Prince and Princess of Wales Send Message to New Wimbledon Champion originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Wimbledon ladies’ singles championship between Polish star Iga Swiatek and American sensation Amanda Anisimova wasn’t the most eventful match, to say the least. However, it was certainly a historic one.
Swiatek made easy work of Anisimova in their showdown on Saturday, dominating in straight sets and never giving her 23-year-old opponent a chance at all, not even one bit. The 24-year-old Swiatek won the match, 6-0, 6-0.
According to CNN, it’s the first time since 1911 that the women’s singles final at Wimbledon ended with such a scoreline. It also just the second time this has happened in any Grand Slam since 1988, when Steffi Graf beat Natasha Zvereva in the French Open final.
Swiatek needed just 57 minutes to finish the battle, making her the first Polish player — be it man or woman — to win a Wimbledon singles title.
Following her win, the Prince and Princess of Wales took to Instagram to share a congratulatory message for Swiatek.
“A wonderful day at The Championships @wimbledon!” the Prince and Princess of Wales’ official Instagram account wrote. “Congratulations @iga.swiatek on a brilliant victory!
It’s worth noting that the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, attended the ladies’ singles championship and even sat beside tennis legend Billie Jean King. In the video shared by the Prince and Princess of Wales’ Instagram, Middleton can be seen walking down the stairs to her royal box at Centre Court while the crowd gave her a standing ovation.
Iga Swiatek, for her part, was simply ecstatic following her victory, calling it “super surreal” in her on-court interview.
“I feel like I’m already an experienced player after winning the slams before, but I never really expected this one, so I want to thank my team because I feel like they believed in me more than I did,” Swiatek added, per CNN.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
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