From the favorites to the underdogs: Ranking the W...

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He has been at ESPN since 2019.Follow on XMultiple AuthorsEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMost of the favorites are battling either funks or physical issues (or both). The marquee player in the field is 44 years old.

We're coming off of maybe the most chaotic Grand Slam tournament in ages.The 2026 edition of The Wimbledon Championships has arrived at a very strange time. (Well, it arrived at the same time as always, but you get the idea.)

With Carlos Alcaraz still out with an injury, Jannik Sinner is an overwhelming favorite in any men's tournament he enters, but his body betrayed him -- and not for the first time -- at the French Open, cracking open the door for a first-time Slam champ. And on the women's side, the best player by far has been bageled in deciding sets multiple times over the last month or so, the defending champion can't stay in fifth gear for very long, and the quickest-rising players haven't won a Slam before.And then there's Serena.

Serena!This is a weird time in the tennis world, but it should make for a fascinating fortnight. Let's talk about 20 favorites (or simply fascinating figures) you'd be well-served to follow.

The favoritesJannik SinnerTennis Abstract odds: 58.6%First potential top-10 opponent: No. 8 Daniil Medvedev (quarterfinals)The last time we saw Jannik Sinner, he was falling apart physically in a stunning collapse against Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the French Open.

It ended a 30-match winning streak and served as a reminder of the fitness issues Sinner has suffered plenty of times in his career.But at this point, just about the only thing that can defeat the 24-year-old is his own body. Including the first two sets he took against Cerundolo, Sinner won 63 of 66 sets during that winning streak, and 25 of those sets had scores of 6-2 or worse for the opponent.

He was untouchable on clay, and he's the defending Wimbledon champion. Any list of favorites starts with Sinner, even if fitness is a red flag.Aryna SabalenkaTennis Abstract odds: 23.

7%First potential top-10 opponent: No. 5 Mirra Andreeva or No. 10 Karolina Muchova (quarterfinals)Like Sinner, Sabalenka is an obvious favorite with obvious question marks.

The four-time Slam champion -- and three-time Wimbledon semifinalist -- is just 7-4 in her last 11 matches, and against both Diana Shnaider at the French Open and Jessica Pegula in Berlin, she got bageled, 6-0, in the deciding set. For all of her remarkable recent success, she's only won one of her last six Slams, and now doubts seem to be creeping into her game before the finals, too. She's the best player in the world when she's confident, but her confidence is waning.

Novak DjokovicTennis Abstract odds: 10.2%First potential top-10 opponent: No. 3 Felix Auger-Aliassime (quarterfinals)When Sinner fell at the French Open, it began to look like there might never be a better chance for Novak Djokovic to win Slam No.

25. But instead, he failed to close out Joao Fonseca an