If history has taught us anything about Iga Swiatek, it is that once she breaks her opponent’s serve a dominant victory is on the cards.
That is what happened in Saturday’s Wimbledon final as she claimed the title for the first time with a ruthless 57-minute 6-0 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova.
It was undoubtedly tough on the American, but she is not alone in being on the receiving end of such a result.
In 2021 Swiatek beat former world number one Karolina Pliskova by the same scoreline in the Italian Open final.
This year alone, 12 players have lost a set 6-0 to Swiatek, including Dayana Yastremska (twice), Emma Raducanu, Belinda Bencic and Victoria Azarenka.
At January’s Australian Open, Swiatek registered 6-0 sets in three of her first four matches – and now those same scorelines are appearing on the grass courts.
“Coming here, I could really focus on getting better and developing as a player rather than everybody just asking me to win,” Poland’s Swiatek said.
“I kind of enjoyed that because expectations were a bit lower.”