Wimbledon 2025: how might the careers of likely winners fare during the rest of the year?

Wimbledon is one of the major Grand Slam events in tennis and an iconic part of the sport. It’s well underway in 2025 and showing just why so many people love to watch it. As the rounds go on, we’re starting to see a few top players emerge as likely winners.

But who are they, and how might their careers fare over the rest of the year?

Alcaraz won Wimbledon in 2024 and seems set to make a serious attempt at defending his crown in 2025. As the latest sports betting odds show, he is favoured by many to do this and leads the pack of men who could taste success in London this year.

He’s been in pretty impressive form so far in his opening games and shown good mental resilience to navigate some tricky moments. His most recent clash was against Andrey Rublev and he clinched a 3-1 win – despite losing the opening set.

But how might the Spaniard’s career fare over the rest of 2025? After winning in 2024, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him playing in the China Open and he will be in the groove to do well again after warming up at Wimbledon.

The US Open at the end of August also warrants a mention and he also remains a threat there. However, last year’s event saw him suffer a shock second round defeat and he will be keen to avoid this again. If he can come into it fit and use his power to maximum effect on hard courts, then he should do well in 2025.

Sinner’s dominant 2024 showed just what a fantastic young talent he is. This is in evidence again at Wimbledon 2025 and he looks set to make a serious push to take the crown from Alcaraz.

The Italian’s hot form looks likely to set him up for a strong rest of the year. You would imagine that this all starts with a return to the Cincinnati Open to defend the title he won in 2024. He looked well suited to the courts there last time out and is playing well enough in 2025 to excel once more.

Sinner won the US Open in 2024 and this means another title win at Flushing Meadows could be on the cards. As with all top players, Davis Cup tennis is ever-present and you would expect Sinner to be involved with this in the rest of 2025.

Wimbledon 2025 has seen lots of shock results and plenty of seeds falling. Despite this, Sabalenka has stood firm and looked impressive so far. This makes her a likely winner on the women’s side of the game and someone who’s looking in great form currently.

Her career for the rest of the year should benefit from the confidence that a deep run at Wimbledon will bring. You would tip her to do well in the US Open, and her title win at this event in 2024 shows that she likes playing in this competition. The harder courts at Flushing Meadows certainly seem well suited to her power game.

Look out for her at the WTA Finals in Riyadh come the end of the year. This was an event she reached the semi-finals in during 2024 and it’s likely that she’ll be targeting another strong performance here.

The Russian-born player has been a top pro on the WTA tour for many years and is going strong still in 2025. Another player with masses of power and experience, she’s through to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon after beating British player Sonay Kartal in the round of 16.

But where could her career head after Wimbledon this year? As with the other players on our list, a trip to the US Open is the most obvious thing to focus on. An early exit in 2024 was not ideal but was against the force that is Iga Świątek.

An injury-free and confidence-boosting Wimbledon 2025 combined with a kinder draw could see Pavlyuchenkova do better in Flushing Meadows this time around.

It wouldn’t be a surprise to see her turn up at the Cincinnati Open after Wimbledon. She reached the quarters at this event in 2024 and will surely see it as an ideal way to get ready for the hard-court action at the US Open.

Wimbledon 2025 is taking place right now and is serving up a feast of top-class tennis action to savour. Although predicting who will win is tough, the players listed above seem in with the best shout. Once the courts are covered up in London, these players look set for a busy time during the rest of the year.