Wimbledon 2025 awaits 'dark horses'

This is because in the context of many veteran tennis players like Djokovic and Medvedev increasingly declining, young talents are strongly rising in the men's singles event.

Coco Gauff aims to conquer Wimbledon - Photo: REUTERS

What to expect in men's singles?

The most promising is American talent Ben Shelton. At Roland Garros, the 22-year-old American is only seeded number 13.

But by Wimbledon, Ben Shelton had broken into the top 10. This was a well-deserved reward for Shelton's consistent form throughout the year. Although he didn't win any major titles, Shelton played consistently, always going far in ATP tournaments from 500 to 1000.

However, like most American players, grass is not Shelton’s forte. He has never won a title on grass. At Wimbledon, his best result to date is reaching the fourth round (while he has reached the semi-finals of two hard-court tournaments, the US Open and the Australian Open). Improving his form on grass would be a sign of real progress for the American hope.

The Americans have plenty of players to look up to. But the Brits have even more hope for the title than Jack Draer, a 23-year-old who has been making rapid progress over the past year. Last year, Draer was seeded 28th. This year, he has broken into the top four after beating a host of big names.

But like Shelton, Draper is not a natural on grass. The 23-year-old's best result at Wimbledon so far has been the second round. However, the British still have high hopes for Draper. Since Andy Murray, British tennis has had a name in the top 4 of the men's singles.

Coco Gauff is the number 1 candidate for the women's singles championship - Photo: Reuters

Women's singles are always exciting

Compared to the stability of men's singles tennis, the women's singles event at Grand Slam tournaments is the opposite, with new champions continuously appearing every year.

At Wimbledon this year, the top 8 seeds for women's singles include 3 players under the age of 22. The most prominent is obviously Coco Gauff - the reigning Roland Garros champion. The youngest is Mirra Andreeva - an 18-year-old Russian girl.

Gauff remains the favorite to win the tournament. The American is expected to be the heir to Serena Williams' throne, having won two Grand Slams in her twenties. However, as mentioned above, American players have always had problems on grass courts. Accordingly, Gauff's best result at Wimbledon was only reaching the fourth round.

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the top 8 seeds is Iga Swiatek - who held the world No. 1 position for a very long time 2 years ago. This Polish female tennis player has played extremely poorly in the past year. And when coming to Wimbledon, Swiatek's hope is even smaller because grass is also her weakness.

Wimbledon promises to have a big surprise in the women's singles, because the current world top has no one who is good at this surface. Sabalenka has reached the finals of all the other Grand Slam tournaments, except Wimbledon. The former Wimbledon champion in the top group is Elena Rybakina - a girl from Kazakhstan who has significantly declined in form over the past year.

The 2025 Wimbledon tennis tournament officially opened on June 30. And compared to Roland Garros (French Open) which took place 1 month earlier, Wimbledon had quite a few changes in the seed rankings.

HUY DANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/wimbledon-2025-cho-don-nhung-ngua-o-20250701094352454.htm