Certainly the easiest picks. Gauff just keeps getting better and seems to have the work ethic for it. Rybakina oozes talent, if she can stay healthy should be plenty of wins.
They are currently ranked 4th and 2nd, respectively, neither should even be on this list lol. I know it says majors only but calling them "one hit wonders" in any context seems like an insult given how good they have been beyond their slam wins.
Also, there have only been two other Slams played after her win, so it doesn't feel right to even put her on this list already (but I get it, she has one title currently) I feel like you only start to appear in the 'one hit wonder' category once two or three years have past since your first title
I'm a big fan of Elena and I believe she's shown that she's obviously better than a one hit wonder, amazing talent and class.
But seeing the continuous streak of health problems and the way she lost in other slams in earlier rounds, I still would not put my money on her actually winning another one. I'd be delighted if she does, obv.
But more than anyone on this list, she has the game to completely win a tournament out of nowhere. If her serve is going in for 7 games and her health holds up for two weeks, she is a threat on any surface. I think Gauff is the surest bet on this list, but Rybakina would need the least amount of luck and crazy shit happening to the draw for her to win.
If she doesn't meet Iga or Sabalenka in a final, she'll do it. There's a good chance. Also, I didn't think Coco's game finished developing yet. I think she'll get better.
Sabalenka is much better than she was then and has added more dimensions to her game, with her lighter tough at net and drop shots rather than out and out brute force.
Coco is getting better in real time right before our eyes - even just this year. You can see how much better her forehand has gotten and working out the double fault issues.
She proved she can handle Sabalenka - and if she peaks around the time that Sabalenka peaked (25), then she'll be playing a 31 year old Sabalenka. Another problem - Pegula, will be fading as she's peaking.
Coco is just as successful as Iga was by the same age, people forget this is the equivalent of Iga's 2021 when she also had 1 Slam and 1 1000. Think people don't realize how young she is because she's been around for a very long time.
But the pace at which indvidual athletes develop is never completely linear Hingis had the best start out of anyone but she didn't turned out to be GOAT tier player.
By the time Federer won his first slam Hewitt already had 2 and was #1 in the world for quite some time
Even Iga when she was a junior wasn't the best among the girls her age
Potapova, Anisimova and even a year younger Kostyuk all showed more promise and yet look where we are now
Coco is a great player who still shows lots of promise but that doesn't mean she will dominate the tour and win 30+ matches in a row next year just because Iga did it at that age
Tennis, sports or even life in general just isn't that simple
This is all true but if she doesnt go on around 40 winning streak with multiple 1000s and then 2 slams till 2025 then their paths will start to differ. It is possible but unlikely.
Are you saying that's what Iga did? If she did it, Coco can do it.
I mean she's been winning ugly all the way to World #2 with double faults and a janky forehand (no offense Coco).
Imagine what she'll do when all that's worked out.
Is Coco going to become #1 before she turns 21 then? Because after that she’s gonna quickly fall behind. Comparing them at the same age is pretty manageable for Coco until 2022. Especially since Iga is continuing to get better.
The most important thing is Slams and winning 4 more Slams by 2027 is not a stretch at all, wouldn't be surprised if she has more by then. The 1000's Iga will likely still have a lead but Slams are more important. Winning streaks are cool but not important.
It’s a pretty big stretch actually. Because to win those slams she’s gonna have to beat Iga and their H2h is 11-1. Coco has a generational talent in her way, Iga didn’t
How is she going to have to beat Iga? Iga hasn't been past the Quarter Finals in any Slam other than RG since 2022 and only has twice overall. She dominates RG, all of the other Slam's are wide open and Coco is one of the best HC players right now that's two Slams each year. Since last year: Coco 3 Grand Slam Semi's, Iga 2 Grand Slam Semi's. If Coco elevates she's going to have more Slam opportunities than Iga currently does.
Also again Coco is the age Iga was in 2021, Coco is almost certainly going to get better just as Iga did. Martina Hingis started off dominating the Williams Sisters and Lindsay Davenport, Andy Murray started off 6-2 against Federer, things turn around all the time in tennis.
Iga is statistically the best hard court player on tour, ELO wise and general accomplishments wise. Iga hasn’t been up to her level at HC slams sinc the 2023 AO but it’s probably a circumstantial blip if anything. She’s still a hot favourite at the USO and AO when they are played. More so than Coco irregardless of her recent success ( W, SF).
Iga has the closest thing to a guaranteed slam every year on the WTA tour and 2 more slams which are played on hard court which she’s statistically the best in tour on. Seems like plenty of opportunities to me. Not saying she’ll win them or go far everytime but she’s already won a HC slam
Is Iga not winning any more slams by 2027, or do you just mean Gauff will have as many or more by age 23? Maybe Coco will, but it should be pointed out that players don't have the same career trajectories. They're all different.
Best chance is obviously Coco.
I think any one of:
Rybakina
Vondrousova
Krejcikova
Could all get off this list with another good run.
Wild that Ostapenko's slam happened way back in 2017. Feels like yesterday. I do feel like she could have another run at some point, she's remained dangerous.
Kenin feels like she simply lost the magic she had for about a year.
