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9 Players To Watch At Wimbledon 2023
Embrace this year’s tournament with the facts at your fingertips.
Nothing says Wimbledon like strawberries, Pimms and players you’ve never heard of making headlines.
This year, with our handy guide, you will know who to watch out for from Day One of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, which are held at the All England Lawn and Tennis Croquet Club from July 3 to July 16.
Here, we serve up nine of the current game’s most notable names.
Instagram followers: 2.5M
Spain
The world Number Two is gearing up for a stellar career on grass. After Wimbledon last year, where he reached the fourth round, he said: ‘I would say I’m going to be a great player here on grass.’ Follow him.
Instagram followers: 13M
Serbia
The 36-year-old tennis giant has won 23 grand slam tournaments. Word is that nobody’s likely to trounce the world Number One at Wimbledon at this year. Follow him.
Instagram followers: 421K
USA
The world Number Five is the first American man to reach the top five since Andy Roddick in 2009. He was badly booed by the home crowd at the French Open and won’t slink away quietly. Follow him.
Instagram followers: 885K
USA
Coco Gauff, 19, beat Venus Williams on Centre Court a staggering four years ago. But, as The New York Times puts it, ‘she continues to hunt for her first Grand Slam and top-level tour title’. Watch out: she’s hungry. Follow her.
Instagram followers: 894K
Tunisia
With a powerful game that works on all surfaces, Ons Jabeur has reached the quarter finals of every Grand Slam tournament. That is the good news. However, last year’s Wimbledon runner up is frustratingly plagued by injury. Will she stay the course this year? Follow her.
Instagram followers: 4.1M
Australia
The Marmite of professional tennis players, Kyrgios is as mercurial as they come. He lost to Djokovic in the Wimbledon final last year, only recently recovered from knee surgery and didn’t perform well at the Stuttgart Open this month. Can he find his form? Follow him.
Instagram followers: 1.9M
UK
The patriots among us live in hope that Murray, 36, will have a glorious, twilight run this year. Will luck be on his side? Follow him.
Instagram followers: 386K
Kazakhstan
Wimbledon’s defending champion, 23-year-old Elena Rybakina, is consistently amazing to watch. (And we swooned over the pretty-dress-and-Gucci-trainer combo she sported at last year’s Champion’s Ball.) Having recently reached the Number Three spot, she finally has the world-ranking she deserves. Follow her.
Instagram followers: 1.2M
Poland
Grass may be something Swiatek has ‘not figured out yet’ but she is unstoppable on other surfaces. With four Grand Slam wins under her belt, the 22-year-old player is ranked Number One in the world. Will this be her year at Wimbledon? Follow her.
By Becky Ladenburg
June 2023
This year, with our handy guide, you will know who to watch out for from Day One of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, which are held at the All England Lawn and Tennis Croquet Club from July 3 to July 16.
Here, we serve up nine of the current game’s most notable names.
Carlos Alcaraz
Instagram followers: 2.5M
Spain
The world Number Two is gearing up for a stellar career on grass. After Wimbledon last year, where he reached the fourth round, he said: ‘I would say I’m going to be a great player here on grass.’ Follow him.
Novak Djokovic
Instagram followers: 13M
Serbia
The 36-year-old tennis giant has won 23 grand slam tournaments. Word is that nobody’s likely to trounce the world Number One at Wimbledon at this year. Follow him.
Taylor Fritz
Instagram followers: 421K
USA
The world Number Five is the first American man to reach the top five since Andy Roddick in 2009. He was badly booed by the home crowd at the French Open and won’t slink away quietly. Follow him.
Coco Gauff
Instagram followers: 885K
USA
Coco Gauff, 19, beat Venus Williams on Centre Court a staggering four years ago. But, as The New York Times puts it, ‘she continues to hunt for her first Grand Slam and top-level tour title’. Watch out: she’s hungry. Follow her.
Ons Jabeur
Instagram followers: 894K
Tunisia
With a powerful game that works on all surfaces, Ons Jabeur has reached the quarter finals of every Grand Slam tournament. That is the good news. However, last year’s Wimbledon runner up is frustratingly plagued by injury. Will she stay the course this year? Follow her.
Nick Kyrgios
Instagram followers: 4.1M
Australia
The Marmite of professional tennis players, Kyrgios is as mercurial as they come. He lost to Djokovic in the Wimbledon final last year, only recently recovered from knee surgery and didn’t perform well at the Stuttgart Open this month. Can he find his form? Follow him.
Andy Murray
Instagram followers: 1.9M
UK
The patriots among us live in hope that Murray, 36, will have a glorious, twilight run this year. Will luck be on his side? Follow him.
Elena Rybakina
Instagram followers: 386K
Kazakhstan
Wimbledon’s defending champion, 23-year-old Elena Rybakina, is consistently amazing to watch. (And we swooned over the pretty-dress-and-Gucci-trainer combo she sported at last year’s Champion’s Ball.) Having recently reached the Number Three spot, she finally has the world-ranking she deserves. Follow her.
Iga Swiatek
Instagram followers: 1.2M
Poland
Grass may be something Swiatek has ‘not figured out yet’ but she is unstoppable on other surfaces. With four Grand Slam wins under her belt, the 22-year-old player is ranked Number One in the world. Will this be her year at Wimbledon? Follow her.
By Becky Ladenburg
June 2023
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