2025 WIMBLEDON PREVIEW: FULL DRAW, AUSSIE WATCH, TOP-SEEDS

The 138th edition of the Wimbledon Championships welcomes familiar faces, new stars, and a record-equalling Aussie contingent ready to feature at the most prestigious Grand Slam event.

Not since 1995 has Australia been represented by 17 players in the main draw, helped by four qualifiers throughout the week at Roehampton.

Stan Sport is your Home of Grand Slam Tennis. Add the Stan Sport package now to stream the tennis ad-free, live and on demand. To come in 2025: Wimbledon, US Open and Laver Cup.  Visit: stan.com.au/watch/sport/tennis

For the first time in Wimbledon history, no line judges will be present on court due to the introduction of electronic line calling.

Aussie watch

Men's singles first-round matches

Alex de Minaur [11] v Roberto Carballés Baena

Alexei Popyrin [20] v Arthur Fery [WC]

Aleksandar Vukic v Chung-hsin Tseng

Rinky Hijikata v David Goffin

Adam Walton v Arthur Cazaux [Q]

Jordan Thompson v Vít Kopřiva

Christopher O'Connell v Adrian Mannarino [Q]

James Duckworth v Felix Auger-Aliassime [25]

Alex Bolt [Q] v Ben Shelton [10]

James McCabe [Q] v Fábián Marozsán

Once again, Alex de Minaur carries the pressure of making a deep Grand Slam run, but the 11th seed arrives at SW19 with worrying form.

The 26-year-old bowed out of the Roland-Garros second-round despite holding a two-sets-to-love lead, while also losing his only grass match this year at the Queen's Club Championships in straight sets.

Last year, he reached the quarter-finals of the All England Club, but suffered an injury in the round prior, which resulted in a withdrawal without hitting a ball. That match was supposed to be played against Novak Djokovic, and de Minaur will have a chance at redemption in a likely fourth-round meeting.

Alexei Popyrin is the other Aussie seed on the men's side, but an opening round instalment against British local wildcard Arthur Fery won't prove simple.

His best Wimbledon showing was 12 months ago in the third-round, only to exit at the hands of Djokovic.

Alex Bolt and Wimbledon main draw debutant James McCabe have the necessary minutes in their legs thanks to three rounds of qualifying, but Bolt, who reached the third-round six years ago, will require a serving masterclass if he is to stay within touching distance of powerful American Ben Shelton.

Meanwhile, Adam Walton and Christopher O'Connell should be wary of their respective French qualifier opponents, Arthur Cazaux and Adrian Mannarino respectively.

Click here to watch Wimbledon live on Stan Sport.

Women's singles first-round matches

Daria Kasatkina [16] v Emiliana Arango

Maya Joint v Liudmila Samsonova [19]

Kimberly Birrell v Donna Vekić [22]

Ajla Tomljanović v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Olivia Gadecki v Greet Minnen

Priscilla Hon [Q] v Ekaterina Alexandrova [18]

Talia Gibson [Q] v Naomi Osaka

A second Slam under the Aussie flag awaits Daria Kasatkina, as the 28-year-old searches for her first grass win of 2025.

The 16th-seed has endured three defeats throughout the recent grass court swing.

It could be an all-Aussie third-round affair between Kasatkina and Maya Joint, but the 19-year-old will first need to get past 19th seed Liudmila Samsonova and either Yulia Starodubtseva for that to occur.

Joint is enjoying an incredible few weeks on grass, including an Eastbourne final still to contend against Alexandra Eala.

But for the rest of the Australian women, the draw is nothing short of a nightmare.

Kimberly Birrell has been paired against 2024 semi-finalist Donna Vekić, qualifier Priscilla Hon, who saved five match points in the final round of qualifying, is up against 18th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, whilst another qualifier, Talia Gibson, faces a daunting prospect in four-time major winner Naomi Osaka.

Full men's draw

Full women's draw

Men's projected quarter-finals (by seeding)

Jannik Sinner [1] v Lorenzo Musetti [7]

Jack Draper [4] v Novak Djokovic [6]

Taylor Fritz [5] v Alexander Zverev [3]

Holger Rune [8] v Carlos Alcaraz [2]

Women's projected quarter-finals (by seeding)

Aryna Sabalenka [1] v Madison Keys [6]

Jasmine Paolini [4] v Qinwen Zheng [5]

Mirra Andreeva [7] v Jessica Pegula [3]

Iga Świątek [8] v Coco Gauff [2]

A mouthwatering rematch between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner could eventuate in the decider after the top-two players were drawn at opposite ends, just weeks after they battled it out in one of the best major finals of all time in Paris.

Alcaraz is bidding to win his third straight Wimbledon crown.

Could Jack Draper become the first British man since Andy Murray to lift the trophy?

In an intriguing stat, Taylor Fritz has won his past five matches against Alexander Zverev since clawing back from a two-set deficit at last year's Wimbledon. Both recent Slam finalists, it could be an enthralling quarter-final.

Defending women's champion Barbora Krejčíková is doubtful to replicate her stunning triumph after pulling out of her Eastbourne quarter-final earlier in the week.

Top-seed Aryna Sabalenka and reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys are projected to clash in the last-eight in what would be a rematch of the final played out at Melbourne Park in January.

The likes of Coco Gauff, Iga Świątek and 2022 champion Elena Rybakina are among the obvious main threats, but don't forget about 2023 winner Markéta Vondroušová, who won the Berlin Open despite undergoing shoulder surgery in August.

Vondroušová, 25, is unseeded for the tournament, and will pose as a headache for No.32 seed McCartney Kessler in the first-round.

The main draw gets underway on Monday June 30, live on Stan Sport and the Nine Network.

Stan Sport is your Home of Grand Slam Tennis. Add the Stan Sport package now to stream the tennis ad-free, live and on demand. To come in 2025: Wimbledon, US Open and Laver Cup.  Visit: stan.com.au/watch/sport/tennis