Swiatek's evolution

It would be a gross understatement to contend that Iga Swiatek brought more questions than answers to Wimbledon this year. For all her dominance on clay and growing comfort on hard courts, grass hitherto remained her personal Everest. She had never gone beyond the quarterfinals at the All England Club, often looking unsure of her rhythm and, by extension, footing.

- ANTHONY L. CUAYCONG

Over the weekend, however, she erased any and all doubts with a 48-minute demolition of gritty but decidedly overmatched Amanda Anisimova. The set-to marked the first double-bagel ladies' singles final at the tournament since 1911, if nothing else a clinical statement of control from the World Number Four.