Origins of Wimbledon favourites (5)
I believe the answer is:
seeds
'origins' is the definition.
(seed is a kind of origin)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for seeds that I've seen before include "Initiates the growth of" , "More than one good player" , "nuts" , "Small hard fruit" , "top tennis players" .)