It’s safe to say nobody predicted this line-up for the 2025 Wimbledon final: Iga Swiatek is the queen of clay, a four-time champion of Roland Garros who had never got to grips with grass, until now; Amanda Anisimova is the American prodigy who took a break from the sport aged only 21 to protect her mental health. She rediscovered her game and two years later finds herself in her first grand-slam final. For the eighth year in a row, there will be a new women’s champion.
They even surprised themselves. “I’m not going to say I wouldn't believe because I kind of believe and I know in tennis a lot can happen," Swiatek said. "But I guess I would have thought I would need to do a lot to be in this place and learn a lot."