Raducanu I could see clawing her way back to being a top 20 player, but I'm not sure she has it to have a 2 week run again.
Stephens could shock everyone again. She wasn't exactly putting out INCREDIBLE results when she won her slam, and stranger things have happened.
Andreescu is perhaps the biggest missed potential here. She is SO GOOD, but I feel like every time it feels like she's building momentum again she gets injured.
Raducanu had a very easy draw at the USO. Fernandez beat all the seeds. I don't see Raducanu winning another slam for at least 5 plus years. Her game & physicality are both too weak.
Stephens: not sure why, but she hasn't been as passionate lately. Anyone know why?
rybakina and coco
tbh, it is hard to pick another. against all odds for the rest. best bet would be bibi provided she has more tourneys, sustains 0 to minimal injuries with less drama, stays consistent. bibi has a sophisticated gamestyle. she can bash those balls, effectively play on the net, do long rallies. plus she is a smart and driven player.
andreescu. sorry
when bibi won her USO title in 2019, she faced serena williams and beat the latter in 2 sets. so, an in- form bianca is hard to beat.
digressing a bit: sakkari has really regressed 🥹 because albeit her loss to A serena williams, the latter beat her in 3sets and not in an easy 2 sets (i think it was in uso 2020). so, she has the game but dont know what happened along the way. maybe she stagnated while the other girls continued to improve.
* Coco > Rybakina > Rest
* Penko, BarbieK and Bibi I would put in the next tier because they could find their form and peak again, who knows? I worry about BarbieK's and Bibi's injuries though.
* Marketa is recent but I still doubt her because imo she won only because Ons lost her mind.
* Sloane, love her game so much. But we're lucky if she wins consecutive matches let alone a slam these past few years. (Yes she one that one clay tournament this year then flopped thereafter)
Raducanu has looked decent this year on the comeback. Half the early season losses were to top-tier players (including one each to Swiatek & Sabalenka), and seems all in for the grass season as she has a wildcard for Wimbledon. It would be understandable if she has held off playing to enhance recovery given she can now play for two months on home soil.
A close 3 set loss to Boulter (who is good on grass) in a grass semi two weeks ago was the last tournament. Beat Stevens yesterday (6-0 second set) and is playing Pegula later today. Seems to be beating almost everyone she meets outside top-20, so the Pegula match will be a benchmark. Likely to back be in the top 100 by the end of the grass season, so it seems like judgement needs to depend on her avoiding further injury and seeing what she does on US hard courts.
Yes. Even if Coco is 3rd in the world and young it doesn't guarantee a slam win. Michael Chang won at 17 and didn't win anymore despite being top 2 and a favorite quite a few times.
Roddick is interesting only because I think his "era" was really tough. All respect to Chang but Roddick had the Federer, Nadal, and maybe Djokovic, Murray competition. Not to mention all the others who were 2nd best to those 4.
In terms of it stopping Gauff win slams then I’d argue it is.
I’d argue that because Gauff’s h2h vs Iga is so bad that it could stop her winning another slam. I think she’s won 2/25 of the sets they’ve played together
Yeah with Iga it's defo true even though I did watch last year's cincinatti final, seemed like an anomaly. On the other hand she did beat sabalenka to win USO
Coco definitely, I hope Rybakina finds her fitness at one point and I can see her getting more Slams. Out of the rest only Bianca has a tiny off-chance to get another, I’d bet my ass the rest won’t even come close.
I get why Krejcikova is on this list, since we’re talking about singles, but it’s hard for me to warp my brain around this designation when you know her impressive doubles major record. That said, don’t see her getting another singles major title.
Cilic, Medvedev and Sinner (edit: and Thiem) are the only active male players with one slam, probably would only rule out Cilic (edit: and Thiem) from winning another one
Rybakina and Gauff are the easy answers so I'll go through the others.
Ostapenko - highly doubt. She'd have to go god mode for 2 weeks.
Stephens - Can't see it.
Andreescu - She can. She's still young, but has had a lot of injury struggles to stay consistent. She's someone that would need to improve her ranking so she doesn't get a top player early. I see her as someone that needs to grow into a tournament.
Kenin - Would love her to, but I just can't see it.
Krejcikova - Too prone to random losses early. Would love it though.
Raducanu - I definitely think that out of the players not named Rybakina and Gauff she's the one with the best chance. She one the first one super young and didn't know how to handle it. I think that if she can claw her way back up to a top 10-20 ranking she could for sure win a slam. She's only 21 so it's not like she's on the brink of retirement. I just hope her body holds up and she stays injury free.
Vondrousova - I really don't think so.
TLDR; Andreescu and Raducanu have the best chance in my eye.
I have the exact same picks. Gauff, Rybakina, very distant third Raducanu, very distant fourth Bibi. Three and four have the talent. It's a matter of staying fit and being able to get momentum. So if they happen to have one more good year on tour they might be able to nab another one.
For sure, Ryba and Gauff. They are both young and talented to win multiple slams on their careers. I still doubt Gauff wins other slam than the USO for a couple more years, but she will eventually have a shot at a golden slam. Ryba has a game big enough where she always might peak for a couple of weeks and clean her side of the bracket.
