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Wimbledon: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, No. 2 Coco Gauff and Madison Keys lead the women's field
Aryna Sabalenka Seeding: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Belarus Age: 27 2025 Record: 42-8 2025 Titles: 3 Career Titles: 20 Grand Slam Titles: 3 — Australian Open (2: 2023, 2024), U.S. Open (1: 2024) Last 5 Wimbledons: 2024-Did Not Play, 2023-Lost in Semifinals, 2022-DNP, 2021-SF, 2019-1st Aces: Reached the semifinals the last two times she played at Wimbledon but missed the tournament last year because of a shoulder injury and in 2022 when all players from Belarus and Russia were banned from the event because of the invasion of Ukraine. ... Was the runner-up at each of the season's first two majors, the Australian Open and French Open. ... Replaced Iga Swiatek at No. 1 late last season. She Said It: 'That was just completely unprofessional of me. I let my emotions get the better of me. I absolutely regret what I said back then.' — On her comments after losing to Coco Gauff in the French Open final. Coco Gauff Seeding: 2 Career-Best Ranking: 2 Country: United States Age: 21 2025 Record: 31-9 2025 Titles: 1 Career Titles: 10 Grand Slam Titles: 2 — French Open (2025), U.S. Open (2023) Last 5 Wimbledons: 2024-4th, 2023-1st, 2022-3rd, 2021-4th, 2019-4th Aces: Coming off claiming her second Grand Slam title at the French Open on red clay. ... Wimbledon was the scene of her breakthrough at age 15 — she qualified for the main draw, beat Venus Williams in the first round, then made it to the fourth round — but it's now the only major where Gauff hasn't reached at least the semifinals. She's never been past the fourth round in five appearances. ... Started her own management firm, Coco Gauff Enterprises. She Said It: 'It wasn't pretty, but it got the job done, and that's all that matters.' — On the final in Paris. Odds Are: +600 Jasmine Paolini Seeding: 4 Career-Best Ranking: 4 Country: Italy Age: 29 2025 Record: 25-10 (Entering Bad Homburg Tournament) 2025 Titles: 1 Career Titles: 3 Grand Slam Titles: Zero — Best: Runner-Up, Wimbledon (2024), French Open (2024) Last 5 Wimbledons: 2024-Runner-Up, 2023-1st, 2022-1st, 2021-1st, 2019-DNP Aces: Had been 0-3 for her career at the All England Club until last year's run to the final, which followed a runner-up showing at the French Open. ... Each of her initial 16 Grand Slam appearances resulted in losses in the first or second round until her 2024 breakthroughs. ... Won the French Open doubles title this year and the Olympic doubles gold last year, both with Sara Errani. She Said It: 'I don't know what to dream right now. Today I was dreaming (of holding) the trophy, but it didn't (go) well.' — After losing last year's Wimbledon final. Madison Keys Seeding: 6 Career-Best Ranking: 5 Country: United States Age: 30 2025 Record: 30-9 2025 Titles: 2 Career Titles: 10 Grand Slam Titles: 1 — Australian Open (2025) Last 5 Wimbledons: 2024-4th, 2023-QF, 2022-DNP, 2021-4th, 2019-2nd Aces: Captured her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January, upsetting No. 2 Iga Swiatek in the semifinals and No. 1 Sabalenka in the final. ... Big serve and powerful forehand would seem to suit the grass at Wimbledon, but that's the only major tournament where Keys hasn't been past the quarterfinals. She Said It: 'Being able to separate a need from a want and be able to actually get it, feels so amazing, because I feel like if I had won one when I felt like I needed it, I don't know if I would have been able to actually appreciate it and have the same kind of perspective around it.' — On winning her first Grand Slam trophy. Odds Are: +1200 Iga Swiatek Seeding: 8 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Poland Age: 24 2025 Record: 32-10 (Entering Bad Homburg tournament) 2025 Titles: Zero Career Titles: 22 Grand Slam Titles: 5 — French Open (4: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024), U.S. Open (1: 2022) Last 5 Wimbledons: 2024-3rd, 2023-QF, 2022-3rd, 2021-4th, 2019-1st Aces: Hasn't reached a final at any tournament in more than a year. ... Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament where she hasn't reached at least the semifinals. ... Accepted a one-month suspension last November after testing positive for a banned substance she said came from a contaminated supplement. She Said It: 'Any of us can win these tournaments. We kind of start every tournament from the beginning. So I'm just going to try to do my job and focus on just getting progress and learning new stuff on grass.' — After her 26-match French Open winning streak ended in the semifinals. Barbora Krejcikova Seeding: 17 Career-Best Ranking: 2 Country: Czech Republic Age: 29 2025 Record: 1-3 (Entering Eastbourne tournament) 2025 Titles: Zero Career Titles: 8 Grand Slam Titles: 2 — Wimbledon (1: 2024), French Open (1: 2021) Last 5 Wimbledons: 2024-Won Championship, 2023-2nd, 2022-3rd, 2021-4th, 2019-DNP Aces: Has not played much at all in 2025 while dealing with an injured lower back and withdrew from a grass-court event at Eastbourne on Thursday because of a right thigh issue. ... Is a skilled doubles player who won a career Grand Slam and an Olympic gold medal in women's doubles alongside Katerina Siniakova. She Said It: "Who knows what I'm capable of? For me, the most important thing is to enjoy the journey." — After winning Wimbledon a year ago. ___
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Business Standard
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Business Standard
Sabalenka to Paolini: 6 women's tennis players to watch at French Open 2025
As the French Open 2025 will kick-off on Sunday, the women's draw features an intriguing mix of dominance, redemption, and rising stars. While Aryna Sabalenka has been in commanding form this year, with a 34-6 record and three titles, USA's Coco Gauff enters Roland-Garros after a season of highs and lows. Meanwhile, Jasmine Paolini shocked the tennis world last year by reaching the finals of both the French Open and Wimbledon. This season, she made history by winning Rome and has grown in both confidence and maturity. As she puts it, 'I believe more in myself.' Moreover, Iga Swiatek, a four-time French Open winner, hasn't lifted a trophy since last year's triumph in Paris. Though her form has dipped and she served a suspension in November, she remains undefeated in Grand Slam finals. Seeding: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Belarus Age: 27 2025 Record: 34-6 2025 Titles: 3 Career Titles: 20 Grand Slam Titles: 3 Australian Open (2: 2023, 2024), U.S. Open (1: 2024) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-Lost in Quarterfinals, 2023-SF, 2022-3rd, 2021-3rd, 2020-3rd Sabalenka achievements Was the runner-up at the Australian Open in January. She's the first woman since Serena Williams in 2013 to win the titles on hard courts at Miami and clay courts in Madrid in the same season. Was 6-0 against opponents ranked in the top 10 winning every set, too in 2025 until losing to Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in Rome this month. Replaced Iga Swiatek at No. 1 late last season. Sabalenka's top quote:"It's trophy or nothing. Nobody remembers the finalist, you know? Nobody puts next to the winner, (the) finalist's name. I mean, at this point, I go for titles." Coco Gauff 2. Coco Gauff Seeding: 2 Career-Best Ranking: 2 Country: United States Age: 21 2025 Record: 24-8 2025 Titles: 1 Career Titles: 10 Grand Slam Titles: 1 U.S. Open (2023) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-SF, 2023-QF, 2022-Runner-Up, 2021-QF, 2020-2nd Coco Gauff's achievements Produced a 6-1, 6-1 win over Swiatek en route to reaching the final at the Italian Open, showing how good she can be on clay, but has had