Just a few weeks ago, we saw America’s Amanda Anisimova in tears after failing to make her presence felt in the crucial Wimbledon final. That victory (6-0,6-0), not only helped Swiatek lift the Venus Rosewater Dish for the very first time in her career, but Swiatek also became the second player in the Open Era to win a women’s singles Grand Slam final with a ‘double bagel’ after Steffi Graf (at the 1988 French Open). Explaining that incredible dominating victory, the Pole said, “It’s something that is just surreal.”
Before this tournament, there was a time when literally everyone in the tennis world raised a few question marks about her chances in the majors in 2025. Iga Swiatek’s previous title triumph came way back at the 2024 French Open. Although she made quite a few long runs, including the Bad Homburg final before Wimbledon, she failed to cross the finish line on those occasions. So, her Wimbledon triumph might have re-established her as a dominating force in women’s tennis, yet again!
Talking about dominance, Iga Swiatek started the 2025 Canadian Open from where she left off at Wimbledon. She secured a 6-3,6-1 victory against China’s Guo Hanyu in the first round (R64) and then, recently, in the R32, she took down Germany’s Eva Lys by 6-2,6-2. But the most interesting thing from this match was Lys gesturing ‘three’ with her fingers when she managed to win at least three games against the six-time Grand Slam champion. The scoreline was then 6-2,4-1 in favor of the Pole when she did that. In their previous meetings, Lys had failed to win more than two sets.
For example, during the 2022 Stuttgart Open, Swiatek defeated her by 6-1,6-1, and then at the 2025 AO, Iga Swiatek took her down by 6-0,6-1. Now, finally, she finds something to cheer against the Pole by winning at least three sets. Renowned tennis journalist Bastien Fachan captured his moment and attached the picture alongside the two of their previous scorelines with the caption, “When you finally score 3+ games against Iga .”
When you finally score 3+ games against Iga pic.twitter.com/QAb6G7nNHP
— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) August 2, 2025
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