Can Iga Swiatek win her first? Can Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz and break even more records? Wimbledon 2023 is wide open.
As for the favourites? First, some potential history in the making. While Carlos Alcaraz is currently ranked first in the world and seeding number-one here, he’s not really the favourite on the men’s side; that would be Novak Djokovic, who’s won this tournament for the last four years .
Of the top two, it’s Djokovic with the vastly easier draw. Alcaraz, meanwhile, will have to get through a spate of players that may include Alexander Zverev, grass-court maestro Alex De Minaur and Francis Tiafoe, among others – and given that Alcaraz has spent a relatively paltry amount of time playing on the surface, he likely faces an uphill battle here. Much like his friend and compatriot Rafael Nadal, though, there’s one thing you don’t do with Alcaraz: count him out.
On the women’s side: while there’s little history being chased here, there is an abundance of riches. On first glance, there seem to be five or six of the top-20-seeded players who could take this title. Like on the men’s side, though, the number-one seed would seem to have a hard road in front of them. While Swiatek doesn’t seem comfortable or confident on grass , she’s constantly improving, and her mental game is solid.
On the other side of that draw, though, is where things get interesting, with defending champion Elena Rybakina; the always fierce and formidable Sabalenka, seeded second; two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, seeded ninth but playing with renewed vigour lately; and a host of other challengers, including Americans, Jessica Pegula, Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur and Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia, seeded 13th but absolutely poised for a breakout Grand Slam run.
The world’s number-one ranking is in play here as well: if either Sabalenka or Swiatek make the final, they become the world’s best. And if we’re lucky, of course, we see the two of them battle it out for the trophy.
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