The 10 tennis players called to make a leap in quality in 2025

Diego Jiménez Rubio | 20 Dec 2024 | 18.01

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The beginning of a new season implies renewing hopes and expectations in young tennis players with enormous potential who have shown the necessary skills to continue evolving and aiming for significant achievements. This is the case for the ten players we will mention below, believing that in 2025, they can make a qualitative leap on the WTA circuit.

What a few years ago was a very prolific territory full of surprises to explore has now become a challenging environment where succeeding is difficult due to the dominance of Swiatek and Sabalenka, as well as the strong opposition from Gauff, Paolini, Zheng, Rybakina, and Pegula. It had been a long time since there was such a consistent elite in women's tennis with such high quality, making it hard to win major tournaments for anyone not in that group of WTA rankings. However, there are players expected to grow significantly in 2025 and have apparent chances to break into the group of the world's best.

- Andreeva is the one who exudes the most potential to achieve glory already, despite being only 17 years old

Such is the case for Emma Navarro and Diana Shnaider, two players who emerged as major revelations in 2024 and will now seek not only their consolidation but also that extra step to become strong contenders for titles in major events. Just below them in the rankings, there is what could already be considered a true miracle. Mirra Andreeva, at 17 years old, finished last season as world number 16, demonstrating that she is destined to be a generational talent. Her coming of age could bring about her definitive emergence at the top.

Another young player expected to shine is Linda Noskova, whose occasional flashes have already been lethal against some of the world's best. She only lacks consistency and maturity to become more regular, something she could achieve in the upcoming year due to all the experiences accumulated thus far, along with starting off as the world number 26. It will be very interesting to see what Amanda Anisimova is capable of, a player hindered by mental health issues and injuries, who already resurfaced in major events in 2024 and aims to confirm the high expectations surrounding her since her teenage years.

- All players on the list are already in the top 50, except for Danilovic, who is ranked 51st in the world

As an exotic addition to this list, we have Lulu Sun, a different, countercultural player with innate talent. Petite, with a powerful lower body and a prodigious hand, the New Zealander, who is a melting pot of cultures herself, seems to possess all the necessary skills to represent that counterattacking and subtle tennis style successfully embodied in recent times by players like Kerber, for example.

Representing a more common style, we find Elina Avanesyan and Clara Tauson, two players whose maxim of constantly seeking the winning shot makes them a great threat when inspired. Injuries have hindered their paths, but if healthy, they are formidable players for anyone.

A bit more experienced is a perennial figure in these types of lists for years: Marie Bouzkova. The Czech continues to convey the feeling that she has the potential for something significant in her racket but has yet to translate that potential into results. At 26 years old, she must make the long-awaited and expected leap in quality. Finally, we cannot overlook Olga Danilovic, who, at 23 years old, possesses the necessary competitive spirit and talent to push her limits.

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