Wimbledon, Swiatek and Anisimova
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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.
Few would have predicted Iga Swiatek's best Grand Slam result so far this season would come at Wimbledon - including herself.
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!
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.
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Iga Swiatek's Parents Built a Tennis-Focused Family originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Iga Swiatek bulldozed her way to a maiden Wimbledon title on Saturday to take her Grand Slam tally to six and although the Pole preferred not to rank her wins, she said her latest one felt a little more special than the others.