The big day has finally arrived. Before the action commences at Wimbledon from June 30, the women’s singles draw is confirmed. It’s been one to keep an eye on, to say the least. The fate of prominent stars like Aryna Sabalenka, the newly crowned French Open queen, Coco Gauff, five-time slam champion Iga Swiatek, former World No.1 Naomi Osaka, and many others has been finalized. So how do your favorite female stars stack up against their upcoming first-round opponents? Will the Belarusian manage to clinch her first slam this season? Or will someone else pull off a surprise triumph?

Let’s talk about the three-time slam champion Sabalenka. She will be playing her first Wimbledon campaign this year after 2023. Last season, she was sidelined due to a shoulder injury. So, who’s she facing in the first round? It’s going to be Canada’s emerging talent, Carson Branstine. This WTA player recently made headlines after pulling off a stunning victory over French Open semifinalist Lois Boisson during the qualifying week of the 2025 Wimbledon. But going by the overall matchup and experience, Sabalenka is expected to clear this challenge. She seems to be filled with an extreme hunger for a slam win after facing defeats in Melbourne and Paris.

Moving further, we have World No.2 Coco Gauff. She’s set to face Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska. Gauff’s transition to grass after the glory at the Court Philippe-Chatrier has been underwhelming. She lost in the first round at the Berlin last week against China’s Xinyu Wang. On the other hand, Yastremska is coming off a confidence-boosting run in Berlin where she reached the final. Moreover, she made it to the QF stage at the Bad Homburg Open this week, which means the momentum on grass will slightly favor Yastremska. However, the two-time slam champion is still expected to go past this hurdle – even if it means fighting it out in the decider. She’s been through such situations before, so she’s got an experience on that front.

We are talking about this year’s Wimbledon so it will be unfair to not bring up the queen of last year. Czechia’s Barbora Krejčíková, who bested Jasmine Paolini in 2024, will go against Filipino sensation Alexandra Eala. The latter caught attention earlier this season. How come? Well, she pulled off huge upsets against 2025 AO champion Madison Keys, 2017 French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko, and five-time slam winner Iga Swiatek in Miami. Krejčíková’s pre-Wimbledon preparation has been unstable due to an unexpected injury. After feeling soreness in her right thigh, she recently withdrew from the Eastbourne event. While she will play her first round, it’s still uncertain whether she will be in her best shape.

Iga Swiatek, the star who is yet to conquer the grass major, will be up against Russia’s Polina Kudermetova. The Pole’s best run at the Wimbledon includes reaching the quarterfinals in 2023. Other than that, she’s failed to leave an impression. But she appears to have gained a much-needed momentum at the Bad Hamburg Open lately. After impressing on the grass surface this week, she’s reached the semis. The former World No.1 would like to carry this form into the first round at the All England Club against Kudermetova.

Another former Wimbledon champion is Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina. Back in 2022, she defeated Ons Jabeur to clinch her maiden Ladies’ singles trophy in London. She’s set to play Armenia’s Elina Avanesyan in the first round. When it comes to recent form on grass, Rybakina has been stable in events like the HSBC Championships and Berlin Open. She made it to the quarterfinal stage in both of them. The former top 10 star may hardly face an issue in overcoming Avanesyan. But wait, there are even more popular faces to watch out at the All England Club. So who are their first round rivals? Let’s have a look.

Naomi Osaka, Markéta Vondroušová, Paula Badosa, and Jessica Pegula’s first round Wimbledon opponents

The Japanese star Naomi Osaka’s path to glory at the All England Club looks tough. She’s set to play Aussie Talia Gibson in the first round. But it’s her current form, which is the main concern, apart from a poor record at the grass major. In the last two weeks, at the Berlin Open and Bad Homburg Open, Osaka struggled to leave any impact on grass surface. She faced back-to-back exits in the R32 and R16. To add to her misery, her uncertain fate has been her previous Wimbledon performance. The four-time slam queen’s best run at this event is reaching the third round. But guess what? She did it seven years ago during the 2018 edition. Since then, she’s even failed to go past the first and second rounds. We can’t presume if she will make an easy progress this time.

But there’s one former Wimbledon queen, from 2023, who looks set for another glorious run. Marketa Vondrousova played her only grass event last week ahead of the major challenge. And she went on to win, eventually. At the Berlin Open, the Czechian beat China’s Xinyu Wang in the final to get a much-needed confidence boost. She will go against America’s McCartney Kessler in the first round. Now, it won’t be smooth sailing for Vondrousova. Why so? Kessler also just won her maiden grass title in Nottingham, last week. Both the women are riding high on confidence. It’s a tricky face-off in which either of the two could advance ahead.

Meanwhile, World No.3 and American star Jessica Pegula will face Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto. Pegula has showed promising signs this month on the grass, having reached the semis at the Bad Homburg Open. She’s also made it to the QF stage at the All England Club (2023). We’d expect that she wouldn’t face much problems in overcoming this encounter and advance further.

Last but not the least is Spain’s Paula Badosa, who’s up against Britain’s Katie Boulter. While Badosa delivered a promising performance on grass last week, in Berlin, her fitness remains an issue. Due to a back injury in the quarterfinal against Xinyu Wang, she had to withdraw from the tournament. On top of that, her past record at the All England is not impressive enough with her best run being the fourth round.

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