Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek: Who are the leading women's title contenders at Wimbledon?

Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina have won the last five women’s Grand Slam titles between them. So impressive have the trio been that there has been talk that they have started to form a ‘Big Three’ in women’s tennis. Ad But will they make it six from the last six at Wimbledon? It does not look guaranteed.

Wimbledon'She has the game for grass' — Schett tips Kvitova, Muchova to impress at WimbledonAN HOUR AGO Rybakina is the defending champion but has struggled over the last month with a viral illness and pulled out of the Eastbourne International this week. Swiatek has not made it past the third round at Wimbledon before and has said she expects to continue to be “uncomfortable” on grass. And former Wimbledon semi-finalist Sabalenka lost in straight sets in her second grass match of the season in Berlin last week.

So who are the true Wimbledon contenders? We assess the hopes of all the leading challengers. Elena Rybakina Former world No. 1 Andy Roddick recently called Elena Rybakina the favourite for the Wimbledon and the “best grass court player in the world”.

But that was before she lost to Donna Vekic in her second match in Berlin and then pulled out of Eastbourne due to a viral illness. Rybakina showed at Wimbledon that with her big serve and powerful groundstrokes she is a force on grass. If she’s healthy then she should be the one to beat, but her withdrawals from the French Open and Eastbourne raise questions about whether she will be able to go on another deep run.