Tennis will return to Wimbledon on Monday and even though Carlos Alcaraz is absent, there is no shortage of star quality in SW19.Here, the Press Association takes a look at 10 players to keep an eye on across the next fortnight of the Championships.Aryna SabalenkaSomeone almost guaranteed to go on a deep run at Wimbledon is world number one Sabalenka, who has been a model of consistency in recent years, but will be frustrated at her tally of four grand-slam titles. You have to go back to the French Open in 2022 for the last time the Belarusian failed to make at least the quarter-finals of every major entered. A three-time semi-finalist at the All England Club, she will be eyeing a maiden Wimbledon title this year.IgaSwiatekSwiatek secured a memorable first Wimbledon victory last July with a perfect 6-0, 6-0 triumph over Amanda Anisimova in the final. The former junior champion has experienced a mixed relationship on grass, twice suffering early exits before she claimed a superb sixth grand slam title. Fresh from an unexpected winless clay-court campaign, can the Polish star get back in the winners circle in London?Serena WilliamsNo doubt the most successful female player involved at the Championships will be seven-time winner Serena Williams. The US great ended her four-year exodus from the WTA Tour when she played doubles at Queen’s Club before she was then given a shock wild card into the main singles’ draw at Wimbledon. Very few will tip the 44-year-old for the title, but she will be box office for however long her presence graces Wimbledon in both the singles and doubles competitions.MirraAndreevaAndreeva is treading the path of Williams as a teenage sensation with a grand slam title to her name after she ended the miraculous run of qualifier Maja Chwalinska in the French Open final at Roland Garros. A run to the fourth round of Wimbledon at the age of 15 was a highlight of Andreeva’s breakthrough year, but with a major under her belt and coached by former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez, can the 19-year-old from Russia make a smooth transition from clay to grass?Jack DraperRewind two years and many would have predicted Draper to be in the mix for the Wimbledon title, but he has been blighted by fitness problems since he made the last four of the US Open in 2024. A second-round exit at the Championships last year sparked a torrid 12-month period, but the 24-year-old returned to action at Eastbourne this week and has a secret weapon up his sleeve. Andy Murray is part of Draper’s team for the grass-court season and has backed his protege to make waves this summer.Jannik SinnerIt is easy to forget given the superiority of Alcaraz at Wimbledon in recent years that he was denied another title last summer by arch-nemesis Sinner. The Italian clinched a first Wimbledon win with a four-set triumph over his Spanish rival and Read More
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