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LONDON (AP) — Iga Swiatek has taken the first set of the women’s Wimbledon final against Amanda Anisimova 6-0. Swiatek broke her American opponent in the opening game and added two more breaks to clinch the set in 25 minutes. Kate, the Princess of Wales, was sitting in the Royal Box and was scheduled to take part in the trophy …

American Amanda Anisimova stunned the Wimbledon crowd when she defeated world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals this week, and now she’ll enter her first Grand Slam final, pitted against Iga Swiatek of Poland. Swiatek, a former No. 1 herself, has won four titles at the French Open and one at the U.S. Open; she’s playing on Saturday for …

There will be a first-time winner of the Wimbledon women’s title on Saturday after Iga Swiatek and Amanda Anisimova reached the final. Swiatek was calmness personified as she swept aside Belinda Bencic in a 6-2, 6-0 victory that lasted just 72 minutes. Advertisement In contrast, her opponent Anisimova stunned world No 1 and title favourite Aryna Sabalenka in a dramatic …

American tennis player Amanda Anisimova celebrates her Wimbledon quarter-final victory against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova this week at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club in London. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Asked by a reporter this week to describe the journey of her tennis career, Amanda Anisimova paused, then laughed. “I guess a bit of …