Wimbledon 2025 - The complete player guide

The season’s premium Grand Slam is right around the corner, with all the best players in the world converging on London’s capital with the faintest hope of getting their hands on the most sought-after trophy in tennis. But what should we be looking out for at this year’s Wimbledon?

King Carlos

By the time Wimbledon kicks off in under a week’s time, it will have been two months since Carlos Alcaraz lost a tennis match. In that time, he has picked up three titles: in Rome, London, and of course, his fifth Grand Slam title at Roland Garros.

He is the overwhelming favourite to win his third consecutive Wimbledon title and complete the Channel Slam for the second consecutive year.

Why is the Channel Slam so impressive?

Only a handful of male players can ever say they have completed the Channel Slam (winning Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year), and even fewer can say they have done it in consecutive years.

What makes the Channel Slam so difficult to achieve is the huge difference between the two surfaces. It takes remarkable skill to transfer from clay to grass so easily, but it seems Alcaraz has it in buckets.

He already completed the Channel Slam last year, and to do it for the second year in a row would place him in truly esteemed company (Bjorn Borg in 1978, 1979 and 1980).

Alcaraz has been playing tennis from another planet over the last two months and has firmly solidified his place as the best player in the world. His victory in the Roland Garros final against his staunch rival Jannik Sinner (a match where he saved three championship points) will likely be considered amongst the best Grand Slam finals ever seen and gives him a huge mental edge over his rival.

How will Sinner recover?

There is no worse feeling for a tennis player than squandering a match point. Unless, of course, that is Championship points at a Grand Slam – three of them – and against your greatest rival.

This is by far the biggest (on-court) setback of Jannik Sinner’s young career, and it will be fascinating to see how he mentally recovers. It was long believed that Sinner would be the better grass court player out of himself and Alcaraz, but his great rival now sits with two Wimbledon titles to his none.

It has not been a good start to the grass court season for Sinner either; while Alcaraz picked up the Queens title for a second time, Sinner fell in the second round against Alexander Bublik in Halle.

The world number one will be heading into Wimbledon very low on confidence, but if he is half the player people think he is, then I’m sure he will mount a strong challenge for the title.

Who are the outside punts?

We’ve already touched on the two favourites for the tournament, but who amongst the rest of the ATP has a chance to cause an upset?

Ben Shelton: The young American has shown himself to be a future star in the sport. With his huge serve and forehand, he will be troublesome for anyone on grass.

Alexander Bublik: Outside of Alcaraz, Bublik has been the most in-form player in the world over the last two months. Putting together an excellent run to the Roland Garros quarter-finals before beating Jannik Sinner and Medvedev on his way to the title in Halle, Bublik has a massive game and the showmanship to adorn himself to the Wimbledon crowd.

Jakub Mensik: The 19-year-old sensation announced himself to the world when he lifted the Miami Masters title in March. Mensik is big and powerful with a fantastic serve and has the game to thrive on grass. Could he be the surprise superstar of Wimbledon 2025?

Lorenzo Musetti: Part of a fantastic crop of young Italian players, Musetti has shown himself to be one of the most technically gifted players in the world. He made the semi-finals last year and, to me, looks more than good enough to lift a Grand Slam title; it all depends on how fit he is after he withdrew from Roland Garros.

Novak Djokovic: It’s impossible to mention Wimbledon without talking about Djokovic. The seven-time champion has been far from his best the last two years, but has made the Wimbledon final twice in that time. If there was somewhere he was going to win his farewell slam, it would be here.

Daniil Medvedev: For me, by far the best value player in the betting markets. Betting sites have Medvedev anywhere from 20/1 to 50/1, and while he has plummeted to 9th in the world, he is still a former Grand Slam champion and has made the semi-finals of Wimbledon in the last two years. He has been somewhat forgotten recently because of Sinner and Alcaraz, but Medvedev is still a fantastic grass court player and has more than enough ability to win Wimbledon.

Another shock victor?

While this heading may sound like the punchline from a joke about Frankenstein, it is in fact a reference to the Ladies Singles. Over the last few years, the Grand Slams in women’s tennis have been dominated by Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff. That is until you come to Wimbledon.

In the last three years, no one inside of the world’s top 15 has lifted the title; Elena Rybakina was ranked 17th, Barbora Krejcikova was 31st and in 2023 Marketa Vondrousova wasn’t even seeded.

Wimbledon always seems to throw us some surprises, so will 2025 be more of the same?

In terms of outside players, I think Linda Noskova (WTA 30) is a future slam winner, Australia have a couple of exciting young players in Emerson Jones (WTA 206) and Maya Joint (WTA 50) who could make headlines. But personally I think everyone would be happy is Ons Jabeur (WTA 59) could get out of her current funk and lift the Wimbledon title.

Of the big three, Sabalenka definitely has the best chance of winning with the other two more suited to clay. Outside of her, Rybakina, while not currently in the best of form, has the weapons to dominate on the grass, but the number of high-quality grass court players in the women’s game is sparse.

I would like to think that Mirra Andreeva has a really good chance of putting in a good showing. The young Russian has come on leaps and bounds in the last year, and with her vast doubles experience, I can see her being a serious contender.

British success at the British Slam?

The question on everyone’s lips every time Wimbledon rolls around is: Will a British player lift the title? Well, the rankings say we have a serious chance.

Jack Draper has had an astonishing 2025. Success across the tour has seen Draper rise to 4th in the world rankings, meaning he should get a favourable draw, which could see him through to the semi-finals. Draper can win slams, but I’m not sure he is ready to win on grass. While he picked up a title in Stuttgart last year, I’m still not convinced his game is consistent enough for the grass at Wimbledon.

How about the ladies? Well, as we discussed, the Wimbledon ladies title has been incredibly open the last two years. Britain has two potential champions in my eyes, with both Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter having big enough games to triumph.

With former Grand Slam-winning experience and looking like she can compete with the best again, Raducanu will have fans on the edge of their seats throughout, and I wonder if she might just surprise people again.