With the French Open coming to a close, the grass-court season now takes center stage on the tennis calendar. From Stuttgart to ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Eastbourne to Halle, players will take their talents around Europe in preparation for Wimbledon — the season’s second Grand Slam.
Although there are three weeks to go before Wimbledon begins, we already know that Carlos Alcaraz will not be participating. Alcaraz, who also missed the French Open, announced his withdrawal last month as he continues to deal with a wrist injury. That leaves world No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner as an overwhelming favorite to take the men’s singles title at the All-England Club. Aryna Sabalenka is favored on the women’s side, albeit by relatively small margins ahead of Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, and French Open champ Mirra Andreeva.
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Sinner, Swiatek look to defend Wimbledon titles
Alcaraz stood in Sinner’s way of the Wimbledon trophy last summer, but the Italian prevailed over his arch rival in a four-set final. Fast forward 12 months and Alcaraz — the winner at the All-England Club in 2023 and 2024 — is out of the picture. That leaves 39-year-old Novak Djokovic and French Open champion Alexander Zverev as Sinner’s top challengers in London.
Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Jakub Mensik, Matteo Berrettini, and Joao Fonseca could also be in the mix.
Sinner’s early exit from Roland Garros notwithstanding, the Italian remains a dominant force in the men’s game. For the women, though, it is a much different story. Swiatek, Sabalenka, Rybakina, Andreeva, Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova, and others have a very realistic chance of lifting the trophy. It’s pretty much wide open.
Zverev, Andreeva have momentum after Roland Garros
Although grass may be very different compared to clay, momentum is a very real thing in tennis and can carry over from one surface to another. Zverev and Andreeva have plenty of it after triumphing in Paris this past weekend. Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli in the men’s singles final, while Andreeva got the best of qualifier Maja Chwalinska to lift the women’s trophy.
Wimbledon is the only major at which Zverev has never reached the final. Andreeva reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals as an 18-year-old last summer.