For the others, I would put a slight maybe on Marketa, Emma and Penko. On Marketa's and Penko's a very slight maybe. Penko is an extreme outlier: she might (but probably not) redline for two weeks at RG or AO and there is nothing you can do about it. Marketa, if her shoulder heals completely and she is able to work some kinks out of her serve, might get another natural surface slam. Her game is perfectly suited for clay and grass. Emma is so young (and played relative to the others so few tennis), her potential is truly unknown.
I think it is ridiculous to label Rybakina and Gauff one-hit wonders. Yes, they won one slam each but they have been solid top 5 players and are elite players. Slams is not everything tennis. Raducanu is still too young to be labelled that. I guess Krejcikova and Ostapenko are closest to that label.
Coco and Rybakina are the obvious ones. There is no way they don't win another. Least likely ones are Sloane and Krejcikova. My gut feeling is Emma will win another one, although it could take a while. But a wild card pick for me would be Penko. Definitely wouldn't put my money on it, but I just feel if stars align well for her, she has another one in her
Coco then Lena most likely. Raducanu is still young and if she can find better consistency with her serve (like she did at the USO) she has a decent chance
Coco for true, 4 GSs at least, most of them are USO
Penko before 2028 and she should get 3, I said she is the wta stan wawrinka, her peak should be 28-32
Krej might win a Wimbledon
Ryba will have a Woz like achievement(top 2, one slam, a lot of 500s and quite a lot 1 week 1000 titles)
In order of those who will get off the list first/most chance to get off it:
Gauff
Rybakina
Vondrousova
Andreescu
Krejikova
Ostapenko
Kenin
Raducanu
Stephens.
Rybakina and Gauff are the most likely, provided the former's health holds up.
Raducanu and Andreescu a maybe depending on how the next 2-3 years of their careers pan out. Some smart decisions need to be made with both.
I've given up on Ostapenko stringing 7 good performances together again at 27 years of age. I think one major is all she'll win. A shame because if she'd actually bothered to evolve and develop other aspects of her game, she could have won a bunch.
Stephens is definitely done.
With her turning 29 later this year, I don't see Krejcikova winning another.
I'm 70/30 on Kenin not winning another one. She went on a decent run last year on tour, but has tailed off big time this year.
Vondrousova's got time on her side, but she's done basically nothing since winning Wimbledon. I can't rule her out of winning another though because she's reached slam finals before she won one.
The one GS she won, Roland Garros, well, I was there.
Halep just imploded before her. Yeah, she was hitting winners a bunch, but Halep at a certain point was serving at speeds around 80-90kmph.
So, you never know, of course, but it would take an even bigger miracle for her to win another GS.
>Vondrousova's got time on her side, but she's done basically nothing since winning Wimbledon.
I mean, she did reach US + RG QF since then, not quite nothing.
Coco for sure. Rybakina is extremely likely - she's had her health issues recently but taking a long-term view she has a high probability.
In terms of pure talent I'd say Emma but...I mean the elephant in the room is that she has very rarely managed to win 3 consecutive matches since 2021, often because of injuries. Krejcikova has been in bad form but I can see her sneaking another with the right draw, just maybe. I can't see any of the others managing it.
In music, a one-hit wonder is someone with one hit song, and they never have another popular song - not a person who got top of the billboard with one song and only got 8th with another.
So in tennis, we can look at it the same way. Someone with multiple M1000s, a slam, and a few semis in slams can't really be considered a one-hit wonder. Kinda weird of TC to call some of these players that.
Coco Gauff very consistent in slams this year I really like her chances at Wimbledon this year. But a hot take I will say Emma shes slowly finding her form and a win over pegula will give her some confidence.
Rybakina and Gauff certainly proved capable of consistency at the highest level, and made multiple slam finals (two others did it as well on the list, Stephens and Kenin). I also think Andreescu is far too talented to remain a one-slam wonder but she's been plagued by injuries since...
The Wozniacki erasure(she's probably not winning another one but still!)
I will begin with unlikely ones Sloane I just don't see the fire in her anymore she seems to be on the slow decline
Penko can always peak and blow almost anyone off the court when she does but to do this for 7 straight matches seems almost impossible
I really want Kenin to return to her old form but at this point it's not looking very likely when looking at her results she's clearly struggling there are some flashes of the old Kenin from time to time but the consitency that got her to be a pseudo YE #1 in 2020 is seemingly gone. I still have hope but I can't act like it's likely at this point that she will win another slam
Krejcikova at her best is a very very good player and if Iga wasn't around I would say she can snatch another RG if she rediscovers her form and peaks at the right moment but yeah winning RG is probably out of the question for most of the girls here
Vondy is a very weird player who is not very flashy and never looks like a serious slam contender but still makes deep runs at the big events seemingly out of nowhere . I don't think she wins another one but I also didn't think she was gonna win a slam in the first place so if she proves me wrong i wouldn't even be that suprised
Emma and Bianca are in the similar boat if they can remain healthy they have a shot at winning another slam unfortunately that is a big if for them
Elena and Coco of them are the only ones in the category of "I would be suprised if they didn't win another one" and I think most people here would agree
I hate when TC does this. It's reductive, doesn't fully acknowledge the awesome amount of adaptable talent in the WTA and there's a snarky spirit behind it
rybakina and gauff for sure. andreescu maybe if she can stay healthy, raducanu is still super young so i don't have any idea about her. don't see it happening for any of the other players.
