Iga Swiatek recalls ‘crazy’ question she faced moments after winning Wimbledon

Speaking to the Guardian, the Polish star said: “I wasn’t really thinking about how it looks, I was just playing, and I didn’t want to give any points for free. It’s a Wimbledon final, I wanted to win it really bad.

“After, for sure, there were a lot of crazy things happening. I remember all these interviews about the score, journalists asking questions if I should let Amanda win one game or something like that. It was pretty different.”

Swiatek added: “I can only say that this tournament shows tennis is [such a] mental sport. This part of the game has a huge impact on everything and on the results of each player.

“I’m really happy I handled the pressure well because after the final everybody was talking about Amanda being stressed or something but I was also stressed as hell; playing the final of Wimbledon on Centre Court is a surreal experience.”

Before 2025, Swiatek had never made it past the quarterfinals at SW19 and had suffered multiple first-week exits in her previous appearances, which drastically changed in 2025.

How Iga Swiatek reached the 2025 Wimbledon final

Swiatek’s path to the Wimbledon title did not start smoothly. She was pushed early, especially in the second round by Caty McNally, where she had to battle back from a set down.

But after that slow start, Swiatek found her rhythm. She followed up with straightforward wins over Danielle Collins and Clara Tauson, both in straight sets.

Swiatek then extended her good form into the quarterfinals, where she beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 7-5 to reach her first career semifinal at Wimbledon.

The semifinals saw her pick up another dominant result, this time over former world number four Belinda Bencic, coming through 6-2, 6-0 to move into the championship match.

That win would be followed by an even more striking scoreline as she dispatched Anisimova in one of the stranger major finals on record.