{"id":39704,"date":"2025-09-25T04:20:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T08:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/predictions-2026-who-will-reign-at-the-grand-slam-tennis-tournaments-3\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T04:20:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T08:20:58","slug":"predictions-2026-who-will-reign-at-the-grand-slam-tennis-tournaments-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/tennis\/predictions-2026-who-will-reign-at-the-grand-slam-tennis-tournaments-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Predictions 2026: Who will reign at the Grand Slam tennis tournaments?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Analysis: Who are the favorites for the 2026 Grand Slams?<\/h2>\n\nThe 2025 Grand Slam season came to an end with Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz lifting the US Open trophies in New York. It was a memorable season, with four different women champions: Madison Keys (Australian Open), Coco Gauff (Roland Garros), Iga Swiatek (Wimbledon), and Sabalenka. In the men’s category, Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner shared the titles. With the 2025 season in the rearview mirror, it’s time to anticipate what 2026 holds.\n\nDespite the immediacy of current events and the excitement they generate, it is inevitable to look towards the future. Below, an analysis of the main contenders for the most important tournaments of 2026.\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nAustralian Open<\/strong>\n\nDate:<\/em> January 18 – February 1\n\nDefending champions:<\/em> Keys and Sinner\n\nFemale contenders:<\/em> Sabalenka, Gauff, Swiatek, and Naomi Osaka\n\nSabalenka will seek to claim the title, boosted by her recent victory at the US Open. Gauff, after overcoming service issues, will aim to consolidate her position on the circuit. Swiatek, a semifinalist in 2025, will aspire to complete the Grand Slam. Osaka, in a notable resurgence, will try to take her comeback even further.\n\nBest chance for an unedited champion:<\/em> Jessica Pegula, Amanda Anisimova, Iva Jovic.\n\nPegula, Anisimova, and Jovic represent the hopes for new figures in the tournament. Jovic, with her recent victory at the Guadalajara Open, could surprise.\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nMale contenders:<\/em> Sinner, Alcaraz, and Novak Djokovic\n\nSinner and Alcaraz, with their recent dominance, start as favorites. Djokovic, despite his age, remains a strong contender. Sinner will seek his third consecutive title, while Alcaraz will try to complete the Grand Slam.\n\nBest opportunity for an unprecedented champion:<\/em> Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev.\n\nShelton and Zverev, with their potential, could challenge the favorites in Melbourne.\n\n\n
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Roland Garros<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nDate:<\/em> May 24 – June 7\n\nDefending champions:<\/em> Gauff and Alcaraz\n\nFemale contenders:<\/em> Swiatek, Gauff, Sabalenka\n\nSwiatek will seek to reclaim her throne on clay. Gauff, after her recent success, will try to consolidate. Sabalenka will seek revenge after her defeat.\n\nBest chance for an unseeded champion:<\/em> Mirra Andreeva, Jasmine Paolini, Zheng Qinwen.\n\nAndreeva, Paolini, and Zheng represent the hopes for new figures in the tournament.\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nMale Contenders:<\/em> Alcaraz, Sinner, Djokovic\n\nAlcaraz and Sinner could star in another epic final. Djokovic will seek his fourth title in Paris.\n\nBest chance for an unseeded champion:<\/em> Lorenzo Musetti, Zverev, Holger Rune\n\nMusetti, Zverev, and Rune will seek their opportunity at Roland Garros.\n\n\n
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Wimbledon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nDate:<\/em> June 29 – July 12\n\nDefending champions:<\/em> Swiatek and Sinner\n\nFemale contenders:<\/em> Swiatek, Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina\n\nSwiatek, after her surprising victory in 2025, will seek to maintain her dominance on grass. Sabalenka will seek her first final at Wimbledon. Rybakina, champion in 2022, is always a contender.\n\nBest chance for an unedited champion:<\/em> Anisimova, Andreeva\n\nAnisimova and Andreeva will seek their opportunity at Wimbledon.\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nMale contenders:<\/em> Alcaraz, Sinner, Djokovic\n\nAlcaraz, Sinner, and Djokovic are emerging as the favorites. Alcaraz will seek his third title at Wimbledon.\n\nBest chance for an unseeded champion:<\/em> Taylor Fritz, Jack Draper\n\nFritz and Draper will seek their opportunity at Wimbledon.\n\n\n
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US Open<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date:<\/em> August 30 – September 13<\/p>\n\n\nDefending champions:<\/em> Sabalenka and Alcaraz\n\nFemale contenders:<\/em> Sabalenka, Gauff, Swiatek, Osaka\n\nSabalenka will seek her third consecutive title. Gauff, Swiatek, and Osaka will seek the title.\n\nBest chance for an unedited champion:<\/em> Anisimova, Karolina Muchova, Victoria Mboko\n\nAnisimova, Muchova, and Mboko will seek their opportunity.\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nMale contenders:<\/em> Alcaraz, Sinner, Djokovic\n\nAlcaraz and Sinner, with their dominance, start as favorites. Djokovic will seek a new title.\n\nBest chance for an unseeded champion:<\/em> Shelton, Fritz, Draper, Felix Auger-Aliassime\n\nShelton, Fritz, Draper, and Auger-Aliassime will seek their opportunity.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Analysis: Who are the favorites for the 2026 Grand Slams? The 2025 Grand Slam season came to an end with Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz lifting the US Open trophies in New York. It was a memorable season, with four different women champions: Madison Keys (Australian Open), Coco Gauff (Roland Garros), Iga Swiatek (Wimbledon), and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[816,172,167,3162],"class_list":{"0":"post-39704","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-tennis","7":"tag-aryna-sabalenka","8":"tag-carlos-alcaraz","9":"tag-tennis","10":"tag-us-open"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39704\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}