Swiatek felt empathy for gameless Anisimova

Iga Swiatek admitted she felt some empathy for opponent Amanda Anisimova after denying the American a single game in the Wimbledon final.

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For the first time in more than 100 years, the women’s final was won by a 6-0 6-0 scoreline, with Swiatek needing less than an hour to secure her maiden Wimbledon title.

It was a nightmare scenario for 23-year-old Anisimova, who was playing in her first slam final.

“At the beginning I saw that she was tense,” said the Pole. “I wanted to focus on myself and not let that get into my head because it can be distracting, you can start taking things for granted.