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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