Iga Swiatek’s career-best grass-court season has reached new heights: a trip to the Wimbledon final for the first time.
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No. 8 seed Swiatek of Poland breezed past 35th-ranked Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-2, 6-0 in their final-four meeting on Centre Court on Thursday. In a clash between two first-time Wimbledon semifinalists, Swiatek needed just 1 hour and 12 minutes to triumph.
Former World No. 1 Swiatek has not won a title since 2024 Roland Garros over a year ago, but she is now a victory away from returning to the winner’s circle here on the grass of Wimbledon — her least successful Grand Slam before this year.
Suddenly, five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek is posting outstanding results on turf this season. She made her first grass-court final at Bad Homburg two weeks ago, and is now into her second final on the surface — at the grass-court major, no less.
Despite her previous misgivings on grass at tour level, Swiatek has to feel confident in a Grand Slam final on any surface. She is a perfect 5-0 in Grand Slam singles finals — leading to four titles at Roland Garros (2020, 2022-24) and one at the 2022 US Open.
Swiatek will now face No. 13 seed Amanda Anisimova of the United States for the Wimbledon ladies’ singles title on Saturday. Stunningly, they have never faced each other on the pro tour. They met once as juniors in 2016, and Swiatek won.
More to come…