Anisimova vs Swiatek start time and how to watch Wimbledon final today

First meeting: Amanda Anisimova and Iga Swiatek have never previously played each other on the WTA Tour (Reuters/Getty Images)

Wimbledon will see a first-time women’s singles champion today as Amanda Anisimova faces Iga Swiatek in an intriguing final.

Anisimova is looking to secure her first Grand Slam title of any kind in this afternoon’s showpiece fixture after a remarkable fortnight at the All England Club, reaching a maiden final after stunning favourite and reigning world No1 Aryna Sabalenka on Thursday.

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The American 13th seed held her nerve in a feisty third-set decider on Centre Court, eventually prevailing 6-4 4-6 6-4 in one of the finest wins of her career to date having already beaten all of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Linda Noskova, Dalma Galfi, Renata Zarazua and Yulia Putintseva.

Now she faces another significant challenge against Swiatek, the world No4 and ‘Queen of Clay’ who already has four French Open titles and one US Open championship to her name, but is playing in her first-ever Wimbledon final on Saturday.

Swiatek has struggled on grass in the past but shown huge improvement at SW19 in this two weeks, breezing past surprise package Belinda Bencic in the semi-finals while losing just two games having only dropped a solitary set in earlier triumphs against Liudmila Samsonova, Clara Tauson, Danielle Collins, Caty McNally and Polina Kudermetova.

Anisimova vs Swiatek start time

The 2025 Wimbledon women’s singles final takes place on Saturday, July 12 on Centre Court at the All England Club.

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A new, later time slot has been introduced for both singles final this year, with proceedings due to get underway at 4pm BST rather than the usual 2pm in a bid to attract the “largest possible worldwide audience”, according to All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) CEO Sally Bolton.

The men’s doubles final, which will see British fifth seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool take on Rinky Hijikata and David Pel, is coming up before Anisimova vs Swiatek at 1pm.

How to watch Anisimova vs Swiatek

TV channel: Saturday’s showdown will be available to watch live and free-to-air in the UK on BBC One, with build-up from 12:15pm BST.

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Live stream: Tennis fans can also catch the action live and for free online via the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer.

Live blog: You can follow game-by-game updates from the final with Standard Sport’s live blog, featuring insight and analysis from Dom Smith on Centre Court.

Anisimova vs Swiatek H2H record

Remarkably, the two players have never previously met on the WTA Tour.

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