Many fans and pundits did not have high expectations for the 2016 Rio Olympics, but their fears were not confirmed, as Rio 2016 turned out to be tennis that was full of passion, national pride, and close matches in both singles and doubles. Andy Murray of course took home the men’s singles gold, he added […] READ MORE
Tag: Monica Puig
Panelists’ Predictions 2016 Wimbledon Women’s Day 2 Matches–Including Wozniacki/Kuznetsova
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
Monica Puig Beats Kristina Mladenovic in Epic at Aegon International
All four quarterfinals looked enticing for many tennis fans as the build up to Wimbledon slowly reached its conclusion. In the first match of the day, Monica Puig fought Kristina Mladenovic in a battle between two players that have enjoyed much success on the grass courts in previous years. Puig came out on top in a thriller. […] READ MORE
Puig battles past Wozniacki on Day 3 of Eastbourne
Puerto Rico’s #1 tennis star Monica Puig displayed some of her best brand of first strike tennis to get the better of former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the third round of Eastbourne, The grass court season has proved to be a rewarding period of the season for Puig, first making the […] READ MORE
Unbeatable Alison Riske Dominating the Grass
In the second half of 2015, Alison Riske managed just one victory in eight tournaments and was on the cusp of falling out of the top #100. Six months later and she looks to have rediscovered the form that carried her as high as #40 in the world – on her favourite surface. Nine matches into […] READ MORE
Panelists’ Predictions 2016 French Open Women’s Day 7 Matches–Including Serena/Mladenovic
It’s the end of the first week of the French Open and we have more predictions for you. We’re picking the best five matches of Day 7. Joining us to predict today are myself (Yesh Ginsburg) along with LWOS contributors Sam Barker and John Lupo. Panelists’ Predictions 2016 French Open Women’s Day 7 Matches Elina […] READ MORE
Panelist Predictions: US Open Women Day 1
The panel is back for the final Grand Slam of the year. And we have been treated to a whole host of great matches on the womens side on day one of the US Open. Here to give their thoughts and predictions on the opening day’s action are Last Word contributors Niall Clarke, Glenys Furness, […] READ MORE