The 2025 tennis season is on the immediate horizon, which means it’s time to make predictions for the year’s four Grand Slams. Will Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have another monopoly on the biggest tournaments in the world? Is Novak Djokovic still motivated? Can Alexander Zverev finally get over the hump? Those are just some of the burning questions.
Here are my picks.
Australian Open: Novak Djokovic
Is Djokovic the favorite–or even the second favorite? Absolutely not. Nonetheless, it is by no means out of the question that he wins another slam. And if he does, the Australian Open is obviously the most likely destination. After all, the 38-year-old Serb has won this tournament a record 10 times. Moreover, Carlos Alcaraz has never fared particularly well Down Under and Jannik Sinner heads into 2025 still being hounded by his doping controversy. Seeded outside the top four, Djokovic may need some help from the draw. If he gets it, another title is within reach.
Runner-up (if on opposite side of the draw): Alexander Zverev
French Open: Carlos Alcaraz
It was only a matter of time before Alcaraz won the French Open, and that time proved to be last spring. Among the 21-year-old Spaniard’s other clay-court titles in the early stages of his burgeoning career are Madrid twice, Barcelona twice, and Rio de Janeiro. Alcaraz is only getting better and better on the surface, too, so he will almost surely roll into Roland Garros as the favorite. With Rafael Nadal having retired and Djokovic probably least dangerous on clay of the three surfaces at this point, the door remains open for Alcaraz.
Runner-up (if on opposite side): Jannik Sinner
Wimbledon: Jannik Sinner
Alcaraz has won Wimbledon twice in a row, but–despite what those results suggest–grass really shouldn’t be his best surface. It’s not like he is a slam dunk to become the next dominant force at the All-England Club once Djokovic retires and the Big 3 era officially ends. Sinner is more than capable of lifting his fair share of trophies in SW19, as well. The world No. 1 reached the semifinals in 2023 (lost to Djokovic) and made it to the quarters this past summer before being less than 100 percent during a five-set loss to Daniil Medvedev. There is no reason why Sinner can’t go all the way this time around.
Runner-up (if on opposite side): Jack Draper
U.S. Open: Carlos Alcaraz
When Alcaraz triumphed at the U.S. Open in 2022, probably no one thought he would go two straight years without winning it for a second time. Well, he did. In fact, the current world No. 3 did not even make it back to the final in 2023 or 2024 (fatigue was definitely a factor this past season, though, in part because of the Olympics). Well, it’s time for him to win it again. The spring and summer is when Alcaraz thrives and the U.S. Open is the last event prior to his least favorite time of the year–the European swing on quick indoor courts. I’ll back a motivated Alcaraz to get the job done in New York.
Runner-up (if on opposite side): Daniil Medvedev
I’m tempted to pick Medvedev for the U.S. Open and have four different guys share the four majors. But when Sinner and Alcaraz split them at two apiece in 2023 and are presumably getting even better (which is scary!), it’s just hard to think that at least one of them won’t win at least two for a second consecutive year. Moreover, 2014 was the last time we had four different men’s singles Grand Slam champions (three different players won the three slams in 2020, but Wimbledon was cancelled). Whatever the case, we should be in store for a very interesting season–both on and off the court!
who ya got?!?!
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Jannik Sinner for the Calendar Slam 2025
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Djokovic for AO
Djokovic to win all 4 GS next year, you heard it here first
likely
Djokovic will win one more Slam and then retire .
Absolutely nothing left to prove, and not expected to win again,it will be a fairytale Slam win like Sampras in US Open 2002 or Nadal AO 2022.
But I couldnt say which one
winning one more wouldn’t be shocking at all
Same as Big Al one more Slame for Nole. To hard to say which one.
Well, Andy Murray is due for one AO, this could well be his chance to win that elusive AO…
yup
Is Andy coming out of retirement?
not in the sense that you mean
Oh I see.
Yeah, that would be a great ‘Slam win’ for Andy .
Ill be rooting for them both.
And I need a good song title for that one…
Maybe this one, everything fits perfectly, lyrics, filmed in Melbourne, Scottish bagpipes…after all Angus and Malcolm were Glaswegians;
https://youtu.be/g-qkY2yj4_A?si=01YFMVQ1eAcWDdtV
Esp. now he’s not expected to
Sinner / Alcaraz might have a letdown and win no Slams in 2025, stranger things have happened,
Time for some new blood
like who?
Theres a couple of Frenchmen with exciting games
Jack Draper
Agree.Im bored already with Sinner-Alcaraz.
Joker is NOT going to win the AO….just too tough to win 7 three set matches at age 38….Sinner wins the AO….and maybe Wdon too.
What about 7 five set matches?
Not sure too many grand slams have been won when you always play in your comfort zone.
Zverev should take note.
Yeah he missed too many chances.
Apart from RG 2022 where he was unlucky one of the best matches he played