There is a wealth of young talent on the WTA Tour waiting to make their mark on 2025.
With the likes of Iga Swiatek and Amanda Anisimova – both aged under 25 – reaching the Wimbledon final, the sport is in good hands for the future.
In fact, two of the first three Grand Slams in 2025 have been won by players under 25 years of age, after Coco Gauff’s victory at the French Open, and Swiatek’s Wimbledon triumph.
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The only outlier is Madison Keys, who won the Australian Open in January at 29 years of age.
However, one iconic coach has pinpointed another young talent, tipping them for big things in the latter half of 2025.
Rick Macci says Mirra Andreeva could be top two by the end of 2025
If there is one thing that Rick Macci is good at, it’s identifying burgeoning young talent on the WTA Tour.
After all, Macci is credited with helping Serena and Venus Williams in the early stages of their tennis journeys in Compton, California.
Aged just 18 years old, Mirra Andreeva has emerged as one of the premier WTA talents over the last two years, following her break-out fourth-round appearance as a 16-year-old at Wimbledon 2023.
Since then, the Russian starlet has gone from strength to strength, capturing her first WTA 1000 title in Indian Wells this year, while also reaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
Macci has recognised her progress, and took to X [Twitter] to make a prediction about her year-end ranking.
Mirra and her movement is at least 25% more instinctive on hard courts. Her hopping out of the corners is like a Russian Rabbit and then changes ball direction which is her best Habit. On hard courts she no fear and Maybe top two by the end of the year. @MirraAndreevaFR
— Rick Macci (@RickMacci) July 19, 2025
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He said: “Mirra and her movement is at least 25% more instinctive on hard courts.
“Her hopping out of the corners is like a Russian Rabbit and then changes ball direction which is her best Habit.
“On hard courts she no fear and maybe top two by the end of the year.”
Mirra Andreeva breaks into the WTA top five
Andreeva, who was offered advice by former Wimbledon champion Tracy Austin during her recent Wimbledon quarter-final loss, broke into the top five ranked players on the WTA Tour following her Wimbledon performance.
It seemed to be only a matter of time before the Russian achieved this feat. In doing so, she became the youngest WTA player to break into the top five since Maria Sharapova.
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However, to break into the top two, she will likely have to usurp two of Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek or Coco Gauff.
Doing so will be no easy feat, with each player having won the US Open in their careers. Sabalenka is the defending champion, Swiatek won in 2022 and Gauff in 2023.