So far, this has been a powerful show for Americans during the 2025 tennis season.
The Madison Keys opened the season with the title at the Australian Open, while Coco Gough followed with the French Open last month. Needless to say, a total of eight Americans have made 16 rounds at Roland Garros – the most in 40 years – and three American men (Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton) have been ranked in the top 10 for the first time since 2006.
Hope and expectations were high as Wimbledon was ongoing with 35 Americans in the main draw – the most since 1999. The first week was filled with confusion among top players, including No. 2 Goff and No. 3 Pegra in the second round, with four Americans entering the fourth round.
Since Serena Williams in 2016, no American has won a singles title at Wimbledon. Americans have not done that since Pete Sampras in 2000. This is the Americans left in the draw and how they came here.
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No. 10 Emma Navarro
Players she has beaten so far: Petra Kvitov, Veronica Kudermatova, No. 17BarboraKrejcikov
Next: No. 7 Mirra Andreeva
Navarro surprised the tennis world by winning Goff in straight sets in the fourth round last year, and ultimately made it the first major quarterfinal of her career. A year later, the 24-year-old is no stranger to his deep running at a grand slam event. They then reached the US Open Quarter Finals and the Australia Open Semi-finals.
However, she was not a favorite as she had a 4-3 record in Grass before Wimbledon this season and after a shocking loss in the first round at the French Open, the main draw began. That changed with her impressive play in the three rounds, including a victory over two former Wimbledon champions.
In an opening round matchup with Kvitova, the two-time winner who played at Wimbledon last before resigning, Navarro allowed Kvitova just four games. And on Saturday, Navarro ruined Krezikova’s title defense with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 comeback victory. Despite the visible pain from Klezikova, who seemed to be struggling more and more with her physical condition and emotions, Navarro remained focused and composed. She only had 11 forced errors that day. Krejcikova was the last Wimbledon women’s champion remaining in the draw.
This marks Navarro’s fifth 16th round appearance in the last six slams, linking her to Gouf and world No. 1 arena Sabarenka.
But somehow the Navarro path becomes difficult from here. She will face Andreva, the 18-year-old genius who remains in the lower half of the draw on Monday, and the best seeded player. They played only once before, but Andreva easily won the 64 rounds in Cincinnati last season. Andreeva, a 2024 French Open semi-finalist, was about to reach her first Wimbledon quarter-final, telling reporters that the pair practiced together in Grass at Bad Homburg last month. Navarro later said she was “excited” about the showdown.
“Like she said, we practiced together in Germany,” Navarro said. “I think she’s a fun player to play and watch. She has strength, but she can be gross. She can get a lot of balls back. She’s really strong, running out and running out of corners.
“Yeah, playing such an opponent is kind of fun. I look forward to it.”
The winner of Monday’s match will face No. 18 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova or Belinda Bensick in the quarterfinals.
No. 13 Amanda Anisimova
Players she has existed: Yulia Putintseva, Renata Zarazua, Dalma Galfi
Next: No. 30 Linda Noskova
It was a groundbreaking season for Anishimoba. Returning after a mental health break in early 2024, the 23-year-old won the biggest title of his career at the 1000-level Qatar Open in February, and has since reached the fourth round at the French Open, making his first glass final at Queen’s Club last month. She is in the No. 12 career-high rankings and could crack the top 10 in the next rankings.
Perhaps no one made a statement in the opening round than Anisimova, who recorded a rare double-Begel (6-0, 6-0) victory for Putintseva in just 44 minutes. She wasn’t that dominant, but she only dropped one set in previous runs and was in good control in the decision set with Galphy in the third round. She told reporters she was happy with the state of the game in Grass, which is now in her second week.
“I mean, I only had two or three days to train before I started Queens. “Get used to the surface. Yeah, my game really felt like I was clicking on that week.”
“I was trying to put some of that energy here. So far, I feel like the grass season is off to a really good start, but at the same time, it’s not a very long season.”
