Wimbledon 2025: 5 dark horses who could be unexpected heroes

Overview

• Wimbledon 2025 will take place from June 30 to July 13, featuring the best players in the world 
• The grass court tournament has favorites like Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, and others
• However, some dark horses could turn out to be unexpected heroes

Wimbledon 2025 is set to be competitive, as the best players in the world from the ATP and WTA will take part in the tournament. From June 30 to July 13, a high-class Tennis tournament can be witnessed on grass courts, and the tournament has some major favorites like Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, and others.

On the other hand, many other players are in good form and can step up in the major tournament. Likewise, some players, who were good in the past but have not been at their best in the last few months, could come to the party to destroy their opponents. Such dark horses can make the tournament interesting and become unexpected heroes.

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5 dark horses who could be unexpected heroes at Wimbledon 2025

Maya Joint

Maya Joint is an underrated player from the WTA. In the last few months, she has improved a lot and posed major threats to some of the top players in the world. In the first round of the event, the unseeded Australian star will face the challenge of the 19th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova. While she has a difficult draw from the word go, it could bring the best from her.

Marketa Vondrousova

Marketa Vondrousova became an unexpected Women's Singles Champion at Wimbledon in 2024. Since then, she has not achieved a lot on the WTA tour. Hence, one might not see her as among the favorites, which could help her to stay away from the limelight. The lack of pressure could potentially bring the best out of the Czech Republic player.

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Daniil Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev was regarded as the future of Tennis in the early 2020s, when he constantly pushed the Big 3 to their limits and even beat them in major tournaments. However, he has not been able to sustain the momentum since 2022. The time has come for the Russian to prove himself to be someone who can win grand slams on different surfaces.

Taylor Fritz

Taylor Fritz is a good player on grass courts. The American has performed well on different surfaces in the last few months. The emerging star can challenge the best players in the world on his day. It should not be surprising if he makes it to the Knockouts of the tournament and even ends up being the finalist or winning the event, as he is capable of doing it.

Alexander Bublik

Alexander Bublik has been in great form in the last few weeks. At the Halle Open, the Kazakhstan player won against major players like Sinner, Medvedev, Machac, Muller, and Kachanov. He is a good player on grass and can beat even the best players in the world on his day. The key for him would be to try and finish games in the first three sets.