2025 Season’s Biggest Upsets: 5 Shocking Wins

Although the concept ‘surprise‘has been losing strength in the WTA circuit As the years go by, the truth is that we are still able to find a few examples of unexpected victories in this season 2025.

Honestly, I have had a hard time finding good examples of big surprises in this one. season 2025 so squared off that the women’s circuit has left us again. With a fully consolidated trident and a top 10 that is becoming more difficult to access every day, there were some games with which I doubted until the last moment. Because of course, what Mirra Andreeva did in the months of February and March was crazy at the time, although today it no longer sounds so incredible seeing what her real level is. Anyway, after much debate, these are my five most surprising victories of the course.

Bouzas brings out his best version

Yes or yes I needed to put some Spanish flavor in this article, but don’t think that I have forced it too much. First round of Roland Garros, Jessica Bouzas arrived with the thorn in the side of this being the only Grand Slam where she had not yet won a match, but the draw did not make it easy for her this time either. Emma Navarro to open, a current top 10 player, a former tournament finalist in the junior category. And what happened? That the Galician once again grew against the best on a big stage, but this time imposing a version that we had never seen before. A day that bordered on perfection, you only need to look at the score: 6-0, 6-1. The American is still looking for where the balls went to her.

Venus Williams still smiling at 45 years old

We get nostalgic every time we talk about Venus Williams knowing that the end is getting closer, although she is still determined to give us some afternoons of glory. This season’s event happened in Washington, this being the first professional tournament he had played in the last 14 months. On the other side, Peyton Stearns, compatriot, one of the revelations of the season. The pools were filled with the legend of California, who was declared dead before his time. And what happened? That once again we learned how dangerous it is to doubt legends. At 45 years old, the eldest Williams drank from her own elixir to win an official match (6-3, 6-4) at an age where many would have already been retired for a decade.

Eala is the toast of Swiatek

It is impossible to forget all the emotions that this past WTA 1000 in Miami gave us, even if the outcome was quite logical and expected. What did not have any logic was the path, where Alexandra Eala conquered the hearts of the entire American public with a list of victories that position her as a promise that is already present. It was not enough for the Filipino to have defeated Ostapenko and Keys, so she had to multiply the difficulty by stopping Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals. And without giving up sets! (6-2, 7-5). The best letter of introduction for a player who at 20 years old is already within reach of earning a place among the fifty best in the world. If he plays again like that week in Florida, I wouldn’t be surprised if the top 50 is too small for him.

Drink, a miracle in Paris

One of the great stories of the season was signed by Loïs Boisson at Roland Garros, where they have been waiting for so long for the meeting with a local champion that would put an end to so many years of curse. For girls, the wait is not that long, although no one could have thought that the #358 in the world ranking would make them enjoy that fortnight so much. His victory against Pegula in the round of 16 already set off all the alarms, reaffirming that his style of play had been designed for clay. The final bombshell would come in the following round, where the Frenchwoman was not going to give up when it came to cutting off Mirra Andreeva (7-6, 6-3). This is how a practically unknown tennis player sneaked into the semifinals of a Grand Slam, highlighting the work and level that exists beyond the first class of the circuit.

Mboko touches the sky at home

But if you are looking for a miracle, we will hardly find one greater than Victoria Mboko at the WTA 1000 in Montreal. As a Canadian, it was fitting that one of the wildcards fell into his hands, although not even the craziest person in the place could have imagined what was going to happen in that final. At 18 years old but still #88 in the rankings, Mboko was leaving behind posters of the likes of Sofia Kenin, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina, but there was still the backfire of the last day. With a major title at stake and with Naomi Osaka on the other side of the net, the young Canadian pulled out all the stops to show everyone what she was made of (2-6, 6-4, 6-1). I know it’s only one game difference, but what a difference there is between reaching a final and winning it. Very much. Victoria became one of the great revelations of the course just for that week, closing the calendar within the top20 and earning herself the label of biggest diamond on the women’s circuit.

BONUS: Madison Keys, capable of anything

It was difficult for me to leave out Madison Keys, perhaps because the American was against appearing on more than one occasion in this article. First in a positive sense, lifting the first Grand Slam of her career at the age of 30 at the Australian Open, knocking down Aryna Sabalenka (6-3, 2-6, 7-5) and, incidentally, all the betting houses. But of course, we all know what the Boca Raton tennis player is like, capable of the best and the worst. The negative note would come in the last Grand Slam of the course, in that US Open that he was on the verge of embracing almost a decade ago. There, where people expected her most strongly, she lost in the first round against Renata Zarazúa (6-7, 7-6, 7-5), confirming that she continues to have that double edge every time she takes to the court. Madison deserved to be mentioned before shelving the list.

And what do you think? What was the biggest surprise of the season for you?