to get tickets in the ballot to sit in the front row of the most iconic tennis stadium in the world on women’s semi-finals day, with the added bonus of rain the previous day ensuring we also caught the end of a men’s quarter-final between Andre Agassi and Boris Becker.

    As a 17-year-old tennis fanatic, that Thursday line-up featuring Agassi, Becker, Steffi Graf, Gabriela Sabatini, Monica Seles and Martina Navratilova was the stuff of dreams.

    Being there with my Mum made it all the most special, as she had paid for my tennis lessons when she didn’t have the money to fund such an expensive sport and also joined me on days when we had queued up to get into the grounds at the All England Club.

    Getting Centre Court tickets was the dream and to have them for such a magical day fuelled my ambitions to come back time and again.

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    It was during one of the women’s semi-finals that I caught a glimpse of the benches that were occupied by the world’s media, with the prospect of a job that allowed me to get a pass to attend Wimbledon instantly becoming my goal.

    Landing one of the few jobs in journalism that would allow me to cover tennis seemed improbable to my parents, but the final month of that year changed my focus and encouraged me to chase that seemingly impossible dream.

    On December 2nd 1992, my Mum passed away.

    Just a few months after our magical day at Wimbledon, the most important person in my life was gone and the inspiration she left behind ensured I would do all I could to have tennis as a big part of my life.

    “You will meet nice people in tennis,” she told me, as she found a way to fund my lessons and those words would have a hugely significant meaning a couple of decades later.

    My own career as a journalist started in football, with the good fortune to land the contract to write the programmes for Wembley Stadium, sending me on a ride that allowed me to spend time with football greats such as Sir Alex Ferguson, David Beckham, Glenn Hoddle and Jose Mourinho.

    Yet tennis was always my passion and by the time I was accredited for the Wimbledon press box for the first time in 2005, my tennis story had already given me my biggest win.

    Those words from my mother suggesting I would meet good people in tennis became reality when I met the woman who would become my wife on a tennis court and she joined me on what was a rainy first day of the Championships 20 years ago.

    The chance to stroll from one court to the next at Wimbledon with my press pass was a novelty that would neever wear off to this day, with the sparkling treatment the media are afforded by the brilliantly efficient media department at the All England Club ensuring these two weeks are the most enjoyable of any journalist’s year.

    My Wimbledon memories include a special moment of my own on Centre Court in 2013, as I proposed to my wife on the grass in front of the scoreboard a few minutes before Serena Williams came out to play her fourth round match.

    Kevin Palmer proposes to his wife on Centre Court

    Kevin Palmer proposes to his wife on Centre Court in 2013

    My future father-in-law and best friend joined us on Centre Court for a few minutes we will never forget, with the spot where I got the best ‘yes’ of all-time a yard or two away from where Andy Murray threw his cap down a few days later when he won the first of his two Wimbledon titles.

    The sizeable crowd gave us a hearty cheer when I got the answer I wanted and I remember retiring to one of the many bars around Wimbledon, buying a beer and trying to comprehend the magnitude of one of the best moments of my life as my future wife returned to Court No.2 to watch some tennos.

    Some 12 years on from that memorable day, it remains the ultimate privilege to get bleeped in through those gates at Wimbledon for these two weeks every year.

    Walking past Henman Hill each morning is a ritual that is a delight and when you walk onto Centre Court for the first time each year, you know how lucky you are to be there.

    I look around the Centre Court endlessly and pick out the seats I sat in with my Mum, knowing that she is looking down on me with pride that the dream we spoke about back in 1992 was not as fanciful as it seemed.

    Kevin with his daughter Ana at Wimbledon

    Kevin with his daughter Ana on the press balcony at Wimbledon

    The legacy of the woman who could not stay with me for long enough to end the journey she started is represented by my little daughter Ana, who is winning tennis tournaments and developing a passion for the sport she could barely avoid, given the family she was born into.

    Leaving Wimbledon for the last time each summer is a chore, as you always fear it may be your last chance to have the kind of access that is so special, but I’ll always be grateful for the memories that I will cherish from the last two decades.