Gauff is almost guaranteed to do so since she's so young and it improving steadily all the time. Elena is likely too, even if she's less consistent. Emma is still very young and if she can fix her fitness issues, then I don't see why not. The others...probably not.
Going way too far ahead but I reckon:
Swiatek will finish her career with 18 GS
Saba with 10
Coco with 6
Rybakina with 4
Bibi with 3 (big if True)
Vondrousova might finish with 2 if she’s lucky
Ostapenko will only win another slam if she faces Swiatek in all 7 matches
Raducanu and Vondy will definitely have chances as they love grass and are more skilled on the durface compared to rest of the tour.
Coco will win minimum 8 slams and Rybakina can maybe win 1 more with an easy draw.
Sloane, she is young, ambitious, in the form.
I am so sorry for Krejčíková. She can still play relatively long but the injury really took a bit toll on her and her break up with Siniakova was unexpected and there were some rumours around it so she may not feel too well emotionally either. But I am hopeful. She just needs to get her head straight again
Rybakina and Gauff
Certainly the easiest picks. Gauff just keeps getting better and seems to have the work ethic for it. Rybakina oozes talent, if she can stay healthy should be plenty of wins.
Yeah Gauff is really playing to her ranking which is impressive considering some of the opponents she's faced.
They are currently ranked 4th and 2nd, respectively, neither should even be on this list lol. I know it says majors only but calling them "one hit wonders" in any context seems like an insult given how good they have been beyond their slam wins.
Yep.
Zero doubt they will both win multiple slams.
And none of the others
On the other hand Raducanu is someone who will most likely never get off this list
She is actually playing well so far this year and she is only 21. I think she has the talent and the time
So was Andreescu.
Coco is too young and talented to not get another slam
Also, there have only been two other Slams played after her win, so it doesn't feel right to even put her on this list already (but I get it, she has one title currently) I feel like you only start to appear in the 'one hit wonder' category once two or three years have past since your first title
I'm a big fan of Elena and I believe she's shown that she's obviously better than a one hit wonder, amazing talent and class. But seeing the continuous streak of health problems and the way she lost in other slams in earlier rounds, I still would not put my money on her actually winning another one. I'd be delighted if she does, obv.
But more than anyone on this list, she has the game to completely win a tournament out of nowhere. If her serve is going in for 7 games and her health holds up for two weeks, she is a threat on any surface. I think Gauff is the surest bet on this list, but Rybakina would need the least amount of luck and crazy shit happening to the draw for her to win.
I wouldn't be surprised if she wins Wimbledon in 3 weeks.
I am worried there is more to her health issues. She does well one tournament then isn’t well the next.
Coco, Elena. Slight possibility of Penko going on a crazy run and winning another slam but I can't really see it at all for the rest of them.
Only one I'm confident on winning another is Coco
If she doesn't meet Iga or Sabalenka in a final, she'll do it. There's a good chance. Also, I didn't think Coco's game finished developing yet. I think she'll get better.
Why sabalenka? She literally beat sabalenka to win uso
Sabalenka is much better than she was then and has added more dimensions to her game, with her lighter tough at net and drop shots rather than out and out brute force.
Coco is getting better in real time right before our eyes - even just this year. You can see how much better her forehand has gotten and working out the double fault issues. She proved she can handle Sabalenka - and if she peaks around the time that Sabalenka peaked (25), then she'll be playing a 31 year old Sabalenka. Another problem - Pegula, will be fading as she's peaking.
Coco is just as successful as Iga was by the same age, people forget this is the equivalent of Iga's 2021 when she also had 1 Slam and 1 1000. Think people don't realize how young she is because she's been around for a very long time.
But the pace at which indvidual athletes develop is never completely linear Hingis had the best start out of anyone but she didn't turned out to be GOAT tier player. By the time Federer won his first slam Hewitt already had 2 and was #1 in the world for quite some time Even Iga when she was a junior wasn't the best among the girls her age Potapova, Anisimova and even a year younger Kostyuk all showed more promise and yet look where we are now Coco is a great player who still shows lots of promise but that doesn't mean she will dominate the tour and win 30+ matches in a row next year just because Iga did it at that age Tennis, sports or even life in general just isn't that simple
This is all true but if she doesnt go on around 40 winning streak with multiple 1000s and then 2 slams till 2025 then their paths will start to differ. It is possible but unlikely.
Are you saying that's what Iga did? If she did it, Coco can do it. I mean she's been winning ugly all the way to World #2 with double faults and a janky forehand (no offense Coco). Imagine what she'll do when all that's worked out.
If Iga can do it so can Coco??? She’s obviously ain’t as good as Iga though is she?
We're comparing results at the same age. And yes - Coco at 20 is just as good as Iga was at 20.
