In a duel between two debutants in the finals at the tennis"Mecca," the 24-year-old Pole demolished the three-month-younger American Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in 57 minutes. Swiatek, after four French Open and one US Open titles, also won her first major title on grass and now has six trophies. She returns to third place in the WTA rankings and collects £3 million (€3.47 million).

For Swiatek, Wimbledon victory is"surreal"

Asked about the significance for her homeland, where she is already a national hero, Swiatek was perplexed after her first grass-court title ever."I don't know yet, it seems surreal to me. I didn't even dream of it; it was too far away. I'm already an experienced player, but I never thought I could win here," the Pole admitted, thanking her team."You believed in me more than I did."

She also found brief words of comfort for Anisimova."You should be proud, no matter what happened here today," she said, referring to the American's performance throughout the tournament.

Mother who flew in was not to blame for the defeat

Anisimova had previously given what felt like a longer speech than when she was on court during the match, despite her tearful voice."Thank you, Iga. You're an incredible player, you showed that today. You're an inspiration to me." She had a simple explanation for herself."I ran out of gas. Guys, I'm so sorry. I wish I could have performed better today." When she then addressed her family and her mother, who had only flown in on Saturday, she burst into sobs."That's definitely not why I lost," she told her mom.

Much more importantly, it was the big stage, alongside her more hardened and mature opponent. Anisimova's nerves were evident from the start, while Swiatek, far more experienced in such events, coolly seized every opportunity. The underdog's"heavy arm" and the long wait for a game seemed to multiply. The break in the opening game was followed by those at 3-0 and 5-0. Anisimova didn't score a point in the last two games of the first set.

The 23-year-old American, the daughter of Russian immigrants, was pitiable, as she simply couldn't find her way into the game. After just 42 minutes, she was already 0-9 (0-6, 0-3) down. There was no sign of her great quality, for example, in the semifinals, when she eliminated world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

There was already a 6:0,6:0 in the Paris final

Curiously, Anisimova had dispatched Kazakhstani Yulia Putintseva 6-0, 6-0 in the first round. Now, she suffered the same fate on the biggest stage in front of an audience of millions. Incidentally, it was the second women's final of the Open era to end with what tennis jargon calls a"glasses" result. In 1988, Steffi Graf had humiliated Russian Natasha Tsvereva 6-0 twice in just 34 minutes at the French Open. Historians leafed through the Wimbledon annals and found a women's final in 1911 that also ended with a no-game loss to the loser.

Swiatek is the first player since Serena Williams (2002) to win Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces. Furthermore, in the professional era (since 1968), only Margaret Court and Monica Seles have won all of their first six Grand Slam finals.