an up-and-down season overall. Closed 2024 by winning the WTA Finals for the first time, her biggest title since the 2023 U.S. Open. Has won a Grand Slam championship in doubles last year at the French Open to go alongside her major singles triumph in New York. Started her own management firm, Coco Gauff Enterprises. Gauff's quote:"You can't miss a bunch of tournaments just to practice. I mean, you can, but I didn't want to do that. ... So I just decided to be willing to accept the losses and wins while working on things." Jasmine Paolini. Photo: Instagram 3. Jasmine Paolini Seeding: 4 Career-Best Ranking: 4 Country: Italy Age: 29 2025 Record: 22-8 2025 Titles: 1 Career Titles: 3 Grand Slam Titles: Zero Best: Runner-Up, French Open (2024), Wimbledon (2024) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-RU, 2023-2nd, 2022-1st, 2021-2nd, 2020-2nd Paolini's achievements First woman from Italy to win the title in Rome in 40 years. Was 3-5 at the French Open for her career, never making it past the second round, until last year's breakthrough run to the final. Then she followed that up by getting to the Wimbledon final, too. Each of her initial 16 Grand Slam appearances resulted in losses in the first or second round. Last season, paired with Sara Errani to win gold for Italy in doubles at the Paris Olympics and helped the country win the Billie Jean King Cup. Paolini's quote:"I grew up as a player, but also, as a person, I think I'm more mature. I believe more in myself than three, four years ago." Iga Swiatek French Open 2024 Women's Singles winner. Photo: X 4. Iga Swiatek Seeding: 5 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Poland Age: 23 (Turns 24 on May 31) 2025 Record: 27-9 2025 Titles: Zero Career Titles: 22 Grand Slam Titles: 5 French Open (4: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024), U.S. Open (1: 2022) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-Won Championship, 2023-W, 2022-W, 2021-QF, 2020-W Iga Swiatek's achievements Not only hasn't she won a title since last year's French Open, Swiatek hasn't even reached another final in that span. Out of the top two in the rankings for the first time since July 2022. Accepted a one-month suspension in November after testing positive for a banned substance she said came from a contaminated supplement. 5-0 in Grand Slam finals. Swiatek's quote: "On a tennis court, you kind of need to be ruthless." Mirra Andreeva. Photo: Instagram 5. Mirra Andreeva Seeding: 6 Career-Best Ranking: 6 Country: Russia Age: 18 2025 Record: 27-7 2025 Titles: 2 Career Titles: 3 Grand Slam Titles: Zero Best: Semifinals, French Open (2024) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-SF, 2023-3rd, 2022-Did Not Play, 2021-DNP, 2020-DNP Andreeva's achievements Announced herself as a leading player by winning Masters 1000 titles at Dubai and Indian Wells this year. She beat Swiatek in the semifinals and Sabalenka in the final at the latter to become the event's youngest champion since Williams in 1999. This will be just her ninth Grand Slam appearance; got to the semifinals in Paris a year ago. Won a 2024 Olympic gold medal in doubles. Coached by 1994 Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez. 6. Madison Keys Seeding: 7 Career-Best Ranking: 5 Country: United States Age: 30 2025 Record: 23-5 2025 Titles: 2 Career Titles: 10 Grand Slam Titles: 1 Australian Open (2025) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-3rd, 2023-2nd, 2022-4th, 2021-3rd, 2020-1st Madison Keys' achievements: Captured her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January, upsetting No. 2 Swiatek in the semifinals and No. 1 Sabalenka in the final. Said some of the credit went to a new mindset in which she no longer felt the need to win a major to consider her career successful. Also credited a racket change last season. Her best French Open showings: semifinals in 2018, quarterfinals in 2019.