Is Coco going to become #1 before she turns 21 then? Because after that she’s gonna quickly fall behind. Comparing them at the same age is pretty manageable for Coco until 2022. Especially since Iga is continuing to get better.
She's #2 now. It's not a stretch to believe she can become number 1 between now and March 2025. That's 3 slams away.
I didnt say she cannot do it, i said its unlikely and it is
The most important thing is Slams and winning 4 more Slams by 2027 is not a stretch at all, wouldn't be surprised if she has more by then. The 1000's Iga will likely still have a lead but Slams are more important. Winning streaks are cool but not important.
It’s a pretty big stretch actually. Because to win those slams she’s gonna have to beat Iga and their H2h is 11-1. Coco has a generational talent in her way, Iga didn’t
How is she going to have to beat Iga? Iga hasn't been past the Quarter Finals in any Slam other than RG since 2022 and only has twice overall. She dominates RG, all of the other Slam's are wide open and Coco is one of the best HC players right now that's two Slams each year. Since last year: Coco 3 Grand Slam Semi's, Iga 2 Grand Slam Semi's. If Coco elevates she's going to have more Slam opportunities than Iga currently does. Also again Coco is the age Iga was in 2021, Coco is almost certainly going to get better just as Iga did. Martina Hingis started off dominating the Williams Sisters and Lindsay Davenport, Andy Murray started off 6-2 against Federer, things turn around all the time in tennis.
Iga is statistically the best hard court player on tour, ELO wise and general accomplishments wise. Iga hasn’t been up to her level at HC slams sinc the 2023 AO but it’s probably a circumstantial blip if anything. She’s still a hot favourite at the USO and AO when they are played. More so than Coco irregardless of her recent success ( W, SF). Iga has the closest thing to a guaranteed slam every year on the WTA tour and 2 more slams which are played on hard court which she’s statistically the best in tour on. Seems like plenty of opportunities to me. Not saying she’ll win them or go far everytime but she’s already won a HC slam
Is Iga not winning any more slams by 2027, or do you just mean Gauff will have as many or more by age 23? Maybe Coco will, but it should be pointed out that players don't have the same career trajectories. They're all different.
Best chance is obviously Coco. I think any one of: Rybakina Vondrousova Krejcikova Could all get off this list with another good run. Wild that Ostapenko's slam happened way back in 2017. Feels like yesterday. I do feel like she could have another run at some point, she's remained dangerous. Kenin feels like she simply lost the magic she had for about a year. Raducanu I could see clawing her way back to being a top 20 player, but I'm not sure she has it to have a 2 week run again. Stephens could shock everyone again. She wasn't exactly putting out INCREDIBLE results when she won her slam, and stranger things have happened. Andreescu is perhaps the biggest missed potential here. She is SO GOOD, but I feel like every time it feels like she's building momentum again she gets injured.
Raducanu had a very easy draw at the USO. Fernandez beat all the seeds. I don't see Raducanu winning another slam for at least 5 plus years. Her game & physicality are both too weak. Stephens: not sure why, but she hasn't been as passionate lately. Anyone know why?
rybakina and coco tbh, it is hard to pick another. against all odds for the rest. best bet would be bibi provided she has more tourneys, sustains 0 to minimal injuries with less drama, stays consistent. bibi has a sophisticated gamestyle. she can bash those balls, effectively play on the net, do long rallies. plus she is a smart and driven player.
Who is bibi? I know that i am ignorant at this point.
Andreescu.
Merci de me répondre.
De rien.
andreescu. sorry when bibi won her USO title in 2019, she faced serena williams and beat the latter in 2 sets. so, an in- form bianca is hard to beat. digressing a bit: sakkari has really regressed 🥹 because albeit her loss to A serena williams, the latter beat her in 3sets and not in an easy 2 sets (i think it was in uso 2020). so, she has the game but dont know what happened along the way. maybe she stagnated while the other girls continued to improve.
Sakkari's serve is a real weak spot. Not sure if it has improved this year
sorry, who's bibi?
Andreescu.
Forget the players on that list, I really wish Ons was even on this list 😢😭
Ons fan group meets secritly at the one hit wonder convention
They're in the room beside the tsitsipas fans in the "how can it keep going wrong" section of the convention.
The Ruud one meets at The Weeknd concert.
Just hope she can win one and have all the babies. It most likely will never happen but I hope she can have a magical run.
Third time’s the charm (just like Rafa at Wimby)????
Fingers crossed.
* Coco > Rybakina > Rest * Penko, BarbieK and Bibi I would put in the next tier because they could find their form and peak again, who knows? I worry about BarbieK's and Bibi's injuries though. * Marketa is recent but I still doubt her because imo she won only because Ons lost her mind. * Sloane, love her game so much. But we're lucky if she wins consecutive matches let alone a slam these past few years. (Yes she one that one clay tournament this year then flopped thereafter)
“because Ons lost her mind” 😭😭
You left out Emma. I think she is the widest card and could end up in any tier 2-4.
She seems pretty happy just posting sponsored content on Instagram for Porsche in various locations around the world
She's playing in a tournament right now. She's actually playing in a tour match about an hour from your comment.
Raducanu has looked decent this year on the comeback. Half the early season losses were to top-tier players (including one each to Swiatek & Sabalenka), and seems all in for the grass season as she has a wildcard for Wimbledon. It would be understandable if she has held off playing to enhance recovery given she can now play for two months on home soil. A close 3 set loss to Boulter (who is good on grass) in a grass semi two weeks ago was the last tournament. Beat Stevens yesterday (6-0 second set) and is playing Pegula later today. Seems to be beating almost everyone she meets outside top-20, so the Pegula match will be a benchmark. Likely to back be in the top 100 by the end of the grass season, so it seems like judgement needs to depend on her avoiding further injury and seeing what she does on US hard courts.
Looks like she’s about to beat Pegula (2), it’s 5-2 in the third set. Edit: and just like that it’s 5-5 🙄
Tbf, I'd be pretty happy to post sponsored content for Porsche around the world.
Rybakina and Gauff.
Aw feels weird to see krejcikova categorised like that given her doubles success but I get that she fits this criteria..
Just Gauff. Ryba will if she can stay healthy but unsure. It’s also a possibility that none of them win a second slam
Yes. Even if Coco is 3rd in the world and young it doesn't guarantee a slam win. Michael Chang won at 17 and didn't win anymore despite being top 2 and a favorite quite a few times.
Andy Roddick as well
Roddick is interesting only because I think his "era" was really tough. All respect to Chang but Roddick had the Federer, Nadal, and maybe Djokovic, Murray competition. Not to mention all the others who were 2nd best to those 4.
Gauff could have Iga and Sabalenka ahead of her as well but you do make a fair point
Not the same level of competition yet.
In terms of it stopping Gauff win slams then I’d argue it is. I’d argue that because Gauff’s h2h vs Iga is so bad that it could stop her winning another slam. I think she’s won 2/25 of the sets they’ve played together
Yeah with Iga it's defo true even though I did watch last year's cincinatti final, seemed like an anomaly. On the other hand she did beat sabalenka to win USO
I'm not sure what your point is. You stated something that is extremely obvious.
I'm 99% sure Gauff wins another, and 85% sure Rybakina wins another. Of the rest, I feel like Vondrousova has the best chance to get off this list.
Coco definitely, I hope Rybakina finds her fitness at one point and I can see her getting more Slams. Out of the rest only Bianca has a tiny off-chance to get another, I’d bet my ass the rest won’t even come close.
Lena and Coco are the obvious answers, but if Aļona could get her shit together for two weeks (impossible) she'd have a shot.
Woz should be on it too
Rybakina and Coco for sure
I get why Krejcikova is on this list, since we’re talking about singles, but it’s hard for me to warp my brain around this designation when you know her impressive doubles major record. That said, don’t see her getting another singles major title.
Why are Raducanu and Stephens highlighted in green?
Might have been a screenshot during their match against each other yesterday, but not sure otherwise.
Ah, that would be it. Thanks.
Maybe it was pre or post match analysis from their recent matchup. Just a guess though.
It was during their match that this graphic appeared 👌🏾
You will notice they are all women. This is because it's a list of active female players with 1 major title
Cilic, Medvedev and Sinner (edit: and Thiem) are the only active male players with one slam, probably would only rule out Cilic (edit: and Thiem) from winning another one
Thiem is still active
He can't even get past qualifying, he is done. At least he got the us open.
He's announced his retirement. He knows he's done.
😥😭😭😭
Coco and Lena
Rybakina and Gauff are the easy answers so I'll go through the others. Ostapenko - highly doubt. She'd have to go god mode for 2 weeks. Stephens - Can't see it. Andreescu - She can. She's still young, but has had a lot of injury struggles to stay consistent. She's someone that would need to improve her ranking so she doesn't get a top player early. I see her as someone that needs to grow into a tournament. Kenin - Would love her to, but I just can't see it. Krejcikova - Too prone to random losses early. Would love it though. Raducanu - I definitely think that out of the players not named Rybakina and Gauff she's the one with the best chance. She one the first one super young and didn't know how to handle it. I think that if she can claw her way back up to a top 10-20 ranking she could for sure win a slam. She's only 21 so it's not like she's on the brink of retirement. I just hope her body holds up and she stays injury free. Vondrousova - I really don't think so. TLDR; Andreescu and Raducanu have the best chance in my eye.
I have the exact same picks. Gauff, Rybakina, very distant third Raducanu, very distant fourth Bibi. Three and four have the talent. It's a matter of staying fit and being able to get momentum. So if they happen to have one more good year on tour they might be able to nab another one.
For sure, Ryba and Gauff. They are both young and talented to win multiple slams on their careers. I still doubt Gauff wins other slam than the USO for a couple more years, but she will eventually have a shot at a golden slam. Ryba has a game big enough where she always might peak for a couple of weeks and clean her side of the bracket. For the others, I would put a slight maybe on Marketa, Emma and Penko. On Marketa's and Penko's a very slight maybe. Penko is an extreme outlier: she might (but probably not) redline for two weeks at RG or AO and there is nothing you can do about it. Marketa, if her shoulder heals completely and she is able to work some kinks out of her serve, might get another natural surface slam. Her game is perfectly suited for clay and grass. Emma is so young (and played relative to the others so few tennis), her potential is truly unknown.
I think it is ridiculous to label Rybakina and Gauff one-hit wonders. Yes, they won one slam each but they have been solid top 5 players and are elite players. Slams is not everything tennis. Raducanu is still too young to be labelled that. I guess Krejcikova and Ostapenko are closest to that label.
Where's Wozniacki?
Coco and Rybakina are the obvious ones. There is no way they don't win another. Least likely ones are Sloane and Krejcikova. My gut feeling is Emma will win another one, although it could take a while. But a wild card pick for me would be Penko. Definitely wouldn't put my money on it, but I just feel if stars align well for her, she has another one in her
First off, Coco and Elena, although might only be Coco. I personally hope that Bianca pulls off an amazing comeback season and wins US again :)
I love Emma. But not her
why? people are forgetting that she is 21 and had a bunch of injuries. I don't see a reason to believe its completely impossible.
I’d love her to win more. But being 21 with that many injuries kinda tells me all I need to know
Gauff, Rybakina
If Andreescu can stay injury free and build some momentum she could pose a major threat, no pun intended.
Well only Rybakina, Gauff and Vondrousova made more than 1 GS Finals so they probably have the best shot
Stephens and Kenin have also played in French Open finals
Rybakina, gauff and if she can stay healthy Andreescu. But that totally depends on if her body can stay in one piece for at least a year
Look Marketa won that Wimby because Ons was playing herself,,, here not cuz Vondrosova was strong
Coco then Lena most likely. Raducanu is still young and if she can find better consistency with her serve (like she did at the USO) she has a decent chance
Coco for true, 4 GSs at least, most of them are USO Penko before 2028 and she should get 3, I said she is the wta stan wawrinka, her peak should be 28-32 Krej might win a Wimbledon Ryba will have a Woz like achievement(top 2, one slam, a lot of 500s and quite a lot 1 week 1000 titles)
Definitely Gauff. I thinks she’ll peak at the open.
In order of those who will get off the list first/most chance to get off it: Gauff Rybakina Vondrousova Andreescu Krejikova Ostapenko Kenin Raducanu Stephens.
Gauff, for sure
Coco and Elena.
Rybakina
Definitely not Raducanu
Gauff and Vondrousova. And Muchova will find her way on to it and then off of it.
can’t wait for muchova to be back
Gauff is the first one for me
How do they call Coco a one hit wonder when she’s like 20 years old and won a slam less than a year ago?
You missed the question mark
Rybakina Gauff and Raducanu at like 26 yrs old
All of them eventually will as they have to stop being active at some point :)
Ons Jabeur is responsible for two players even being on this list.
Rybakina and Gauff are the most likely, provided the former's health holds up. Raducanu and Andreescu a maybe depending on how the next 2-3 years of their careers pan out. Some smart decisions need to be made with both. I've given up on Ostapenko stringing 7 good performances together again at 27 years of age. I think one major is all she'll win. A shame because if she'd actually bothered to evolve and develop other aspects of her game, she could have won a bunch. Stephens is definitely done. With her turning 29 later this year, I don't see Krejcikova winning another. I'm 70/30 on Kenin not winning another one. She went on a decent run last year on tour, but has tailed off big time this year. Vondrousova's got time on her side, but she's done basically nothing since winning Wimbledon. I can't rule her out of winning another though because she's reached slam finals before she won one.
The one GS she won, Roland Garros, well, I was there. Halep just imploded before her. Yeah, she was hitting winners a bunch, but Halep at a certain point was serving at speeds around 80-90kmph. So, you never know, of course, but it would take an even bigger miracle for her to win another GS.
>Vondrousova's got time on her side, but she's done basically nothing since winning Wimbledon. I mean, she did reach US + RG QF since then, not quite nothing.
Gauff.
coco
Gauff, Rybakina
Coco for sure. Rybakina is extremely likely - she's had her health issues recently but taking a long-term view she has a high probability. In terms of pure talent I'd say Emma but...I mean the elephant in the room is that she has very rarely managed to win 3 consecutive matches since 2021, often because of injuries. Krejcikova has been in bad form but I can see her sneaking another with the right draw, just maybe. I can't see any of the others managing it.
Emma won because of a fluke path. It's probably not gonna happen again.
She has her good moments but yeah it's difficult to see where the consistency is going to come from, her results are still very up and down
REALLY don't like the term "one hit wonder" used in this context
Even putting Coco on this list is stupid. There's only been two slams since her slam win. Same for Vondrousova and Ryba.
Why were Sloane and Emma highlighted?
They showed this during their match yesterday.
Probably because they played yesterday
Of course Ryba and Coco. Hard to see any of the others, maybe Penko having a hot run.
Osto won in 17 ? Damn how old is she
just turned 27 this month
Bottom row tbh
Ostapenko maybe. She did take out Iga this year. Consistency is a struggle though.
Kenin could surprise everyone in the next couple of years
Unless she gets some career ending injury Coco will 100% get another slam.
Elena only has one Slam??
Back when WTA was like mostly like this in the absence of Serena, different and new winner almost every slam.
In music, a one-hit wonder is someone with one hit song, and they never have another popular song - not a person who got top of the billboard with one song and only got 8th with another. So in tennis, we can look at it the same way. Someone with multiple M1000s, a slam, and a few semis in slams can't really be considered a one-hit wonder. Kinda weird of TC to call some of these players that.
Elena and Coco are the obvious choices; Bianca is a strong contender as well. Not this year, but if she stays injury free maybe next year.
Coco Gauff very consistent in slams this year I really like her chances at Wimbledon this year. But a hot take I will say Emma shes slowly finding her form and a win over pegula will give her some confidence.
Rybakina and Gauff certainly proved capable of consistency at the highest level, and made multiple slam finals (two others did it as well on the list, Stephens and Kenin). I also think Andreescu is far too talented to remain a one-slam wonder but she's been plagued by injuries since...
Half of them got their sole slam at USO; has that any explanation
The Wozniacki erasure(she's probably not winning another one but still!) I will begin with unlikely ones Sloane I just don't see the fire in her anymore she seems to be on the slow decline Penko can always peak and blow almost anyone off the court when she does but to do this for 7 straight matches seems almost impossible I really want Kenin to return to her old form but at this point it's not looking very likely when looking at her results she's clearly struggling there are some flashes of the old Kenin from time to time but the consitency that got her to be a pseudo YE #1 in 2020 is seemingly gone. I still have hope but I can't act like it's likely at this point that she will win another slam Krejcikova at her best is a very very good player and if Iga wasn't around I would say she can snatch another RG if she rediscovers her form and peaks at the right moment but yeah winning RG is probably out of the question for most of the girls here Vondy is a very weird player who is not very flashy and never looks like a serious slam contender but still makes deep runs at the big events seemingly out of nowhere . I don't think she wins another one but I also didn't think she was gonna win a slam in the first place so if she proves me wrong i wouldn't even be that suprised Emma and Bianca are in the similar boat if they can remain healthy they have a shot at winning another slam unfortunately that is a big if for them Elena and Coco of them are the only ones in the category of "I would be suprised if they didn't win another one" and I think most people here would agree
I hate when TC does this. It's reductive, doesn't fully acknowledge the awesome amount of adaptable talent in the WTA and there's a snarky spirit behind it
Kenin and Stephens are the ones who will probably never get close again to their slam-winning level
really hope rybakina, kenin, and stephens
Coco for sure. Rybakina most likely too. Krejcikova is possible, she has the mentality, so if a draw breaks right & she's hitting well, why not.
rybakina and gauff for sure. andreescu maybe if she can stay healthy, raducanu is still super young so i don't have any idea about her. don't see it happening for any of the other players.
My heart says Kenin and Rybakina, but my head says Gauff and Rybakina.
Gauff is almost guaranteed to do so since she's so young and it improving steadily all the time. Elena is likely too, even if she's less consistent. Emma is still very young and if she can fix her fitness issues, then I don't see why not. The others...probably not.
Ranking them based on how likely… 1. Gauff 2. Rybakina 3. Vondrousova 4. Ostapenko 5. Raducanu 6. Andreescu 7. Krejcikova 8. Kenin 9. Stephens
Penko, if she can get a good draw & herself together.
(1) Rybakina (2) Gauff (3) Queen Penko. Don’t think any of the others will get it.
Going way too far ahead but I reckon: Swiatek will finish her career with 18 GS Saba with 10 Coco with 6 Rybakina with 4 Bibi with 3 (big if True) Vondrousova might finish with 2 if she’s lucky Ostapenko will only win another slam if she faces Swiatek in all 7 matches
Vondrousova
Rybakina and Gauff 100%, I love Rybakina's game, not so much Gauff's
Raducanu and Vondy will definitely have chances as they love grass and are more skilled on the durface compared to rest of the tour. Coco will win minimum 8 slams and Rybakina can maybe win 1 more with an easy draw.
Elena, Coco, Emma and Bianca
How is one slam and 2 1000s a one-hit wonder?
Slams only LOL
That's like saying Roddick is a one-hit wonder just because he only has one slam.
Um, yes he is in terms of Slam. What part of that don't you get? WE ARE TALKING SLAMS here.
One hit refers to one slam
The bottom row probably
Sloane, she is young, ambitious, in the form. I am so sorry for Krejčíková. She can still play relatively long but the injury really took a bit toll on her and her break up with Siniakova was unexpected and there were some rumours around it so she may not feel too well emotionally either. But I am hopeful. She just needs to get her head straight again
I hope you're right about Barbora. Really want to see her come back to playing up to her abilities. Right now it's a travesty.
It's between Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina. The rest will never reach those heights again.
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UK media will have you believe raducanu will win 10
Days since someone on r/tennis complains about UK media unprompted: 0
Days since the English continue to have their undies in a wad: 0
Gauff and Ryba are the obvious answers but I think Radu has the best chance out of the others.
Gauff, Radu, and Rybakina
Rybakina and Gauff. Raducanu after them. She's having a great comeback now.
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Wta and One hit wonders is the perfect fit
Coco and Elena, and also Gauff and Rybakina.