"Sabalenka would have beaten Swiatek in the final," Plíšková unfiltered after the Wimbledon ladies' final

Despite a high-level performance against world No. 1 Sabalenka in the Wimbledon semifinals (6-4, 4-6, 6-4), Anisimova completely collapsed against Swiatek in the final (6-0, 6-0). A situation commented on by Czech player Karolína Plíšková. According to her, the match would have been different if Sabalenka had been in the American's place:

"I think the final would have been different if Sabalenka hadn't been eliminated by Anisimova. She would have beaten Iga Swiatek in the final. I'm sure of it."

At 33, Plíšková is a veteran of the tour. A two-time Grand Slam finalist (US Open 2016 and Wimbledon 2021), the Czech player reached the world No. 1 ranking in 2017.