    So to my dear Mum… you were right. I did meet nice people in tennis and the values you put into me are now continuing with Ana.

    This sport has given me so much and all I can say is thank you for making it such an important part of my life.

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  • Former British No 1 says Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are ahead of ‘Big 3’ in one area

    Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have started their own era in men’s tennis after dominating the last seven Grand Slam events, yet former British No 1 Dan Evans has suggested their levels of consistency are ‘not normal’.

    Sinner won his first Grand Slam title at last year’s Australian Open and backed that up with a win at last year’s US Open and a successful defence of his title in Melbourne in January.

    Alcaraz has won two French Open titles and two Wimbledon titles over the last couple of years, with the new ‘Big 2’ in men’s tennis also making it through to this year’s Wimbledon final.

    Such relentless consistency is remarkable for players who are at the start of their careers, with former British No 1 Dan Evans telling Tennis365 that their he duo are playing ‘beyond their years’ as they march to titles.

    “The play older than their years,” Evans told Tennis365, as he joined the TNT Sports panel for their live coverage of the Wimbledon finals.

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    “Jannik is so mature at the age of 23 and that makes you forget how young he is. It has become the norm for them to get to Grand Slam finals and to play brilliant tennis tournament after tournament, but that is not the form for players that young.

    “Sometimes they have a slight blip and we are all surprised, but that is pretty normal for players of that age.”

    Evans went on to suggest Sinner’s achievement of bouncing back from a French Open final defeat against Alcaraz that saw him fail to convert on three match points could have broken the spirit of some players, yet he found a way to bounce back quickly at Wimbledon.

    “For Sinner to be where he is now after having that heartbreaker against Alcaraz in Paris says all you need to know about him,” he continued.

    “To have the mental capacity and the guts to get up off the floor after that match and play as he has done at Wimbledon, to forget about it and not be angry, it’s a really special thing to do.

    “For someone of his age and who has only been operating at the very top of the game for the last couple of years, it reminds you how good he is. Whatever happens on Sunday, it’s unbelievable the way he has come back from that final at Roland Garros. He should be massively proud of himself.

    “He’s got everything in his game and he has the personality to go with it. Sinner is more of a steamroller who just blows his opponents off the court. He is more subdued, more focused and that’s why the rivalry is going to be such a good one.  They seem to be polar opposites and that makes the rivalry so good to watch.”

    Evans is in a great position to judge whether Sinner and Alcaraz are playing at a higher level than Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in their prime and he admits the new young guns may be ahead of the three most successful players of all-time in one area.

    “Sinner and Alcaraz might hit the ball harder than Fed, Nadal and Novak, that’s probably fair to say,” he added.

    “There is no doubt that Jannik and Carlos will be all-time greats of the sport, but they need to keep this up and their bodies have got to stay fit for a long time before they can start thinking about winning the number of Slams Novak has won.”

    Watch both singles’ finals from Wimbledon live on TNT Sports and its streaming platform discovery+ this weekend with Nick Kyrgios, CoCo Vandeweghe and Dan Evans offering their own insights and analysis during both matches. Coverage for the ladies’ and the gentlemen’s singles finals begins at 3:30pm.

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  • John McEnroe says Wimbledon ‘shouldn’t allow’ players to continue with pre-match routine

    John McEnroe was unimpressed by both Iga Swiatek and Amanda Anisimova’s pre-match routine before the 2025 Wimbledon women’s final as he believes the act should be banned.

    Both finalists emerged from the locker room listening to music with Swiatek wearing big headphones while Anisimova had the smaller Airpods, but the latter removed her earphones moments before she stepped onto Centre Court as she opted to soak in the atmosphere.

    But her rival continued to block out the sounds from the crowd and only removed her electronic device at the last minute.

    Seven-time Grand Slam winner McEnroe believes players should not be allowed to wear headphones during these big occasions.

    “They [the All England Club] shouldn’t allow them to wear AirPods or headphones,” the former world No 1 said on BBC.