Hamilton Spectator
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
French Open 2025: 4-time champ Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff lead the women's field
PARIS (AP) — Here is a look at some of the top women at the French Open, which starts at Roland-Garros on Sunday, with money-line odds via BetMGM Sportsbook: Aryna Sabalenka Seeding: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Belarus Age: 27 2025 Record: 34-6 2025 Titles: 3 Career Titles: 20 Grand Slam Titles: 3 — Australian Open (2: 2023, 2024), U.S. Open (1: 2024) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-Lost in Quarterfinals, 2023-SF, 2022-3rd, 2021-3rd, 2020-3rd Aces: Was the runner-up at the Australian Open in January. ... She's the first woman since Serena Williams in 2013 to win the titles on hard courts at Miami and clay courts in Madrid in the same season. ... Was 6-0 against opponents ranked in the top 10 — winning every set, too — in 2025 until losing to Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in Rome this month. ... Replaced Iga Swiatek at No. 1 late last season. She Said It: 'It's trophy or nothing. Nobody remembers the finalist, you know? Nobody puts next to the winner, (the) finalist's name. I mean, at this point, I go for titles.' Read All About It: Sabalenka came up just short of a third straight Australian Open title Odds Are: +275 Coco Gauff Seeding: 2 Career-Best Ranking: 2 Country: United States Age: 21 2025 Record: 24-8 2025 Titles: 1 Career Titles: 10 Grand Slam Titles: 1 — U.S. Open (2023) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-SF, 2023-QF, 2022-Runner-Up, 2021-QF, 2020-2nd Aces: Produced a 6-1, 6-1 win over Swiatek en route to reaching the final at the Italian Open, showing how good she can be on clay, but has had an up-and-down season overall. ... Closed 2024 by winning the WTA Finals for the first time, her biggest title since the 2023 U.S. Open. ... Has won a Grand Slam championship in doubles — last year at the French Open — to go alongside her major singles triumph in New York. ... Started her own management firm, Coco Gauff Enterprises. She Said It: 'You can't miss a bunch of tournaments just to practice. I mean, you can, but I didn't want to do that. ... So I just decided to be willing to accept the losses and wins while working on things.' Read All About It: Coco Gauff says: 'I just lost a couple of matches! I'm chillin'!' Odds Are: +500 Jasmine Paolini Seeding: 4 Career-Best Ranking: 4 Country: Italy Age: 29 2025 Record: 22-8 2025 Titles: 1 Career Titles: 3 Grand Slam Titles: Zero — Best: Runner-Up, French Open (2024), Wimbledon (2024) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-RU, 2023-2nd, 2022-1st, 2021-2nd, 2020-2nd Aces: First woman from Italy to win the title in Rome in 40 years. ... Was 3-5 at the French Open for her career, never making it past the second round, until last year's breakthrough run to the final. Then she followed that up by getting to the Wimbledon final, too. ... Each of her initial 16 Grand Slam appearances resulted in losses in the first or second round. ... Last season, paired with Sara Errani to win gold for Italy in doubles at the Paris Olympics and helped the country win the Billie Jean King Cup. She Said It: 'I grew up as a player, but also, as a person, I think I'm more mature. I believe more in myself than three, four years ago.' Read All About It: Jasmine Paolini leads Italy to the Billie Jean King Cup title Odds Are: +1200 Iga Swiatek Seeding: 5 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Poland Age: 23 (Turns 24 on May 31) 2025 Record: 27-9 2025 Titles: Zero Career Titles: 22 Grand Slam Titles: 5 — French Open (4: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024), U.S. Open (1: 2022) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-Won Championship, 2023-W, 2022-W, 2021-QF, 2020-W Aces: Not only hasn't she won a title since last year's French Open, Swiatek hasn't even reached another final in that span. ... Out of the top two in the rankings for the first time since July 2022. ... Accepted a one-month suspension in November after testing positive for a banned substance she said came from a contaminated supplement. ... 