Even with the dust barely settled on the 2024 Slam season, let’s take a look at how next year could play out. While we still have the ATP and WTA finals to come, 2025 is shaping up to be as competitive and unpredictable as ever.
It could be the year that we see youngsters such as Mirra Andreeva break through on the women’s side, with familiar favorites Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina pushing for titles, and Jessica Pegula, Qinwen Zheng, Jasmine Paolini and Ons Jabeur pushing that top group. How we’d love to see a run from Naomi Osaka, too.
On the men’s side, of course there is Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev, but there’s also Rafael Nadal working in the shadows, looking for one last hurrah. Then there are the players such as Andrey Rublev, Grigor Dimitrov, Casper Ruud and Holger Rune who have been knocking on the door, and breakthrough stars like Jack Draper looking for their first Slams.
So, who will win what next year? Here’s a crack at how things may play out in 2025.
Australian Open
When: January 12-26
Where: Melbourne, Australia
Defending champions: Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka
Men’s winner in 2025: Novak Djokovic
For only the second time since 2010, Djokovic did not win a Grand Slam in 2024. While he achieved a career goal in winning Olympic gold, it was jarring to see him miss out on a major title. But he’s far from done. It seems there’s a fire still burning in him, and he’ll want to keep the youngsters at bay. Djokovic has looked frustrated at times, saying his US Open was the some of the “worst” tennis he’s played, but he’ll be back in Melbourne to win a record-extending 11th title there.
Women’s winner in 2025: Aryna Sabalenka
After the US Open victory on Saturday, Sabalenka is looking like the dominant force on this surface. She’s playing brilliant tennis and could’ve added to her Slam tally in 2024 had it not been for the illness she experienced in Paris, and then the shoulder injury ahead of Wimbledon. So, taking those two out, her record reads two Slams, two victories. Not bad.
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