Wimbledon: 2-time Champ Carlos Alcaraz, No. 1 Jannik Sinner And..
LONDON (AP) - A look at a few of the leading men at Wimbledon, which begins at the All England Club on Monday, with money-line chances by means of BetMGM Sportsbook:
2025 Record: 19-3
Italy's Jannik Sinner returns the ball to Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik during their round of 16 match at the Halle ATP tennis tournament in Halle, Germany, Thursday June 19, 2025. (David Inderlied/dpa through AP)
Career Titles: 19
Grand Slam Titles: 3 - Australian Open (2: 2024, 2025), U.S. Open (1: 2024)
Last 5 Wimbledons: 2024-Lost in Quarterfinals, 2023-SF, 2022-QF, 2021-1st, 2019-Did Not Play
Aces: Enters Wimbledon having lost 2 of his past 3 matches - the five-set, 5 1/2-hour impressive in the French Open final against Carlos Alcaraz, and on yard at Halle, Germany, against ultimate title winner Alexander Bublik. ... Returned in May at the Italian Open from a three-month doping ban he accepted after the World Anti-Doping Agency appealed his exoneration in the event.
He Said It: "We attempt to erase it in some way and take the favorable and keep going. There are no other methods." - On his loss to Alcaraz in Paris after holding 3 championship points.
Read All About It: Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz take their competition to Wimbledon
Odds Are: +180
2025 Record: 42-5
2025 Titles: 5
Career Titles: 21
Grand Slam Titles: 5 - Wimbledon (2: 2023, 2024), French Open (2: 2024, 2025), U.S. Open (1: 2022)
Last 5 Wimbledons: 2024-Won Championship, 2023-W, 2022-4th, 2021-2nd, 2019-Did Not Play
Aces: Takes a career-best 18-match winning streak into Wimbledon, including a title at the Queen's Club grass event this month. ... 5-0 in Grand Slam finals. ... Defeated 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic in each of the previous 2 championship at the All England Cup. ... Tweaked his service movement and his backhand swing recently - and those modifications seem working well.
He Said It: "At the end of my profession, I want to sit at the exact same table as the huge guys. That ´ s my primary objective. That ´ s my dream today." - On his big-picture objectives after winning Wimbledon a year ago.
Read Everything about It: Carlos Alcaraz says he desires to 'get closer to the legends'
Odds Are: +130
2025 Record: 28-8
Last 5 Wimbledons: 2024-2nd, 2023-DNP, 2022-2nd, 2021-1st, 2019-DNP
Aces: Enjoying a real breakthrough season, consisting of a Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells and a go to a Masters 1000 last on red clay at Madrid, along with an increase into the leading 10. ... Only the second left-hander - Rafael Nadal is the other - to arrive 5 since 2000. ... Fitness problems from early in his career seem to be behind him.
He Said It: "I live and breathe the sport, and I ´ m obsessed with advancing and consumed with ending up being the player that I want to end up being all the time and attain the things I wish to." - On his outlook.
Odds Are: +900
Seeding: 5
2025 Record: 21-11 (Entering Eastbourne tournament)
Last 5 Wimbledons: 2024-QF, 2023-2nd, 2022-QF, 2021-3rd, 2019-2nd
Aces: Won a grass-court title at Stuttgart, Germany, without dropping a set in June. ... His run to the U.S. Open final last year marked the first look in a Grand Slam final by an American man because Andy Roddick was the runner-up to Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2009.
He Said It: "I ´ ve constantly stated: Once I do something once, I just feel a lot more confident in being able to do it again." - On getting to his first significant last.
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Odds Are: +2800
2025 Record: 21-8
Grand Slam Titles: 24 - Wimbledon (7: 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022), Australian Open (10: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023), French Open (3: 2016, 2021, 2023), U.S. Open (4: 2011, 2015, 2018, 2023)
Last 5 Wimbledons: 2024-Runner-Up, 2023-RU, 2022-W, 2021-W, 2019-W
Aces: Will try again to equal Roger Federer with eight Wimbledon championships (Martina Navratilova owns the singles record with 9 ladies's titles) and win a record 25th Grand Slam prize in general. ... Has reached the final in each of his latest 6 appearances at the All England Club, earning titles in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022, before losing to Alcaraz the last two years. ... Last exit before the final was in 2017, when Djokovic was beaten by Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals.
He Said It: "In the face of hardship, generally I increase and I learn and get stronger. That ´ s what I ´ m going to do." - After his loss to Alcaraz in the 2024 Wimbledon last.
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Seeding: 10
Career-Best Ranking: 10
2025 Record: 19-13 (Entering Mallorca competition)
Career Titles: 2
Last 5 Wimbledons: 2024-4th, 2023-2nd, 2022-DNP, 2021-DNP, 2019-DNP
Aces: Made his debut in the top 10 of the ATP rankings in June, providing the United States 3 guys because elite group for the first time since 2006, when Andy Roddick, James Blake and Andre Agassi all were that high. ... A semifinalist at the Australian Open in January and the U.S. Open in 2023. ... Dangerous lefty serves and big forehand must make him hazardous on the slick lawn.
He Said It: "I like dipping into the biggest occasions. Love playing at the Slams. They constantly have the very best crowds, more energetic crowds, the finest environment." - On his technique to competitions.
Read Everything about It: Ben Shelton's first Grand Slam semifinal came at the 2023 U.S. Open
Odds Are: +4000
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain extends to play a return to Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic throughout the males's singles last of the Queens Club tennis champions in London, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan)
Britain's Jack Draper plays a go back to Brandon Nakashima of the United States, during the quarterfinal match of the Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament in London, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Taylor Fritz of the USA plays a go back to Germany's Alexander Zverev in their males's songs final tennis match of the Stuttgart Open, Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (Marijan Murat/dpa through AP)
Ben Shelton of the U.S. returns the ball to Zverev during the semifinal of the Stuttgart tennis Open in Stuttgart, Germany, Saturday June 14, 2025. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)