Wimbledon 2025: Swiatek Aims for History, Anisimova Eyes Breakthrough
Wimbledon 2025 has its two finalists for the women’s championship. Five-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek will take on 23-year-old Amanda Anisimova, who will play in her first-ever Grand Slam final. Swiatek eased past her opponent, but Anisimova had to give her best to eliminate the world No. 1 from the competition.
Wimbledon 2025: Huge upset in the first semi
Aryna Sabalenka was eyeing her third Grand Slam final this year. She lost the previous two but this was a huge chance for her to break the shackles. However, her American opponent had other plans. She had her eyes on a maiden Grand Slam final.
Amanda made a great start to the match by winning the first set 6-4. Sabalenka was serving on 3-3 when Anisimova got her first break point. The world no. 1 saved two break points. In the very next game, she failed to convert four break points. It was the last game where Anisimova broke and took the first set.
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Sabalenka came back stronger in the second set. She won it 6-4. The world No. 1 converted one out of the four break points earned. Amanda didn’t have a single chance to break in this set. The match went into the final set.
After two hours and 37 minutes, the 23-year-old American sealed her place in the Wimbledon 2025 final. Sabalenka broke twice in the set, but Amanda broke three times to seal her biggest win.
Swiatek eases past her opponent
Iga Swiatek took just 71 minutes to book her place in the final. She was up against Belinda Bencic, but the Swiss player was no match to her. Swiatek won the first set 6-2. She converted two break points with a 100% conversion rate. The Polish player totally dominated the second set. She saved two break points and converted her three with a 50% conversion rate to seal the set 6-0. This was a big win for Swiatek, who reached her first-ever Wimbledon final. This is her best run in this competition and this is a big opportunity to add the Wimbledon title to her four French Opens and one US Open.
Who is the favourite to win the ladies’ final?
Iga Swiatek gets the nod ahead of her opponent to win her first Wimbledon crown. The Polish tennis star has a better WTA ranking and has won five Grand Slams. However, it won’t be easy against an opponent whom she has never played against. Both players will meet for the first time on the tennis court. Swiatek has odds of 9/20, and Anisimova has odds of 2/1. It could be an end-to-end match between these two young stars. Swiatek will always have the upper hand, and this will be a huge chance to become the first Polish player to win this historic championship.
The betting odds also indicate that this match might end up within three sets, making Swiatek even more of a favourite. The odds for finishing the game in two sets is 4/7 and the odds of this match ending after three sets are 6/4.
