Iga Swiatek bulldozed her way to a maiden Wimbledon title on Saturday to take her Grand Slam tally to six and although the Pole preferred not to rank her wins, she said her latest one felt a little more special than the others.

Iga Swiatek took a moment during her post-Wimbledon final press conference to send a message to the Polish media as the new six-time Grand Slam champion slammed the treatment she received in the last couple of months and called for more respect going forward.

For years, Iga Swiatek never quite felt comfortable on Wimbledon's grass courts, never thought she could add a trophy there to her other Grand Slam triumphs. Oh, did that turn out to be wrong.

There are few benefits to losing in the semi-finals of a Grand Slam but when Iga Swiatek had her fingers prised off the French Open trophy, it had one unexpected benefit -- it lifted the pressure off her shoulders heading into Wimbledon.

The Wimbledon women’s singles final has arrived, with Iga Swiatek and Amanda Anisimova eyeing glory and hoping to avoid sporting heartbreak.Each player is in her first final in SW19, though Swiatek is already a five-time grand-slam champion,

Watch live coverage of the women's singles semi-finals at Wimbledon - Aryna Sabalenka vs Amanda Anisimova and Belinda Bencic vs Iga Swiatek.

(Reuters) -Factbox on Iga Swiatek, who beat American 13th seed Amanda Anisimova 6-0 6-0 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday to win her sixth Grand Slam title. Age: 24 Nation: Poland WTA ranking: 4 Seeding: 8 Grand Slam titles: 6 (French Open 2020,