Just Leave Me Alone: Swiatek

She asks media to let her do it her way, after the first 6-0, 6-0 Wimbledon final since 1911

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LONDON – Iga Swiatek pleaded with the Polish media to "leave me alone," saying she knows what she is doing after crushing Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title on July 12.

The 24-year-old was seeded eighth at the All England Club after a disappointing first half of the season, although she was fourth in the rankings after a run to the Bad Homburg final two weeks ago.

Swiatek was asked at her post-match press conference whether winning Wimbledon so convincingly was a fitting riposte to those who have criticised her.

"For sure the past months, how the media sometimes describe me, and I've got to say unfortunately Polish media, how they treated me and my team, it wasn't really pleasant," she said.

"I hope they will just leave me alone and let me do my job because obviously, you can see that we know what we are doing, and I have the best people around me.

"I have already proved a lot. I know people want more and more, but it's my own process and my own life and my own career.

"Hopefully, I'm going to have a freedom from them, as well, to let me do my job the way I want it."