    “You have got to get them to enjoy this [atmosphere] instead of playing some music. Come on now, ladies.”

    Swiatek might point out that by listening to music, she was able to keep focused on the task at hand as she was quick out of the blocks in the final, breaking in the opening game before running away with the match.

    Anisimova, on the other hand, appeared to be overwhelmed by the occasion as she never got going as Swiatek became only the second woman to win a Grand Slam final 6-0, 6-0 following Steffi Graf’s success.

    The American stated in the post-match press conference: “From my side, I think I was a bit frozen there with my nerves. There’s a lot of room for improvement. If anything, I think it’s more experience for me on how to handle nerves.

    “It’s my first Slam final, so at least I have that experience now.”

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    McEnroe, meanwhile, admits the performances of both finalists took many by surprise, saying: “Everyone is in a state of shock at what just transpired.

    “I’ve got to hand it to Swiatek because nobody saw this coming, nobody saw Swiatek being this good on this surface after the struggles she’s had.

    “She played fantastic, it was a fantastic hour against someone who absolutely froze which is really, really hard to watch and I feel terrible for Anisimova. But well deserved for Iga.”

    Two-time US Open winner Tracy Austin was also on commentary duty during the final, and she is confident the 23-year-old Anisimova will bounce back after the disappointing final.

    “Having her people around – her mum, sister and nephew are in town – will help,” the American told BBC Sport.

    “She might be able to quickly realise that it is her first major final against a former world number one who was 5-0 in major finals.

    “This was a lot for Amanda to take on. Wimbledon adds another 25-30% of pressure because it is Wimbledon.”

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  • What prize money & points did Anisimova, Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff, Raducanu win at Wimbledon?

    The 2025 Wimbledon women’s singles draw is over, with Iga Swiatek beating Amanda Anisimova in the final.

    It was a tumultuous and chaotic Championships at times, with plenty of chaos and a lot of big surprises across the entire fortnight.

    Here, we look at what prize money and ranking points the biggest names will take home after a dramatic two weeks of action.

    Prize Money

    For winning her first Wimbledon title, new champion Swiatek has won a staggering £3,000,000 after a brilliant fortnight in SW19.

    That is a new record for prize money at the All England Club, a notable increase on the £2,700,000 won by Barbora Krejcikova for her triumph back in 2024.

    Runner-up Anisimova will not go home empty-handed, taking home an impressive £1,520,000 for her run to the final.

    World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka was beaten in the semi-final by Anisimova, dashing her hopes of a fourth Grand Slam singles title.

    However, Sabalenka and fellow semi-finalist Belinda Bencic will be awarded a tidy £775,000 for reaching the last four.

    Beaten quarter-finalists Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Liudmila Samsonova, Laura Siegemund, and Mirra Andreeva will all take home £400,000 in prize money from this fortnight.

    After her defeat to world No 1 Sabalenka back in round three, home favourite Emma Raducanu has earned £152,000.

    There were plenty of big casualties earlier in the tournament, with second seed Coco Gauff, third seed Jessica Pegula, and fifth seed Zheng Qinwen all beaten in round one.

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    They, and every other player beaten in the opening round, will be awarded £66,000 in tournament prize money.

    After her shock second-round exit, 2024 finalist Jasmine Paolini will take home £99,000.

    Ranking points

    For her triumph, Swiatek is rewarded with a staggering 2,000 points in the WTA Rankings.

    The Pole will move up to world No 3 on Monday, with only Sabalenka and Gauff ranked ahead of her.

    After finishing as the runner-up, Anisimova will take home 1,300 ranking points, ensuring she will make her top-10 debut and move up to world No 7.

    After reaching the semi-final, Sabalenka and Bencic will be awarded 780 ranking points, a significant both for both women, who missed the Championships in 2024.

    Sabalenka withdrew from the tournament last summer due to injury, and her 780 points will push her above 12,000 ranking points in the WTA Rankings.

