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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Simon Cambers

Iga Swiatek: ‘I didn’t want to give any points for free – it’s a Wimbledon final and I wanted to win’

Iga Swiatek holds the peak of her cap
‘Next season I want to spend time on grinding and getting the technique better,’ says Iga Swiatek. Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty Images

In the coming months, if and when her schedule allows, Iga Swiatek will make a pilgrimage to London and the All England Club, the scene of her biggest and, she admits, most surprising triumph. In July, the 24-year-old won her first Wimbledon title and sixth grand slam title in all, crushing a hapless Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in the final.

It was the undoubted highlight of an up-and-down year for the Pole, who struggled on her best surface of clay but who will end 2025 ranked No 2, her fourth year in a row finishing inside the world’s top two.

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