Iga Swiatek says 'leave me alone' in pointed message after winning Wimbledon

Sun Jul 13 00:28:00 IST 2025

Iga Swiatek sent a pointed message to those who piled pressure on her before she ended her 13-month title drought at Wimbledon in dominant fashion, double-bagelling Amanda Anisimova in 57 minutes. The former world No.1 has had a tough season, dropping down the rankings and failing to lift a trophy. She couldn't perform on her favourite surface, clay, and came to the grass with few expectations.

But the 24-year-old reached her first final in over a year at Bad Homburg just two days before Wimbledon started, and she's now lifted the Venus Rosewater Dish for the first time in her career. Now a six-time Grand Slam champion, Swiatek told her critics: "Leave me alone."

Swiatek hired Wim Fissette as coach at the end of last season. A 'super-coach' who guided the likes of Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep to Major titles, he had yet to collect any silverware with the Pole until now.

During her victory speech at SW19 on Saturday, Swiatek noted that they had proven themselves together. And she doubled down in her post-match press conference with a very direct message to those who criticised her and her team over the last few months.

"Well, honestly, the thing is that we as public people and as athletes, we can't really react to everything what's going on. We got to focus on ourselves," the newly-crowned Wimbledon champion said.

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