Wimbledon, the year’s third Grand Slam, is just a couple of weeks away. American women are on an impressive streak this year capturing both of the year’s Grand Slams. Madison Keys won the Australian Open. Coco Gauff won the French Open.
The American men are riding their own successful tide. Three will be in the Top 10 when the new ATP rankings come out on Monday. Taylor Fritz is 5th, Tommy Paul is 8th, and Ben Shelton is 10th. (s Tiafoe is also in range at 13th).
Both the women and men have endured a dry spell at Wimbledon. Serena Williams won in 2016, and Pete Sampras won in 2000.
Will an American woman be crowned a Wimbledon singles champion in 2025?
The women have not had a finalist since Serena Williams in 2019; however, there is plenty of talent and momentum with Amanda Anisimova, Danielle Collins, Emma Navarro, and Sofia Kenin who is the 2020 Australian Open champion.
Aryna Sabalenka has been shut out of the both Grand Slams this year, and her game translates well on grass. Sabalenka and Gauff should be considered the frontrunners to win.
However, Wimbledon is the tournament where a player comes out of seemingly nowhere to win the title evidenced by Elena Rybakina, Marketa Vondrousova, and Barbora Krejcikova’s wins in recent years.
Can An American man finally break the streak at Wimbledon in 2025?
American men have been shut out of Grand Slam titles for a generation, and everyone gets tired of recounting the fact that Andy Roddick is the last one to win a Grand Slam in 2003 (US Open).
Could this finally be the year for an American man to break through?
Anything is possible; however, if the French Open taught us nothing else, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are currently playing at a level higher than the rest of the field so if an American man is to win, he will have to go through at least one (or both) of these players to win the title. Never say never, but that is a tall order.
