India, July 13 -- Just 57 minutes after the women's final began, Wimbledon had a new champion. Iga Swiatek beat Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 - the first double bagel in a major final since Steffi Graf crushed Natasha Zvereva at the French Open in 1988. It isn't perhaps what you expect when you turn up for a final, but it is what it is. Swiatek, a five-time Slam champion, against Anisimova, the underdog, was always a mismatch, but the American admitted to being "a bit frozen there with my nerves". Swiatek is known for handing out bagels and breadsticks, and the Polish star caught on to her opponent's nervousness and sped through the match in the shortest time possible.

Swiatek, never a favourite on grass, will look back at this as a moment w...