Martina Navratilova recently spoke about her top picks for Wimbledon 2025 and she had Coco Gauff as her second favorite to win the tournament. The American will enter the grass-court Major after a disappointing second-round exit at the Berlin Tennis Open.
Martina Navratilova Names Her Favorites to Win Wimbledon 2025, Puts Coco Gauff at 2nd
Martina Navratilova recently spoke to the WTA about her top eight picks for the women’s singles event at Wimbledon. The 18-time Grand Slam singles champion picked Aryna Sabalenka as her top favorite to win the grass-court Major, stating:
“Looking at her record, it’s hard to think she’s not the favorite this year. She’s a complete player and has a good game for grass. It’s hard to find a weakness or an opening against her. I’m wondering if losing the French Open final will actually help motivate her. I think she finds herself in a good spot.”
Navratilova had Coco Gauff as her second favorite to win Wimbledon, stating that the American is the best athlete in women’s tennis, which would work for her.
“I think I’d put Coco as the second favorite. The great athletes always shine on grass. She’s the best athlete in the women’s game. That should pay off for her, and she’s flying high after winning the French Open. It’s just about managing her game, managing her body, her emotions. She’s found the happy medium, the equilibrium between being focused and fired up.
Coco Gauff entered the grass-court season after an impressive clay swing, where she reached successive WTA 1000 finals in Madrid and Rome before winning the French Open after beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final. The 21-year-old, however, had a poor start to her grass swing, having suffered a second-round exit in Berlin.
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Coco Gauff is Yet to go Beyong the 4th Round at Wimbledon
Wimbledon was the tournament where Coco Gauff gained prominence after beating Venus Williams in the opening round of the 2019 edition. It was the first Grand Slam where she made it to the second beach and is now the only one where she is yet to go past the fourth round.
Gauff reached the fourth round of the grass-court Major in 2024, beating Caroline Dolehide, Anca Todoni and Sonay Kartal before losing to Emma Navarro.
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