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From LastWordOnTennis, by Jake Davies. Jake is currently at the WTA tournament in Linz as credentialed press. Belinda Bencic suffered another setback in her climb back to the Top 10 as she was dumped out of the first round of Linz to Singapore-chasing Dominika Cibulkova. It was a considerably tough draw for Bencic, who has […] READ MORE
We’re back for the second day of the biggest tournament in tennis. There are so many amazing matches on the slate that we couldn’t think of just five–we have six for you today. Predicting today are myself (Yesh Ginsburg), editor Steen Kirby, and contributor John Lupo. Panelists’ Predictions 2016 Wimbledon Women’s Day 2 Roberta Vinci […] READ MORE
Belinda Bencic mentions her big win over Serena last year and also opens up about her recent struggles with a back injury. READ MORE
The WTA has certainly had a bizarre start to 2016. A first Grand Slam title for Angelique Kerber, a drugs ban for Maria Sharapova, a WTA event where every seed was knocked out in the first round and question marks over the form of most of the top players. Out of the chaos there has […] READ MORE
Serena Williams appears only fallible on tennis’ big stages to shock upsets, so we ask – who are the top 10 outsiders to gatecrash the Serena show? READ MORE
Belinda Bencic and Maria Sharapova will face off in the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. It generates intrigue due to the contrast in styles as well as the difference in generations we see in Bencic vs Sharapova. Powerful, relentless, competitive; these are just some of the phrases you could use to describe […] READ MORE
With the season's first major upon us, it's time to see if anyone can challenge the world's most dominant player with our Australian Open seed report. READ MORE
The panel is back to give their US open round three predictions. Last word on Sport’s Niall Clarke is joined by fellow tennis contributor Linda Ellis to break down the best of the womens action on day five. Venus Williams vs Belinda Bencic Niall: Bencic will be hoping to continue her rich vein of form […] READ MORE
In case by some miracle you have have managed to miss it, Serena Williams might be about to create history. Her Wimbledon crown saw her pocket her second so-called ‘Serena Slam’ but now her attention is fully focused on becoming just the fourth female player to complete the calendar Grand Slam. The younger Williams sister […] READ MORE
Belinda Bencic stormed onto the scene at last week’s Rogers Cup to capture her second career title and first Premier 5 title, but in the shadow of all she accomplished last week stands another promising young player who took more strides in the right direction. 21-year-old Daria Gavrilova reached the round-of-16 before bowing out to […] READ MORE
