I watched it happen live, centre court, sun out, strawberries doing the rounds and honestly, I’m still a bit stunned. Iga Swiatek didn’t just win her first Wimbledon title… she obliterated her way to it.
In just 57 minutes (yes, I checked my watch), she dismantled Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0. A double bagel. In a grand slam final. At Wimbledon. It was ruthless, elegant, and historic only Steffi Graf has done that before in a major final, and that was back in 1988. That’s the level we’re talking about here.
From my seat in the crowd, you could feel this wasn’t just another win. It was a statement. Iga has always had the clay on lock four French Opens already and she’s got a US Open too. But grass? Even she used to roll her eyes at the stuff. She once said she struggled to believe she’d ever get comfortable on it.
Well, she looked very comfortable on Saturday.
When the final ball flew long, she dropped her racket and covered her face like she couldn’t believe it either. Then in the post-match chat, she gave all the love to her team especially new coach Wim Fissette, who clearly saw something she hadn’t yet let herself believe. “My team believed in me more than I did,” she said. You could feel the emotion behind that line.
Swiatek has now won majors on all three surfaces. At 24. Only four other women in the Open Era have done that by this age, and the last one was Serena. That’s the company she’s keeping now.
She only dropped 35 games the entire tournament that’s the fewest anyone’s lost en route to the women’s title here in the 2000s. This wasn’t a surprise run. It was a coronation.
There was something poetic about it too. Centre Court, the most iconic stage in tennis, has this energy you feel the weight of history in the air. But Swiatek? She made it her own. Calm. Clinical. Joyful, even.
From the stands, you could see the shift. The confidence. The way she moved, the way she struck the ball every shot had purpose. Iga Swiatek might have come to Wimbledon chasing belief, but she left with a trophy, a legacy, and a Centre Court crowd fully behind her.
And honestly, It was a privilege to witness it.
