The 2025 Wimbledon Championships are underway, and there have already been a plethora of shock results at the All-England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club.
Numerous seeds have been knocked out in the early rounds of the third Grand Slam of the season, although the top-ranked players in the men’s and women’s singles have survived.
Fans have been thrilled by the action over the first few days, and the demand for Wimbledon tickets on Seatsnet.com is guaranteed to increase as the tournament progresses.
Read on as we look at the latest state of play at Wimbledon and assess which players are most likely to emerge victorious in the men’s and women’s singles tournaments.
Wimbledon 2025 – Men’s singles – Top 16 seeds
- Jannik Sinner
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Alexander Zverev – first round defeat to Arthur Rinderknech – 6-7, 7-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6
- Jack Draper
- Taylor Fritz
- Novak Djokovic
- Lorenzo Musetti – first round defeat to Nikoloz Basilashvili – 2-6, 6-4, 5-7, 1-6
- Holger Rune – first round defeat to Nicolas Jarry – 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 4-6
- Daniil Medvedev – first round defeat to Benjamin Bonzi – 6-7, 6-3, 6-7, 2-6
- Ben Shelton
- Alex de Minaur
- Frances Tiafoe – second round defeat to Cameron Norrie – 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 5-7
- Tommy Paul
- Andrey Rublev
- Jakub Mensik
- Francisco Cerundolo – first round defeat to Nuno Borges, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 0-6
Wimbledon 2025 – Men’s singles – Outright betting
- Carlos Alcaraz – 6/5
- Jannik Sinner – 7/4
- Novak Djokovic – 13/2
- Jack Draper – 12/1
- Taylor Fritz – 20/1
- Joao Fonseca – 50/1
- Alex De Minaur – 66/1
- Ben Shelton – 100/1
- Jakub Mensik – 100/1
- Andrey Rublev – 200/1
- Cameron Norrie – 200/1
- Tommy Paul – 200/1
- Bar – 225/1
Wimbledon 2025 – Men’s singles –Alcaraz & Sinner on course for epic showdown
Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz breezed into the third round courtesy of a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Oliver Tarvet on Centre Court.
Progressing in straight sets was a relief for Alcaraz, who was taken to a decider by Italian veteran Fabio Fognini in his opening match.
The Spaniard will fancy his chances of making another deep run at Wimbledon, having won the men’s singles title in each of the last two years.
His most likely opponent in the final is Jannik Sinner, who cruised into the second round after beating Luca Nardi 6-4, 6-3, 6-0.
The top two seeds have won the last six Grand Slams between them, and it would be a brave move to back any other players to topple them at Wimbledon.
Sinner returned to competitive tennis at the Italian Open in May after serving a three-month suspension for a doping violation.
Many critics feel the ban was lenient, and the crowd at the All-England Club gave the Italian player a lukewarm reception throughout his opening match.
However, he is undoubtedly the biggest threat to Alcaraz’s hopes of winning a sixth career Grand Slam and his third in a row at Wimbledon.
Jack Draper, Taylor Fritz and Novak Djokovic could be dangerous, but the top two seeds are fancied to contest the final on Sunday, July 13.
Wimbledon 2025 – Women’s singles – Top 16 seeds
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff – first round defeat to Dayana Yastremska – 6-7 1-6
- Jessica Pegula – first round defeat to Elisabetta Cocciaretto – 2-6, 3-6
- Jasmine Paolini – second round defeat to Kamilla Rakhimova – 6-4, 4-6, 4-6
- Qinwen Zheng – first round defeat to Katerina Siniakova – 5-7, 6-4, 1-6
- Madison Keys
- Mirra Andreeva
- Iga Swiatek
- Paula Badosa – first round defeat to Katie Boulter – 2-6, 6-3, 4-6
- Emma Navarro
- Elena Rybakina
- Diana Shnaider – second round defeat to Diane Parry – 4-6, 1-6
- Amanda Anisimova
- Elina Svitolina
- Karolina Muchova – first round defeat to Xinyu Wang – 5-7, 2-6
- Daria Kasatkina
Wimbledon 2025 – Women’s singles – Outright betting
- Aryna Sabalenka – 2/1
- Elena Rybakina – 9/2
- Iga Swiatek – 13/2
- Madison Keys – 10/1
- Amanda Anisimova – 12/1
- Mirra Andreeva – 12/1
- Emma Raducanu – 18/1
- Naomi Osaka – 25/1
- Emma Navarro – 28/1
- Elina Svitolina – 33/1
- Ekaterina Alexandrova – 40/1
- Xinyu Wang – 40/1
- Bar – 50/1
Wimbledon 2025 – Women’s singles – Sabalenka will never have a better chance of success
Six of the top 16 seeds have fallen by the wayside in the men’s singles, while seven of the top 16 have exited the women’s tournament.
With only Aryna Sabalenka remaining out of the top five seeds, she will never have a better chance of breaking her duck at the All-England Club.
The Belarusian won the Australian Open and United States Open in 2024, but has never progressed beyond the semi-finals at Wimbledon.
The 27-year-old was defeated in the finals of both Grand Slams this year, losing to Madison Keys at the Australian Open and Coco Gauff at the French Open.
Sabalenka will face Emma Raducanu in the third round. The 2021 US Open winner has looked in good nick up to this point and could give Sabalenka plenty to think about.
Elena Rybakina is rated as the biggest threat to Sabalenka by the bookmakers, and she could be the value bet to overcome the world number one.
The 2022 Wimbledon champion swatted aside Elina Avanesyan in her opening match and looks set to make another deep run in the tournament.
She reached the quarter-finals in 2023 and followed up with a semi-final appearance last year, highlighting her affinity for a grass court surface.
With plenty of top seeds already eliminated from the women’s singles, the path could be clear for Rybakina to make more headlines at Wimbledon.
