Meet The Women's Tennis Player Turning Heads At Wimbledon This Year

Meet The Women's Tennis Player Turning Heads At Wimbledon This Year originally appeared on The Spun.

Wimbledon 2025 is officially underway on Monday morning.

The first round for the Men's and Women's Singles is underway on this Monday, June 30. Carlos Alcaraz will be looking to take home the title on the men's side after winning the French Open, while No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka will be looking to take home the trophy on the women's side.

Advertisement

Advertisement Advertisement

ESPN will have full coverage of Wimbledon this year.

Sabalenka, 27, is currently taking on unseeded Carson Branstine. The Canadian tennis star has made headlines coming into Wimbledon this year. Branstine is a former collegiate tennis star turned professional model turned Wimbledon contender.

ROSMALEN, NETHERLANDS - JUNE 9: Carson Branstine of Canada during Day One of 2025 Libema Open Grass Court Championships at Autotron on June 9, 2025 in Rosmalen, Netherlands. (Photo by Marleen Fouchier/BSR Agency/Getty Images)BSR Agency/Getty Images

Branstine, 24, played college tennis for the Texas A&M Aggies. She helped lead the SEC program to a national championship during her redshirt senior season in 2024.

The Canadian tennis star has since turned pro. She has a career record of 133–71 and had a career-high world ranking of No. 190 set in May of 2025.

Advertisement

Advertisement Advertisement

Branstine has been trending on social media, too. She has more than 30,000 followers on Instagram.

"Nice to meet you Wimbledon," she wrote coming into the 2025 tournament.

Branstine admitted that she is very grateful for everything that tennis has given her over the years.

“This sport has given me everything,” she told Wimbledon. “It gave me a free college education. My best friends play tennis. I've gotten to see the world and travel the world, not just as a tourist, but with a purpose. And that's something I take to heart, a lot.

"I really enjoy this game. It's giving me everything and I think that's why in some of these big moments, I was able to pull through in the last few weeks because I really enjoy being out there. It's so much fun.”

Advertisement

Advertisement Advertisement

Branstine has been doing some modeling on the side, too. It's helped pay for her tennis career.

“A cool little side hustle," she admitted.

Branstine is all about tennis this week, though.

Of course, she has her work cut out for her as she attempts to take down the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament.

Meet The Women's Tennis Player Turning Heads At Wimbledon This Year first appeared on The Spun on Jun 30, 2025

This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jun 30, 2025, where it first appeared.

Click here to read article