Best Tennis Reviews: 07/08/25

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Timing is 🔑 — lines are moving fast. Don’t wait.

Amanda Anisimova

🔙 Major resurgence: Third career Slam QF, first at Wimbledon since 2022. Victory could push her into the top 10.
🌱 Grass groove: Queen’s Club finalist and Berlin QF—now owns 10 grass wins this season.
⚔️ Battle-tested: Survived three-setters vs Galfi and Noskova in the previous rounds.
🎯 Grand Slam pedigree: First Slam QF win came at age 17 in 2019; now showing maturity and improved court IQ.
📈 H2H leader: Leads Pavlyuchenkova 3–0, including a tight win in Washington last year.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

🧠 Veteran grit: 10th career Slam QF after impressive wins over Osaka, Tomljanović, and Kartal.
🌿 Grass revival: 7–1 on grass this year, including Eastbourne semifinal run.
🦠 Comeback arc: Diagnosed with Lyme disease earlier in 2025—now rising from near top-50 exit.
⚠️ QF struggles: 1–8 record in Slam QFs; lone win came at Roland-Garros 2021.
📉 H2H deficit: 0–3 vs Anisimova, all on hard courts.

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Carlos Alcaraz

🔮 Big-match aura: Came from a set down to beat Rublev in R4—now riding a 22-match win streak on tour.
🏆 Title magnet: Winner of Roland-Garros, Monte Carlo, Rome, and Queen’s in 2025. Five titles and counting.
👑 Wimbledon ruler: Defending champion with an 18-match streak at SW19, eyeing a third straight title.
📈 Historic pace: At just 22 years old, already has 12 Grand Slam quarterfinal appearances—fastest ever to that mark.
🧱 Consistent force: 7–4 in Slam QFs; all losses came against fellow top-20 players.

Cameron Norrie

🛡️ British backbone: Reached Wimbledon’s second week again—beating Tiafoe and Bautista Agut en route.
🔁 Finding form again: Solid clay swing and R4 run at Roland-Garros lifted him back inside the top 50.
📍 Home comfort: Semifinalist here in 2022; back in the QF at his favorite Slam venue.
🚫 Top-10 wall: 0–9 against top-10 players in Grand Slams—six of those in straight sets.
⏳ Power gap: Known for grit and movement, but lacks the explosive shotmaking often required on quick grass.

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Aryna Sabalenka

💥 Top seed dominance: Into the quarterfinals without dropping a set, though has faced tiebreaks in each of her last three matches.
🔥 Grand Slam powerhouse: Reached the final in 5 of her last 6 majors, including the last two.
🧱 Wimbledon target: Two-time semifinalist (2021, 2023) still chasing her first final at SW19.
💪 Slam QF killer: Holds an 11–1 record in Grand Slam quarterfinals—only loss was to Andreeva in 2024.
🌿 Grass credentials: Nine grass-court QFs in her career; runner-up twice but no titles yet on the surface.

Laura Siegemund

🧙‍♀️ History-maker: At 37, becomes the oldest first-time Wimbledon QFist in the Open Era.
🚫 Clean sweep: Won all four matches in straight sets, never losing more than six games in any round.
🎯 Notable scalps: Took down Fernandez, AO champion Keys, and Solana Sierra without dropping a set.
🚧 Grass turnaround: Was previously 0–6 vs top-50 players on grass prior to this tournament.
🏆 Only 2nd Slam QF: First since Roland-Garros 2020—yet to go beyond this stage at a major.

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