Wimbledon: All you need to know about the women’s draw as Sabalenka and Keys in same quarter; Gauff in bottom half
The draw for the women’s singles event at Wimbledon was conducted at the All England Club on Friday
Coco Gauff at Wimbledon in 2024 (Antoine Couvercelle/Panoramic)
Top seed Aryna Sabalena will have her hands full if she’s to win her first Wimbledon title after last year’s runner-up Jasmine Paolini and Australian Open champion Madison Keys landed in her half of the draw, which was made at the All England Club on Friday.
The world No 1 opens against Canadian qualifier Carson Branstine and could play Emma Raducanu in the third round, while Keys and Qinwen Zheng are also in her section.
French Open champion Coco Gauff is in the bottom half, alongside Iga Swiatel and Jessica Pegula.
Here is everything you need to know about the women’s draw:
The women’s draw
First-round matches you don’t want to miss
Aryna Sabalenka v Carson Branstine
Paula Badosa v Katie Boulter
Sonay Kartal v Jelena Ostapenko
Barbora Krejcikova v Alexandra Eala
Petra Kvitova v Emma Navarro
Sofia Kenin v Taylor Townsend
The matches we want to see in the first week
Aryna Sabalenka v Emma Raducanu (third round)
Coco Gauff v Sofia Kenin (third round)
Ons Jabeur v Jelena Ostapenko (second round)
Iga Swiatek v Marta Kostyuk (third round)
Elina Svitolina v Elise Mertens (third round)
The projected quarter-finals
Aryna Sabalenka (1) v Madison Keys (6)
Jasmine Paolini (4) v Qinwen Zheng (5)
Mirra Andreeva (7) v Jessica Pegula (3)
Iga Swiatek (8) v Coco Gauff (2)
Aryna Sabalenka’s predicted path to the title
- First round: Carson Branstine
- Second round: Lulu Sun or Marie Bouzkova
- Third round: Emma Raducanu or McCartney Kessler
- Round of 16: Elina Svitolina or Elise Mertens
- Quarter-final: Madison Keys
- Semi-final: Jasmine Paolini or Qinwen Zheng
- Final: Coco Gauff
Coco Gauff’s projected path to the title
- First round: Dayana Yastremska
- Second round: Victoria Azarenka or Anastasia Zakharova
- Third round: Sofia Kenin or Taylor Townsend
- Round of 16: Daria Kasatkina
- Quarter-final: Iga Swiatek or Elena Rybakina
- Semi-final: Jessica Pegula or Mirra Andreeva
- Final: Aryna Sabalenka
