The Wimbledon Championships are fast approaching and fans are getting ready to see some exciting action at SW19.
The Grand Slam will bring an end to what is an intense yet unpredictable portion of the season.
In the week leading up to the major, some players are at Aorangi Park training ahead of the prestigious tournament.
On the other hand, others are still getting in match play at the ongoing events such as the Eastbourne International and Bad Homburg Open.
Wimbledon always throws up surprise results, and it remains to be seen which WTA star lift the Venus Rosewater dish this season.
Photo by Robert Prange/Getty ImagesWhich two American women does Ryan Harrison think have the best shot at winning Wimbledon?
No American woman has won the Wimbledon Championships since Serena Williams in 2016.
In fact, no female from the United States have reached the final since the 43-year-old’s seventh and final title won nine years ago.
There are currently four American women in the WTA’s top 10, all of whom have a strong chance of going on the way at Wimbledon.
Former ATP Tour player Ryan Harrison, who hails from the United States, thinks his compatriots Madison Keys and Coco Gauff have the best chance of bringing the Wimbledon title back to the USA.
“None of the current top 10 have ever won Wimbledon, so it’s pretty remarkable that all the players who have had success on grass are coming outside the top 10,” Harrison told BBC Sounds.
“I do think that is going to change this year. I think a lot of women have had a lot of success in recent memory on the American side and you have to think Madison Keys with her big game and playing so well in Australia, she had a good run in Paris as well.
“She plays up to the stage, so she is definitely someone who on the grass will be a title contender and Coco Gauff, we know what she can do.”
Photo by Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty ImagesWill there be a new women’s Wimbledon champion?
Since Serena Williams defended her Wimbledon title in 2016, there has been a new champion every year.
As it stands, no member of the WTA’s top 10 has lifted the title at the All-England Club. Jasmine Paolini came closest to success at Wimbledon by reaching the final a year ago.
Therefore, there is every chance one of these players can break their duck at the All-England Club.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka comes in as the favourite given her run to the semi-finals on her last appearance in 2023 and due to her form in 2025, winning three titles and reaching six finals.
Iga Swiatek has failed to go beyond the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, and she will have a tougher draw due to her lower seeding of number eight.
The likes of former champions at SW19 Elena Rybakina, Marketa Vondrousova and defending champion Barbora Krejčíková will be a huge threat tot he top 10 players early in the draw.
Furthermore, unseeded players such as Belinda Bencic, Danielle Collins and Queen’s champion Tatjana Maria cannot be counted out of taking the crown at Wimbledon this year.