    Meanwhile, on her comeback from maternity leave, Bencic is set to return to the top 20.

    Quarter-finalists Pavlyuchenkova, Siegemund, Samsonova, and Andreeva are all awarded 430 points for their respective runs.

    That will be a significant boost for German star Siegemund, who is set to rise from world No 104 to world No 54.

    After losing in the third round, Raducanu won 100 ranking points.

    That is down on the 200 points she attained for reaching the fourth round in 2024, with Brit set to fall five places to world No 45 as a result.

    After their opening-round defeats, the likes of Gauff, Pegula, and Zheng all earn just 10 ranking points from this summer’s Championships.

    While, for her round two exit, Paolini takes home just 70 ranking points.

    The Italian had 1,300 runner-up points to defend from 2024, meaning she will drop down to world No 9 on Monday.

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  • Former British No 1 has a message for Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz amid ‘Big 3’ comparisons

    Former British No 1 Dan Evans has fired a warning to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner as they talk up their chances of matching the game’s all-time greats.

    Alcaraz has made no secret of his desire to move past Novak Djokovic with the most Grand Slam titles in tennis, with the remarkable young Spaniard winning his first five finals in the biggest tournaments in tennis.

    Sinner has won three Grand Slams since picking up his first at the Australian Open last year, with the duo contesting an epic final at the French Open last month that was instantly hailed as one of the best matches of all-time.

    Tennis legend John McEnroe told TNT Sports at the French Open that Alcaraz and Sinner would be ‘favourites’ to beat prime Rafael Nadal on a surface he dominated more than any player in tennis history.

    Yet Evans has told Tennis365 that such platitudes are misplaced, as he suggested 22-year-old Alcaraz and 23-year-old Sinner have a long way to go before they can be compared to the game’s all-time greats.

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    “It’s easy after that kind of stuff and their amazing match in Paris, but Sinner and Alcaraz have to win a lot of Grand Slams before they get anywhere near the records Novak has set,” Evans told Tennis365, as he joined the TNT Sports panel for their live coverage of the Wimbledon finals.

    “They are doing great at the moment, but they need to keep this up and their body has got to stay fit for a long time before they can start thinking about winning the number of Slams Novak has won.

    “It’s an interesting debate and we can’t give a definitive answer on whether Sinner and Alcaraz are playing at a higher level than the previous generation, but I am still sticking with Roger, Rafa and Novak as they have the trophies on their list and the other two are still at the start of their careers.

    “There is such a long way to go in the careers of Sinner and Alcaraz and we know that all five of these players are going to be all-time greats of the game. I guess we will find out at the end of their careers who ends up with the most Grand Slams.

    “The only guy winning this debate at the moment is Novak. He got the most Grand Slams, he’s just won his 100th title. It’s all in his favour at the moment.

    “We have to wait a few years to get the answer on how these five great players will be ranked.”

    Evans was beaten by Djokovic in the second round at Wimbledon last week and while he has come up short in his recent battles with Sinner, Evans suggests his desire to fight on and beat the new generation of champions can only be admired.

    “The other guys from that era may have been playing at a good level at the end of their career, but they didn’t have two generational players coming through and that’s where Djokovic is having a problem,” he added.

    “I’m not saying they (Federer, Nadal and Murray) could not have competed with them, but Novak is trying to hang with Sinner and Alcaraz, go toe-to-toe with them. What Novak is doing is impressive, but it’s tough.”

    Watch both singles’ finals from Wimbledon live on TNT Sports and its streaming platform discovery+ this weekend with Nick Kyrgios, CoCo Vandeweghe and Dan Evans offering their own insights and analysis during both matches. Coverage for the ladies’ and the gentlemen’s singles finals begins at 3:30pm.

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  • Prize money and ranking points collected by Iga Swiatek and Amanda Anisimova at Wimbledon is revealed

    Amanda Anisimova could not hold back the tears after what can only be described as a desperately disappointing first Grand Slam final that ended with a 6-0, 6-0 defeat at the hands of Iga Swiatek, but he embarrassment at that scoreline will be compensated by a huge windfall of prize money and a massive boost in her ranking.

