Wimbledon 2025 is in full swing, and Lewis Hamilton has had his say, making his pick for the tournament.
The first round of matches is underway, with Carlos Alcaraz surviving a Fabio Fognini scare, Emma Raducanu breezing past fellow Brit Mimi Xu, and Daniil Medvedev crashing out of the tournament at the first hurdle.
But we’re still in the early stages of the tournament, and the women’s competition in particular has never been more wide open. World number one Aryna Sabalenka has never made it past the quarter-final, and multi-time major winner Iga Swiatek is on her weakest surface.
Eight different women have won the last eight Wimbledon titles. That’s the longest run of different women’s champions in the tournament’s history, dating back to 1884, and Formula One’s Hamilton is hoping for a ninth winner this year.
Lewis Hamilton is supporting Coco Gauff in this year’s Wimbledon
In a video on Ferrari’s social media, Lewis Hamilton said he’s backing Coco Gauff to win her first Wimbledon title this year.
When asked who is going to win, Hamilton said, “I’ll be watching the women’s, and I hope Coco Gauff.”
The seven-time world champion has a history of supporting Gauff in major tournaments. Hamilton praised Gauff on social media when she won the French Open.
His support extends beyond Gauff in the tennis world. Hamilton has a long-standing friendship with Serena Williams, and called her the “greatest of all time” in a tribute Instagram post in 2022.
Now he’s cast his support to Gauff, who is trying to take the mantle as America’s next great tennis star.
Coco Gauff faces tricky first round test at Wimbledon
Historically, Wimbledon has not been a happy hunting ground for the young American superstar. Gauff beat Venus Williams at 15 years old, but that remains her greatest Wimbledon moment and she hasn’t made it past round four since.
Gauff won the French Open to become a two-time major winner, beating Sabalenka in the final. But any good form she was feeling on clay has not yet translated to the grass courts. She was knocked out of the Berlin Open in the Wimbledon build-up in the second round.
The American faces a tricky first round clash on Centre Court for her opening match of the tournament, in Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska.
Yastremska made it to the final at the Nottingham Open before Wimbledon and has a 23-14 record in 2025, with two finals to her name.
Expect a hard-fought encounter for Gauff as she goes for her first Wimbledon title.