It could not have been much more than 30 metres’ distance between them, but they felt worlds apart.
While Iga Swiatek was clambering up the rows of seats towards her box to celebrate her maiden Wimbledon title, Amanda Anisimova sat slumped in her chair, a towel over her face, desperate for the pristine green of Centre Court to just swallow her up after suffering the scarring ignominy of losing a Grand Slam final 6-0 6-0.
