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WTA 2025 Review: A New Big Three? Sabalenka, Gauff, Swiatek
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The 2025 WTA season is in the books, and it might be the clearest sign yet that women’s tennis has officially entered a new era. Arena Sabalenka finished as the undisputed force at the top, Coco Gauff found another gear, Amanda Anisimova became a two-slam finalist, and a wave of young talent made serious noise.
Alvin and Torrey break down:
• Why Sabalenka’s “Serena 2.0” season was both dominant and revealing
• Whether Coco Gauff actually has another level — and what that could mean for 2026
• The case for Amanda Anisimova as a true long-term contender
• Players poised to break into the Top 8 next year (Mirra Andreeva, Qinwen Zheng, Naomi Osaka…?)
• Who’s rising, who’s falling, and why style matchups matter more than ever
• Stock Up / Stock Down
• Our favorite matches and storylines of the year
Chapters
1. Sabalenka, Coco, Amanda: the big prediction (00:00:00)
2. Defining our “Top of the Mountain” criteria (00:06:00)
3. Coco vs Iga: who’s truly #2? (00:11:40)
4. Slam results, matchups, and head-to-head context (00:15:40)
5. Future Slam potential and surface breakdown (00:24:00)
6. Madison Keys’ unforgettable Australian Open run (00:29:40)
7. WTA Finals turnover — who’s in, who’s out in 2026? (00:36:30)
8. Naomi Osaka’s return and ceiling next year (00:43:40)
9. Linda Nosková and the “year-over-year climb” (00:48:10)
10. The game-style tiers (Iga → Paolini → Navarro) (00:51:20)
11. Mboko, Eala, and the dark horses (01:01:15)
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