Biggest Winners And Losers At The All England Club

Wimbledon 2025 began with a record number of early round upsets and finished with the cream, sans strawberries, rising to the top. Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner won their first Wimbledon singles title. It’s a sixth Major title for Swiatek and fourth for Sinner.

Swiatek defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0, the first double bagel at Wimbledon in the Open Era. Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

With all the talk of Cinderella stories and unknowns making a name for themselves at this year’s tournament, in the end, tennis leaves the All-England Club with order restored.

On Monday, the top three ranked women on the WTA Tour will be No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, No. 2 Coco Gauff, and No. 3 Iga Swiatek. All have more than one Grand Slam title, each has won a title in the last 12 months. They have combined to win eight of the last 11 Majors.

Sinner and Alcaraz will retain their positions at No. 1 and No. 2. The “New Two,” have won the last seven Majors.

Anisimova and Alcaraz didn’t make the biggest losers list because reaching the Wimbledon final for the first time and competing for a three-peat are wins. Likewise, Emma Raducanu didn’t make the biggest winners list. Despite all the excitement around her performance against Sabalenka, Raducanu did not defend her points from last year and will fall five spots in the rankings to No. 45.

The biggest winners at Wimbledon are those who beat the odds or reached milestones. The people who made the biggest losers at Wimbledon list failed miserably at meeting expectations.

The Biggest Winners At Wimbledon 2025

Iga Swiatek: Back In The Bagel Business

Swiatek won her sixth Major title, the first in over a year and she did in her trademark bakery style.

Swiatek is now 6-0 in Grand Slam finals. She has wins on all three surfaces, which will end the “clay-court” specialist chatter.

“Tennis keeps surprising me and I keep surprising myself,” Swiatek said in her post-match press conference.

Jannik Sinner: Sweet Revenge

Sinner avenged his heart-breaking loss at the French Open with a masterful performance on Centre Court against Alcaraz. He is the first Italian to win the Wimbledon title.

Instead of squandering match points as he did at Roland Garros, Sinner finished this tournament with a 137 mph serve. He’s won 27 of his last 28 matches in Majors.

“I had a very tough loss in Paris but, at the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter how you win or you lose, especially in important tournaments, you just have to understand what you did wrong,” Sinner said in a post-match interview.

Katerina Siniakova: Extra Special Doubles Specialist

Katerina Siniakova failed to defend her women’s doubles title with partner Taylor Townsend. However, Siniakova won the mixed doubles title with Sem Verbeek of the Netherlands. Siniakova has ten Grand Slam women’s doubles titles, one mixed-doubles Major title and two Olympic gold medals (women’s doubles in Japan, 2021 and mixed doubles in Paris 2024). She won her 12 women’s doubles titles with three different partners: Barbora Krejcikova (9), Townsend (2) and Gauff (1).

Cameron Norrie: Brit Bounces Back

Cameron Norrie entered Wimbledon at No. 61 and the third-highest-ranked British player behind No. 4 Jack Draper and No. 51 Jacob Fearnley. Even Daniel Evans, who needed a wildcard to enter Wimbledon, was getting more buzz after defeating Americans Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe in grass-court tuneup tournaments.

Yet, Norrie was the last Brit standing, reaching the quarterfinals where he lost to Alcaraz. In May, Norrie was ranked No. 91. After Wimbledon, he climbs to No. 43.

Amanda Anisimova: Emotional Resilience

Anisimova found herself on the wrong side of a historic double bagel. However, she won over fans with her heartfelt resilience.

In 2019, days before the U.S. Open, her father, who had also been her coach, died of a heart attack. In 2023, Anisimova took eight months off to work on her mental health.

After the lopsided loss to Swiatek, Anisimova left the court but returned, composed and through tears, thanked her mom and everyone else. She reassured fans that she’d work harder to make it back to another final. On Monday, Anisimova reaches a career-high No. 7.

Biggest Losers At Wimbledon 2025

Aryna Sabalenka: Still Slamless In 2025

Sabalenka is the No. 1 WTA Tour player by nearly 5,000 points. However, she’s yet to win a Grand Slam title this year, despite reaching the finals twice and semifinals at Wimbledon. Each time a different American, the underdog, ousted her.

It’s a loss opportunity for Sabalenka considering Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Qinwen Zheng, Madison Keys, Jasmine Paolini — most of the Top 10 players —were eliminated by the fourth round. Now, Sabalenka heads into the hard court season with U.S. Open points to defend.

Andrew Castle: Rebuked On Air By Andre Agassi

British broadcaster Andrew Castle irked tennis fans when he cut off Andre Agassi during the Alcaraz semifinal match against Taylor Fritz.

While Agassi, an eight-time Grand Slam winner, was offering insight into Alcaraz’s game, the camera cut to the Royal Box on Centre Court. Castle cut Agassi off.

“That was Nick Clegg, our former deputy prime minster,” Castle said.

An annoyed Agassi rebuked Castle, telling him that people were tuning in to watch tennis, not celebrities. Tennis fans took to social media to complain about Castle constantly talking over Agassi.

Jack Draper: Second Round Stunner

Draper entered Wimbledon ranked No. 4, the highest of a British player since Andy Murray. His rise in the rankings supercharged British press coverage. Unfortunately, the story ended sooner than expected. Draper lost to Marin Cilic 6-4 6-3 1-6 6-4, in the second round.

“Obviously, (I feel) really upset. Probably one of the toughest losses I feel,” said Draper in his post-match press conference.

Coco Gauff: Frustrating First Round Exit

After winning the French Open, Gauff suffered a humiliating first-round loss. She arrived on court after pre-tournament TikTok dancing with Sabalenka. She wore designer headphones and leather jacket on to the court. But she never looked settled in a 7-6, 6-1 loss to Dayana Yastremska. After the loss, Gauff admitted to not spending enough time preparing for the transition from clay to grass.

Alexander Zverev: Down And Feeling Out

Alexander Zverev is one of the biggest losers at Wimbledon because of his stunning first-round loss. Zverev has been to three Grand Slam finals and won an Olympic gold medal. Yet this loss hit him hard. The pressure of chasing the elusive Major title got to Zverev.

His loss to Arthur Rinderknech, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, was one of many early-round upsets. However, Zverev felt isolated.

“I feel, generally speaking, quite alone in life at the moment, which is a feeling that is not very nice,” said Zverev during a press conference. “It’s not a feeling on a tennis court, it’s just a life feeling in general. As I said, I never felt this way before. I don’t know. It’s difficult to find joy outside the tennis court for me at the moment.”

Zverev spoke of possibly seeking therapy to address mental health issues. Perhaps his on-court losses will lead to personal progress, making him one of the biggest winners in life.