Iga Swiatek Hopes Critics Will ‘just Leave Me Alone Now’ After Wimbledon Glory

Iga Swiatek said she delivered an emphatic consequence to her critics by capturing her maiden Wimbledon title, pinch nan Pole saying she hoped they would “just time off maine unsocial now” aft her dominant 6-0, 6-0 victory complete Amanda Anisimova successful 57 minutes. The American said her slam last debut was undone by nerves and a “mediocre serve” that had dogged her fortnight.

The title will propel Swiatek to No 3 successful nan WTA rankings and signals a awesome breakthrough successful her 2025 season. At nan French Open, Swiatek – nicknamed nan Queen of Clay – fell successful nan semi-finals to Aryna Sabalenka, marking nan first clip she grounded to scope nan last astatine Roland Garros since 2021.

“We arsenic athletes can’t really respond to everything,” said Swiatek aft winning her first title since past year’s French Open. “For nan past months, really nan media described maine – and I person to add, unfortunately, nan Polish media – really they treated maine and my team, it wasn’t really pleasant.

“I dream they will conscionable time off maine unsocial and fto maine do my occupation because evidently we cognize what we are doing. I person nan champion group astir me. I person already proved a lot. I cognize group want much and more. But it’s my ain process, my ain life and my ain career. Let maine do my occupation nan measurement I want it.”

With nan win, nan 24-year-old, who antecedently held nary grass-court titles, secured her 100th expansive slam lucifer triumph and her sixth awesome championship, becoming nan 3rd subordinate successful nan Open era, aft Margaret Court and Monica Seles, to triumph each of her first six slam finals.

“Tennis is simply a intelligence sport,” she said connected her grounds successful finals. “But you request everything to triumph tournaments. Good tennis, bully physicality, awesome focus.

“I conscionable wanted to bask nan clip I had connected Centre Court and bask nan past hours of maine playing good connected writer because who knows if it’s going to hap again. I conscionable focused connected that and I really had fun.”

Anisimova, who became nan first Wimbledon finalist to beryllium double-bagelled since 1911, said she was successful daze aft nan loss. “I was nervous, but it wasn’t thing retired of this world,” nan 23-year-old said. “If anything, I was much excited to spell retired location and compete.”

Iga Swiatek lifts nan Venus Rosewater Dish connected nan pavilion extracurricular Centre Court. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

The American won only 26% of her first-service points and 35% of her second-service points. She struck 28 unforced errors and 5 double faults. “I don’t really cognize what was going connected pinch my serve,” she said. “I’ve struggled pinch my serve, arsenic astir group tin show by nan statistics.

“I don’t cognize if it’s erstwhile nerves travel into play that I struggle pinch my serve. I don’t cognize what nan guidelines origin is. Me and my squad will get to nan bottommost of it.

“I consciousness for illustration nan past 2 weeks I’ve had to excavation myself retired of truthful galore holes because I’ve been struggling truthful overmuch connected my first serve. To honestly make it to nan finals of Wimbledon pinch a mediocre service … I consciousness for illustration I’ve been fighting my measurement done pinch an mean serve.

“I don’t really cognize what precisely [what was wrong]. It’s conscionable a emotion I had. I knew that was benignant of a reddish flag.”

Despite nan merciless victory, Swiatek still gave in installments to her force for her game, saying: “I want to congratulate Amanda for an astonishing 2 weeks, nary matter what happened today. I dream we are going to play galore tournaments together and congrats to your squad arsenic well.”