Imagine spending hundreds of pounds for a ticket, settling into your seat at Centre Court, and then… it’s all over in less than an hour.
That’s exactly what happened at Wimbledon as Iga Swiatek delivered a performance so dominant, it felt almost unreal.
A Ruthless Display from Swiatek
Iga Swiatek barely gave Amanda Anisimova a chance to breathe in what turned out to be one of the shortest Wimbledon finals on record.
In just 57 minutes, the Polish star closed out the match with a crushing 6-0, 6-0 scoreline—what’s known in tennis slang as a “double bagel.”
That kind of scoreline in a women’s Grand Slam final is incredibly rare.
In fact, it’s happened only once before in the Open Era—when Steffi Graf destroyed Natalia Zvereva at the French Open back in 1988.
Making History in More Ways Than One
At just 24, Swiatek now has six Grand Slam trophies to her name, and she’s never lost a final—six out of six.
This latest win also made her the first Polish player ever to lift the iconic Venus Rosewater Dish at Wimbledon.
She also joined an elite club as the eighth woman in history—and the only active one—to win Grand Slam titles on all three major surfaces: clay, hard, and grass.
Anisimova’s Painful Final Debut
On the other side of the net, it was a day Amanda Anisimova would likely rather forget.
The 22-year-old American, playing in her first Grand Slam final, couldn’t find her rhythm and racked up 28 unforced errors.
After the match, she left the court visibly emotional, trying to hold back tears.
Still, she found the grace to thank the crowd, saying: “It’s been an incredible fortnight for me—even though I ran out of gas.
I wish I could have given you all a better match.”
The Most Expensive Hour of Tennis?
For the spectators, watching history unfold came at quite a price.
The priciest Centre Court ticket for the women’s final cost a staggering £315.
If you happened to arrive just in time for the match—after the men’s doubles had wrapped up—you essentially paid £5.53 for every minute of tennis.
Even the cheapest ticket didn’t come cheap: £240, which works out to £4.21 per minute.
Swiatek Herself Was in Shock
Despite the commanding nature of her victory, Swiatek admitted she hadn’t expected the match to go like this. Speaking courtside, she reflected: “It feels super surreal.
Honestly, I didn’t even dream of winning Wimbledon—it always felt too far away.”
And yet, she didn’t just win. She made it look effortless.
What’s Next for Swiatek?
With her place in history secured and her dominance across all surfaces proven, Swiatek is looking more and more like the new face of women’s tennis.
If she keeps playing like this, the question won’t be if she can win more Slams—it’ll be how many.
For now, though, she can enjoy the moment—and maybe even take a deep breath after that whirlwind of a final.