Anishimova is currently in his second career in the Wimbledon quarterfinals and has the opportunity to arrive for the first time since 2022. She played Noscova only once. If Anishimova secures Sunday’s victory, she will be a favorite in the quarter-finals against Sonei Kartal or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
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No. 5 Taylor Fritz
Players he has beaten so far: Giovanni Mpesh Perricard, Gabriel Diallo, No. 26 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Next: Jordan Thompson
After winning the Grass titles in Stuttgart and Eastbourne in a few weeks at Wimbledon, the long-time unofficial leader of the accidental 27-year-old Fritz has arrived at the long-time unofficial leader of the accidental 27-year-old Fritz. Many Americans struggle with Grass’ unfamiliarity, but Fritz has been an outlier throughout his career, and has superficially won five of his 10 career titles.
Fritz, a two-time quarterfinalist at Wimbledon, including last year, had to determine the sets in both his first two matches. During his first clash, entering the second day as a result of the tournament’s curfew, Fritz had to endure Mpetosi’s Perlise Serving Proficiency. After losing his first set with Dialo, he won 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (0), 4-6, 6-3. Fritz’s total of 109 games in the first two rounds was the third most in history.
During his third match against Davidovich Fokina, Fritz won in four sets, mainly controlling. He will then face 31-year-old Thompson, who was ranked 44th on Sunday. They played twice before and split the series. Thompson won the recent meeting and only clash in the quarterfinals held at Queen’s Club in 2024. Fritz said he was confident he would be in the game when he spoke to the media on Friday, but he said he knew Thompson was a challenge.
“I think I’m playing great tennis,” Fritz said. “I think there are even things I might feel I can do better. I only feel those things, so I think I do – I don’t think there’s anything better to do on the court. I’m very happy with my game.
“I think Thompson is tricky. He’s probably going to serve me a lot and volley me, he’ll wander around a lot. He beat me in the grass in Queens last year. He’s good in the grass. I think it’s a different game from what I’m playing.
If Fritz wins, he will then play the winner of the fourth round match between 17th-placed Karen Kachanoff and Kamil Majurzak, and perhaps have his best chance to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals.
No. 10 Ben Shelton
Players he’s beat so far: Alex Bolt, Linky Hijikata, Merton Fukkovis
Next: Lorenzo Sonego
This century few Americans have achieved more success at a younger age than Shelton. The 22-year-old has already reached two major semi-finals (2023 US Open and 2025 Australian Open), winning two ATP titles and cracking the top 10 for the first time last month after appearing in 16 rounds at French Open.
And he is now at Wimbledon for the second consecutive year, for the second consecutive week. Shelton needed two tiebreaks in opening round matches of 6-4, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (4), but he was probably the most impressive in the 64-round show.
Super Shelton 💪
The No. 10 seed doesn’t waste time finishing the second round game.#wimbledon pic.twitter.com/ooqbgmvgog
– Wimbledon (@wimbledon) July 4, 2025
Or specifically Final Game of his second round match. The game was suspended Thursday night, annoyed by the darkness on Shelton’s 6-2, 7-5, 4-5 lead. When he returned to court on Friday, he needed just 70 seconds to close it behind three aces and one unreturned serve. He told reporters he was not trying to send a message on his quick two-day outing. “The only thing I was thinking about today was to keep the serve,” he said. But all the messages were sent the same way.
Clinical 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2 wins with the Fucsovics 6-2, he has yet to drop all the tournaments and will become a favorite in Monday’s clash with Sonego. World No. 47 defeated American Brandon Nakajima in a thriller that lasted more than five hours and required a tiebreaker for the final match on Saturday. This was Shelton’s third consecutive major that he faced Sonego, and he won the Australian Open and French Open. Shelton has a 3-1 head-to-rate record against Sonego.
“He’s a great player,” Shelton told the court on Saturday about Sonego. “I played him tight in Australia this year. I played him tight at Roland Garros. It’s fitting that we match here at Wimbledon, so I know he plays great.
If Shelton defeats Sonego again to reach his first quarterfinals at the All-England Club, he will likely have a tricky opponent waiting for him at the world’s No. 1 Jannik Sinner. Shelton won only once against the sinner, losing the past five meetings. This dates back to 2023 and back to 16 rounds at Wimbledon last season.