5-0 in Grand Slam finals. She Said It: 'On a tennis court, you kind of need to be ruthless.' Read All About It: Swiatek won her fifth Grand Slam title a year ago in Paris Odds Are: +350 Mirra Andreeva Seeding: 6 Career-Best Ranking: 6 Country: Russia Age: 18 2025 Record: 27-7 2025 Titles: 2 Career Titles: 3 Grand Slam Titles: Zero — Best: Semifinals, French Open (2024) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-SF, 2023-3rd, 2022-Did Not Play, 2021-DNP, 2020-DNP Aces: Announced herself as a leading player by winning Masters 1000 titles at Dubai and Indian Wells this year. She beat Swiatek in the semifinals and Sabalenka in the final at the latter to become the event's youngest champion since Williams in 1999. ... This will be just her ninth Grand Slam appearance; got to the semifinals in Paris a year ago. ... Won a 2024 Olympic gold medal in doubles. ... Coached by 1994 Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez. She Said It: 'I can see a bit of similarities with me and Martina Hingis.' Read All About It: Mirra Andreeva reaches her first major semifinal at just 17 Odds Are: +600 Madison Keys Seeding: 7 Career-Best Ranking: 5 Country: United States Age: 30 2025 Record: 23-5 2025 Titles: 2 Career Titles: 10 Grand Slam Titles: 1 — Australian Open (2025) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-3rd, 2023-2nd, 2022-4th, 2021-3rd, 2020-1st Aces: Captured her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January, upsetting No. 2 Swiatek in the semifinals and No. 1 Sabalenka in the final. ... Said some of the credit went to a new mindset in which she no longer felt the need to win a major to consider her career successful. Also credited a racket change last season. ... Her best French Open showings: semifinals in 2018, quarterfinals in 2019. She Said It: 'I finally got to the point where I was proud of myself and proud of my career, with or without a Grand Slam. I finally got to the point where I was OK if it didn't happen. ... Finally letting go of that kind of internal talk, that I had, just gave me the ability to actually go out and play some really good tennis.' Read All About It: Madison Keys told herself to be brave on the way to the Australian Open title Odds Are: +4000 ___ Howard Fendrich has been the AP's tennis writer since 2002. Find his stories here: . More AP tennis:
San Francisco Chronicle
22-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
French Open 2025: 4-time champ Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff lead the women's field
Seeding: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Belarus Age: 27 2025 Record: 34-6 2025 Titles: 3 Career Titles: 20 Grand Slam Titles: 3 — Australian Open (2: 2023, 2024), U.S. Open (1: 2024) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-Lost in Quarterfinals, 2023-SF, 2022-3rd, 2021-3rd, 2020-3rd Aces: Was the runner-up at the Australian Open in January. ... She's the first woman since Serena Williams in 2013 to win the titles on hard courts at Miami and clay courts in Madrid in the same season. ... Was 6-0 against opponents ranked in the top 10 — winning every set, too — in 2025 until losing to Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in Rome this month. ... Replaced Iga Swiatek at No. 1 late last season. Coco Gauff Seeding: 2 Career-Best Ranking: 2 Country: United States Age: 21 2025 Record: 24-8 2025 Titles: 1 Career Titles: 10 Grand Slam Titles: 1 — U.S. Open (2023) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-SF, 2023-QF, 2022-Runner-Up, 2021-QF, 2020-2nd Aces: Produced a 6-1, 6-1 win over Swiatek en route to reaching the final at the Italian Open, showing how good she can be on clay, but has had an up-and-down season overall. ... Closed 2024 by winning the WTA Finals for the first time, her biggest title since the 2023 U.S. Open. ... Has won a Grand Slam championship in doubles — last year at the French Open — to go alongside her major singles triumph in New York. ... Started her own management firm, Coco Gauff Enterprises. She Said It: 'You can't miss a bunch of tournaments just to practice. I mean, you can, but I didn't want to do that. ... So I just decided to be willing to accept the losses and wins while working on things.' Jasmine Paolini Seeding: 4 Career-Best Ranking: 4 Country: Italy Age: 29 2025 Record: 22-8 2025 Titles: 1 Career Titles: 3 Grand Slam Titles: Zero — Best: Runner-Up, French Open (2024), Wimbledon (2024) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-RU, 2023-2nd, 2022-1st, 2021-2nd, 2020-2nd Aces: First woman from Italy to win the title in Rome in 40 years. ... Was 3-5 at the French Open for her career, never making it past the second round, until last year's breakthrough run to the final. Then she followed that up by getting to the Wimbledon final, too. ... Each of her initial 16 Grand Slam appearances resulted in losses in the first or second round. ... Last season, paired with Sara Errani to win gold for Italy in doubles at the Paris Olympics and helped the country win the Billie Jean King Cup. She Said It: "I grew up as a