    The magnitude of the occasion and a brilliant performance by ‘Bagel Queen’ Swiatek, in only the second double-bagel in the Championships’ history and the first in 114 years, when Dorothea Lambert Chambers beat Dora Boothby in an era long before professionalism.

    It was hard to avoid the reality that this was not a good advert for the women’s game, but the equal prize money rules in place for all Grand Slam ensured Swiatek and Anisimova will collect big cash rewards for their efforts in what was, up to this point, a spectactular women’s singles event at Wimbledon.

    Swiatek’s bank balance will be boosted to the tune of £3m as she won Wimbledon for the first time, with Anisimova’s tears at the end of the match likely to be dampened a little with prize money of £1,520,000.

    The rankings points both players collected are also a huge boost their respective careers, with Swiatek bouncing back to form as she won her first title at any level of the game since the 2024 French Open.

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    Swiatek had slipped down to No 8 in the WTA Rankings after her defeat at the French Open last month, but she has jumped back up to No 3 after what she admitted was a suprise win.

    “It seems super surreal,” said Swiatek, whose had struggled at Wimbledon prior to this year. “Honestly, I didn’t even dream of winning Wimbledon because it was way too far.

    “I feel like I’m an experienced player, having won other Slams, but I didn’t expect this.”

    There were rumours last month that Swiatek might take some time away from tennis and skip Wimbleodn, but that theory was banished in the most spectacular manner possible.

    While Anisimova will take time to get over the shock of her hammering against Swiatek, she will be boosted by a huge rankings boost on Monday as she will be a top ten player for the first time with a stunning rise to No 7.

    That is a suitable reward for a player who has enjoyed a stellar grass court season that included a run to the final of the new WTA 500 tournament at the Queen’s Club and a win against world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-finals at Wimbledon.

    “It’s been an incredible fortnight for me – even though I ran out of gas,” said a tearful Anisimova. “I wish I could have put on a better performance for you today.”

    Anisimova will need to dust herself down and take confidence from her Wimbledon run and if she can find her best form ahead of the north American hard court swing next month, she may get another crack to win a Grand Slam final at the US Open.

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  • The 5 most one-sided Wimbledon women’s singles finals: Iga Swiatek sets new record

    Few could have predicted just how dominant Iga Swiatek would be in Saturday’s Wimbledon women’s singles final.

    After a tricky few months, the eighth seed needed just 57 minutes to dispatch 13th seed Amanda Anisimova, attaining just the second 6-0, 6-0 Grand Slam final win of the Open Era.

    No woman in the Open Era had ever won a Wimbledon final without dropping a game before Swiatek, who now holds a perfect 6-0 record in Grand Slam finals.

    Here, we look at the list of the five most dominant SW19 finals, which she now tops.

    =3) 2014: Petra Kvitova def Eugenie Bouchard, 6-3, 6-0 – Three games dropped

    Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova played her final SW19 match in 2025, 11 years on from arguably the finest hour of her career.

    Having beaten Maria Sharapova to win the 2011 title, Kvitova was a hesitant favourite to beat Bouchard when she returned to the final three years later.

    However, the Czech barely allowed Bouchard time to breathe, dropping just three games and needing just 55 minutes to regain the Venus Rosewater Dish.

    =3) 1983: Martina Navratilova def Andrea Jaeger, 6-0, 6-3 – Three games dropped

    Navratilova’s nine Wimbledon titles remains the record for a female or male player in the Open Era, and the former world No 1 won six straight titles from 1982 and 1987.

    That includes a dominant 1983 final triumph over former world No 2 Jaeger, who was also runner-up at the French Open in 1982.

    Much like Swiatek, Navratilova bagelled her rival in the opening set, and dropped just three games in the second to win the title for a fourth time.

    =3) 1992: Steffi Graf def Monica Seles, 6-2, 6-1 – Three games dropped

    Graf and Seles’ rivalry is one of the greatest in tennis history, though their 1992 Wimbledon final was certainly not the high point.

