Deutsche Welle

Iga Swiatek has now won three of the four grand slams, only the Australian Open remains. Photo: Reuters
Six major finals, six major titles — Iga Swiatek once again proved herself the woman for the big occasion in London on Saturday.

The number eight seed produced a 6-0, 6-0 win over American, Amanda Anisimova. It is the first time a woman has won a final at Wimbledon without dropping a game, a feat known as a double bagel, since 1911.

And Swiatek, 24, is just the second player in the Open era (1968) to win a major title without losing a game in the final after Germany`s Steffi Graf beat Natalia Zvereva at the 1988 French Open.

The Polish player, ranked number 4 in the world, has long been regarded as a clay court specialist but looked completely at home on the grass courts of Wimbledon. 

Swiatek enjoys `surreal` win
"It seems super surreal," said Swiatek, who is the first Wimbledon singles champion from Poland in the Open era.

"I didn`t even dream, for me it was way too far. I feel like I am already an experienced player after winning the Slams before but I never expected this one.

"This year I really, really enjoyed it and feel I improved my form here. I am always going to remember the opening of champagne bottles between serves. It is a sound that will keep me awake at night."
Anisimova was expected to prove a tough test after beating world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals but failed to recover from a nervy start in her first grand slam final.

"I know I didn`t have enough today, but I`m going to keep putting in the work," an emotional Anisimova said postmatch. "And I always believe in myself, so I hope to be back here one day."

The top two seeds, Italy`s Jannik Sinner and Spain`s Carlos Alcaraz face off in the men`s singles final on Sunday.