player, but also, as a person, I think I'm more mature. I believe more in myself than three, four years ago." Odds Are: +1200 Iga Swiatek Seeding: 5 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Poland Age: 23 (Turns 24 on May 31) 2025 Record: 27-9 2025 Titles: Zero Career Titles: 22 Grand Slam Titles: 5 — French Open (4: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024), U.S. Open (1: 2022) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-Won Championship, 2023-W, 2022-W, 2021-QF, 2020-W Aces: Not only hasn't she won a title since last year's French Open, Swiatek hasn't even reached another final in that span. ... Out of the top two in the rankings for the first time since July 2022. ... Accepted a one-month suspension in November after testing positive for a banned substance she said came from a contaminated supplement. ... 5-0 in Grand Slam finals. She Said It: 'On a tennis court, you kind of need to be ruthless.' Odds Are: +350 Mirra Andreeva Seeding: 6 Career-Best Ranking: 6 Country: Russia Age: 18 2025 Record: 27-7 2025 Titles: 2 Career Titles: 3 Grand Slam Titles: Zero — Best: Semifinals, French Open (2024) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-SF, 2023-3rd, 2022-Did Not Play, 2021-DNP, 2020-DNP Aces: Announced herself as a leading player by winning Masters 1000 titles at Dubai and Indian Wells this year. She beat Swiatek in the semifinals and Sabalenka in the final at the latter to become the event's youngest champion since Williams in 1999. ... This will be just her ninth Grand Slam appearance; got to the semifinals in Paris a year ago. ... Won a 2024 Olympic gold medal in doubles. ... Coached by 1994 Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez. Madison Keys Seeding: 7 Career-Best Ranking: 5 Country: United States Age: 30 2025 Record: 23-5 2025 Titles: 2 Career Titles: 10 Grand Slam Titles: 1 — Australian Open (2025) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-3rd, 2023-2nd, 2022-4th, 2021-3rd, 2020-1st Aces: Captured her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January, upsetting No. 2 Swiatek in the semifinals and No. 1 Sabalenka in the final. ... Said some of the credit went to a new mindset in which she no longer felt the need to win a major to consider her career successful. Also credited a racket change last season. ... Her best French Open showings: semifinals in 2018, quarterfinals in 2019. She Said It: 'I finally got to the point where I was proud of myself and proud of my career, with or without a Grand Slam. I finally got to the point where I was OK if it didn't happen. ... Finally letting go of that kind of internal talk, that I had, just gave me the ability to actually go out and play some really good tennis.' ___
Winnipeg Free Press
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
French Open 2025: 4-time champ Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff lead the women's field
PARIS (AP) — Here is a look at some of the top women at the French Open, which starts at Roland-Garros on Sunday, with money-line odds via BetMGM Sportsbook: Aryna Sabalenka Seeding: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Belarus Age: 27 2025 Record: 34-6 2025 Titles: 3 Career Titles: 20 Grand Slam Titles: 3 — Australian Open (2: 2023, 2024), U.S. Open (1: 2024) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-Lost in Quarterfinals, 2023-SF, 2022-3rd, 2021-3rd, 2020-3rd Aces: Was the runner-up at the Australian Open in January. … She's the first woman since Serena Williams in 2013 to win the titles on hard courts at Miami and clay courts in Madrid in the same season. … Was 6-0 against opponents ranked in the top 10 — winning every set, too — in 2025 until losing to Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in Rome this month. … Replaced Iga Swiatek at No. 1 late last season. She Said It: 'It's trophy or nothing. Nobody remembers the finalist, you know? Nobody puts next to the winner, (the) finalist's name. I mean, at this point, I go for titles.' Read All About It: Sabalenka came up just short of a third straight Australian Open title Odds Are: +275 Coco Gauff Seeding: 2 Career-Best Ranking: 2 Country: United States Age: 21 2025 Record: 24-8 2025 Titles: 1 Career Titles: 10 Grand Slam Titles: 1 — U.S. Open (2023) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-SF, 2023-QF, 2022-Runner-Up, 2021-QF, 2020-2nd Aces: Produced a 6-1, 6-1 win over Swiatek en route to reaching the final at the Italian Open, showing how good she can be on clay, but has had an up-and-down season overall. … Closed 2024 by winning the WTA Finals for the first time, her biggest title since the 