Tennis | A first look at Wimbledon 2025

It's to have a first look at the 2025 edition of one of London's biggest sporting events

The Wimbledon tennis tournament takes place annually and is of the four majors whilst being the only one played on a grass surface. 

Author - Liam C

Throwback to 2024

Carlos Alcaraz from Spain managed to retained his men's singles title after defeating Novak Djokovic 3-0 (6-2, 6-2, 7-6) in the final.  In the Ladies event, 

Barbora Krejcikova won her first Wimbledon title after defeating Italy's Jasmine Paolini 2-1 (6-2, 2-6, 6-4) in the final.

The men and women to watch out for

Carlos Alcaraz 

The obvious one to look at first, being the winner of the Championship in 2024 and 2023. The tennis world is Alcaraz's oyster it seems, as he now has four Grand Slam titles in total. Aside from being a two-times Wimbledon champ, he's also won the French Open and the US Open.

Iga Swiatek

Since her meteoric rise, the world number 1 has dominated the WTA tour, establishing herself as a force to be reckoned with. At 2024's Wimbledon, she only made it to the third round and will surely be looking at reaching the final stages.

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Novak Djokovic

Despite losing the final last year, there is no doubt that the world number 2 will enter the All England Club in next July as one of the top contenders to reclaim his title.

Aryna Sabalenka

The current world number three, Aryna Sabalenka is one to have on your radar. She had to drop out of Wimbledon 2024 due to a shoulder injury, but will hope to be back on form for 2025. It wouldn't surprise us if she made into the semi-finals.

British chances 

Andy Murray's two titles could easily be described as two of the moments in British sporting history. The sheer relief when Andy won the competition in 2013, for the first time, will go down in history. Now looking at 2025, will any men of women follow in Andy's footsteps?

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Emma Radacanu is obvious option for this British success. She has tasted some success at the highest level with success at the US Open in 2021 and is probably the one that has the mentality to perform when the pressure increases.