The showpiece tournament of the tennis year is upon us, with the storylines about to be written at Wimbledon set to resonate around the sporting world.
Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova are the defending champions after their thrilling victories a year ago, but who will stand proud on Centre Court as the king and queen of grass court tennis at the end of the two weeks of drama?
Here are your All Court Tennis Club predictions for Wimbledon 2025.
CARLOS THE KING
Can anyone stop Carlos Alcaraz?
Spanish players historically struggle on grass courts, but Alcaraz is already piecing together a career on the surface that is putting him alongside the all-time greats.
His stunning record of 29 victories from the 32 matches he has played on grass gives him a win percentage of 91 per-cent, which is better than anyone in the history of the men’s game.
Alcaraz’s impressive win at the Queen’s Club warm-up event came just two weeks after his epic win against world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the French Open final at Roland Garros, with his transition to grass courts so impressive.
Still only 22, Alcaraz is the shining star of the men’s game and if he can win a third successive Wimbledon title, he will be joining the ranks of the greats to win a hat-trick of All England Club crowns that includes Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and Bjorn Borg.
Verdict: Sinner will be Alcaraz’s biggest threat, but Carlos has a big chance to retain his crown.
WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT MYSTERY
The biggest names in women’s tennis tend to step forward to lift the Grand Slam titles, but Wimbledon has been an exception to that rule in recent years.
Krejcikova’s Centre Court triumph last July was a major shock and Marketa Vondrousova’s win a year earlier was equally unexpected.
It seems unlikely that lightning will strike for a third time with another shock winner and it feels like the moment should have come for world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka to win her first Grand Slam title of 2025.
After losing in the final of the Australian Open and in a thrilling French Open final against Coco Gauff at Roland Garros at the start of June, Sabalenka has arrived at Wimbledon eager to get over the finish line and win her first title at the All England Club.
She has a power-packed game that should thrive on grass, but has not got past the semi-finals at Wimbledon and will want to improve on that record.
Verdict: Sabalenka deserves to be the pre-tournament favourite, but her recent Grand Slam final defeats have left a mark and the time has come for her to get over the winning line.
THE CONTENDERS
Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic will be eager to end Carlos Alcaraz’s stunning run of success at Wimbledon.
Sinner’s best run at the All England Club came as he reached the semi-finals in 2023, yet he is a different player now and will fancy his chances of knocking Alcaraz off his Wimbledon perch.
The world No.1 won a tournament on grass in Halle last year and if he can move into top gear at the back end of the tournament, even Alcaraz will struggle to stop him.
Djokovic is the wildcard in this year’s men’s tournament.
The seven-time champion is not the force he once was at the age of 38, but he is desperate to land one more Grand Slam title to take his total to 25 and move past Margaret Court as the player who has the most major titles.
In the women’s draw, Coco Gauff will be eager to build moment after her thrilling French Open win and she has shown flashes of brilliance on grass courts without coming close to lifting the title.
Verdict: Sinner should get to the final against Alcaraz, while Djokovic needs Sinner and Alcaraz to trip up if he is to have a chance. Gauff is the second favourite in the women’s draw, but she has questions to answer on grass.
IGA AND EMMA IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Iga Swiatek’s tennis world has collapsed in recent months, with the five-time Grand Slam champion dethroned on her favourite court at Roland Garros last month and now she is arriving any Wimbledon with limited expectations.
Her ranking has dropped to No.8 and as grass is a surface she has failed to master, with her best showing at Wimbledon coming in 2023 with a run to the quarter-finals.
There will also be a huge spotlight shining on Britain’s Emma Raducanu, with her huge profile in Britain ensuring this is always a time of the year when the media train their lenses on the 2021 US Open champion.
Raducanu is heading into Wimbledon nursing a worrying back injury that forced her to pull out of a tournament in Berlin last week and that will ensure her time at the All England Club will be brief.
Verdict: Swiatek and Raducanu both look vulnerable and will do well to make it through to the second week at Wimbledon.