2023 U.S. Open. … Has won a Grand Slam championship in doubles — last year at the French Open — to go alongside her major singles triumph in New York. … Started her own management firm, Coco Gauff Enterprises. She Said It: 'You can't miss a bunch of tournaments just to practice. I mean, you can, but I didn't want to do that. … So I just decided to be willing to accept the losses and wins while working on things.' Read All About It: Coco Gauff says: 'I just lost a couple of matches! I'm chillin'!' Odds Are: +500 Jasmine Paolini Seeding: 4 Career-Best Ranking: 4 Country: Italy Age: 29 2025 Record: 22-8 2025 Titles: 1 Career Titles: 3 Grand Slam Titles: Zero — Best: Runner-Up, French Open (2024), Wimbledon (2024) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-RU, 2023-2nd, 2022-1st, 2021-2nd, 2020-2nd Aces: First woman from Italy to win the title in Rome in 40 years. … Was 3-5 at the French Open for her career, never making it past the second round, until last year's breakthrough run to the final. Then she followed that up by getting to the Wimbledon final, too. … Each of her initial 16 Grand Slam appearances resulted in losses in the first or second round. … Last season, paired with Sara Errani to win gold for Italy in doubles at the Paris Olympics and helped the country win the Billie Jean King Cup. She Said It: 'I grew up as a player, but also, as a person, I think I'm more mature. I believe more in myself than three, four years ago.' Read All About It: Jasmine Paolini leads Italy to the Billie Jean King Cup title Odds Are: +1200 Iga Swiatek Seeding: 5 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Poland Age: 23 (Turns 24 on May 31) 2025 Record: 27-9 2025 Titles: Zero Career Titles: 22 Grand Slam Titles: 5 — French Open (4: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024), U.S. Open (1: 2022) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-Won Championship, 2023-W, 2022-W, 2021-QF, 2020-W Aces: Not only hasn't she won a title since last year's French Open, Swiatek hasn't even reached another final in that span. … Out of the top two in the rankings for the first time since July 2022. … Accepted a one-month suspension in November after testing positive for a banned substance she said came from a contaminated supplement. … 5-0 in Grand Slam finals. She Said It: 'On a tennis court, you kind of need to be ruthless.' Read All About It: Swiatek won her fifth Grand Slam title a year ago in Paris Odds Are: +350 Mirra Andreeva Seeding: 6 Career-Best Ranking: 6 Country: Russia Age: 18 2025 Record: 27-7 2025 Titles: 2 Career Titles: 3 Grand Slam Titles: Zero — Best: Semifinals, French Open (2024) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-SF, 2023-3rd, 2022-Did Not Play, 2021-DNP, 2020-DNP Aces: Announced herself as a leading player by winning Masters 1000 titles at Dubai and Indian Wells this year. She beat Swiatek in the semifinals and Sabalenka in the final at the latter to become the event's youngest champion since Williams in 1999. … This will be just her ninth Grand Slam appearance; got to the semifinals in Paris a year ago. … Won a 2024 Olympic gold medal in doubles. … Coached by 1994 Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez. She Said It: 'I can see a bit of similarities with me and Martina Hingis.' Read All About It: Mirra Andreeva reaches her first major semifinal at just 17 Odds Are: +600 Madison Keys Seeding: 7 Career-Best Ranking: 5 Country: United States Age: 30 2025 Record: 23-5 2025 Titles: 2 Career Titles: 10 Grand Slam Titles: 1 — Australian Open (2025) Last 5 French Opens: 2024-3rd, 2023-2nd, 2022-4th, 2021-3rd, 2020-1st Aces: Captured her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January, upsetting No. 2 Swiatek in the semifinals and No. 1 Sabalenka in the final. … Said some of the credit went to a new mindset in which she no longer felt the need to win a major to consider her career successful. Also credited a racket change last season. … Her best French Open showings: semifinals in 2018, quarterfinals in 2019. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. She Said It: 'I finally got to the point where I was proud of myself and proud of my career, with or without a Grand Slam. I finally got to the point where I was OK if it didn't happen. … Finally letting go of that kind of internal talk, that I had, just gave me the ability to actually go out and play some really good tennis.' Read All About It: Madison Keys told herself to be brave on the way to the Australian Open title Odds Are: +4000 ___ Howard Fendrich has been the AP's tennis writer since 2002. Find his stories here: More AP tennis:
