Decade after Serena's double win, Wimbledon awaits 8th straight new champion

The Wimbledon 2025 witnessed the same old story in the Women’s singles section. The defending champion has once again crashed out and for the 8th straight year, the tournament will have a new winner. The attention is now on the No.1 seed Aryna Sabalenka, who has been in the semi-final here twice before but never progressed to the final and No.8 seed Iga Swiatek, who is yet to go past the quarterfinal round. However, there is also an opportunity for the remaining 10 remaining ladies (Round of 16 is currently on) to turn their Wimbledon dream into reality and win the grand slam.

A new Wimbledon champion every year

Wimbledon’s unpredictable nature has struck again, with all former champions, including defending champion Barbora Krejcikova and two-time winner Petra Kvitova, exiting the tournament. This paves the way for a new women’s singles champion to be crowned on July 12, marking the eighth consecutive year without a repeat winner.

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Serena Williams’ sheer dominance

To search for someone who defended her title, one would have to go back to the time when Serena Williams was active and dominating the circuit. Williams won the tournament in 2015 and 2016. She then went on to reach the final in 2018 and 2019, and both times she lost to a new eventual champion - Angelique Kerber in 2018 and Simona Halep in 2019. What’s ironic is that no one has been able to defend their title since then, and this will be the 8th time a new winner will emerge. This statistic not only showcases Williams’ excellence but also highlights the unpredictability of the women’s category, which is still waiting for a champion who can dominate for an entire year. Names like Iga Swiatek, Coco Gaugg, Aryna Sabalenka, make it to the reckoning but will anyone like Serena Williams ever appear on the scene again is the question.