    Seles had beaten former champion Navratilova to reach the final but was swept away by Graf, who conceded just three games to win her fourth SW19 title.

    The German would go on to win the title thrice more, while it was the only major that eluded Seles’ grasp; she never returned to the final.

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    2) 1975: Billie Jean King def Evonne Goolagong, 6-0, 6-1 – One game dropped

    Until now, tennis icon King’s rampant win over Goolagong five decades ago was the most one-sided Wimbledon final in terms of games dropped in the Open Era.

    The American had already lifted the title five times, including three times in the Open Era, though Goolagong herself had triumphed in 1971.

    But, the American needed just a staggering 38 minutes to triumph inside Centre Court, dropping just one game in the process.

    1) 2025: Iga Swiatek def Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 – Zero games dropped

    Taking three minutes shy of one hour, Swiatek’s triumph over Anisimova is not quite the quickest final in terms of time.

    However, she has now eclipsed King by becoming the first woman in the Open Era to win a Wimbledon singles final without dropping a single game.

    Swiatek dominated throughout, breaking her opponent’s serve six times and not facing a single break point on her own serve.

    It is the first double bagel at Wimbledon since 1911, when Dorothea Lambert Chambers beat Dora Boothby.

    And, it is just the second double bagel of the Open Era, after Steffi Graf’s famous 6-0, 6-0 triumph versus Natasha Zvereva at the 1988 French Open.

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  • Iga Swiatek emulates astonishing Steffi Graf feat with Grand Slam final double bagel

    A rampant Iga Swiatek stormed past Amanda Anisimova to make history with her first Wimbledon title and sixth Grand Slam title overall.

    Ending a 13-month wait for a tour-level title, eighth seed and world No 4 Swiatek was in cruise control as she thrashed Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to triumph at the All England Club.

    Swiatek had rounded into form across her campaign at the All England Club, not losing a set since dropping the opener against Caty McNally back in round two.

    And, after a dominant semi-final win over Belinda Bencic on Thursday, the eighth seed continued her scintillating form out on Centre Court.

    The former world No 1 broke three times on her way to winning a bagel opening set in just 25 minutes, with Anisimova struggling to settle in her maiden Grand Slam final.

    And, in just 57 minutes, the Pole wrapped up an astonishing double bagel triumph to claim the title for the first time.

    Swiatek is just the second woman in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam final 6-0, 6-0, following on from Steffi Graf, who beat Natasha Zvereva 6-0, 6-0 at the 1988 French Open.

    It is the first 6-0, 6-0 win in a Wimbledon final since 1911, when Dorothea Lambert Chambers beat Dora Boothby.

    Victory for Swiatek makes her the first Polish player to ever win Wimbledon, and makes her just the eighth woman in tennis history to complete the ‘Surface Slam’, winning major titles on grass, clay, and hard courts.

    She is also just the second woman in the Open Era to win her first six Grand Slam finals, following in the footsteps of fellow former world No 1 Monica Seles.

    And, the eighth seed dropped just 35 games on her way to the title, the fewest games dropped by any woman at Wimbledon this century, and the fewest since 1990.

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    “It seems super surreal,” said Swiatek in her on-court speech.

    “I want to congratulate Amanda for an amazing two weeks. No matter what happened today, you should be proud of the work you’re doing. I hope we’re going to play many more finals here and other tournaments. You have the game for that.

    “Honestly, I didn’t even dream [of winning Wimbledon]. It was just way too far, you know. I feel like I’m already an experienced player after winning the Slams before, but I never really expected this one.

    “I want to thank my team, because I feel like they believed in me more than I did. I want to thank my coach [Wim Fissette] who joined this year. Obviously, with ups and downs, but right now we showed everybody that it’s working.

    “Also to the team that has been with me for many years, I would be nowhere without you.”

    Swiatek dropped down to world No 8 after losing in the semi-final of the French Open, but is now set to rise back up to world No 3 on Monday.

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