Amanda Anisimova vs. Iga Swiatek, Wimbledon 2025 final
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Daily Maverick on MSNŚwiątek’s Wimbledon whitewash of Anisimova not a barometer for quality of women’s tennisThe straight-sets win by the Polish superstar Iga Świątek over America’s Amanda Anisimova is an outlier, not the norm.
Remember her name. American tennis sensation Amanda Anisimova upset top seed Aryna Sabalenka at Wimbledon on July 10, 2025, [6-4, 4-6, 6-4], to reach the ladies’ singles final. It has been an incredible journey for Anisimova from reaching the French Open semifinal as a 17-year-old from a recent mental health break to now reaching the precipice of tennis immortality on the grass courts on the All England Club.
Their victories at the All England Club have reopened debate in tennis and the wider sporting world about their cases. Is it valid?