Well, the rain messed with our predicting schedule, along with just about everything else. We couldn’t make predictions for Saturday’s matches because those had been pretty much covered in the predictions for Thursday and Friday, but we get to give you predictions for Middle Sunday, a rare treat indeed. Predicting today are myself (Yesh Ginsburg) […] READ MORE
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Wimbledon’s Centre Court Roof: A Blessing and a Curse
What a strange situation the Wimbledon organisers find themselves in. Three days completed at this year’s Championships and a handful of round one matches are yet to be completed – or even started. Yet, thanks to the Wimbledon Centre Court roof, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic can sit back and sip some Evian as they […] READ MORE
Panelists Predictions French Open Women’s Quarterfinals–Serena/Putinseva and Bacsinzsky/Bertens
The rain in Paris messed up the tournament schedule a bit, which had adverse affects on our ability to predict matches in a timely fashion. But we are back for the final two women’s quarterfinal matches and will be predicting every match of the tournament from here on out. And, of course, fewer matches means […] READ MORE
Panelists Predictions French Open Women’s Quarterfinals–Serena/Putinseva and Bacsinzsky/Bertens
The rain in Paris messed up the tournament schedule a bit, which had adverse affects on our ability to predict matches in a timely fashion. But we are back for the final two women’s quarterfinal matches and will be predicting every match of the tournament from here on out. And, of course, fewer matches means […] READ MORE
Panelists’ Predictions 2016 French Open Women’s Day 9 Matches–Including Serena/Svitolina
It’s Day 9 of the French Open, and we’re predicting all 4 remaining women’s Round of 16 matches. Predicting today are myself (Yesh Ginsburg), along LWOS contributors Linda Celia Ellis, Bradey Bononcioni, and John Lupo. Panelists’ Predictions 2016 French Open Women’s Day 9 Matches Madison Keys vs Kiki Bertens Linda: Bertens is a surprise making […] READ MORE
Panelists' Predictions 2016 French Open Women's Day 5 Matches–Including Bouchard/Bacsinszky
We are back for Day 5 of the French Open and bring you predictions for some of the biggest women’s matches on this day, including Eugenie Bouchard against Timea Bacsinszky. Joining us for these picks are LWOS contributors Jeff Crady, Sam Barker, and John Lupo. For predictions of Day 5 men’s matches, click here. Panelists’ […] READ MORE
Things learnt from the China Open
As the covers are pulled over the China Open for another year, we are left with just enough time to reflect on another intriguing tournament as the tennis world heads towards the end of year Finals. Beijing really is Novak Djokovic’s home from home… or is it Shanghai? There is just something about the hard […] READ MORE
Wimbledon 2015 Panelist Predictions Day 2 Women’s Singles–Including Wozniacki/Zheng
Day 2 is upon us and the other half of the draw is ready for action. Take a look at how our writers expect these five feature matches to go. Our panelists today are LWOS writers Niall Clarke, Linda Celia Ellis, and John Lupo. Caroline Wozniacki vs Saisai Zheng View image | gettyimages.com Niall Wozniacki […] READ MORE
Can the Swiss sweep at Wimbledon?
Can the Swiss sweep at Wimbledon? In the past this question wouldn’t be asked because there never was a good chance of a Swiss man and a Swiss woman winning Wimbledon in the same year. In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s Martina Hingis was the dominant Swiss player. She challenged for Wimbledon titles and […] READ MORE
Tara Moore Unimpressed By Serena Williams Comeback
On Thursday in Paris, in a way that only she can, World #1 Serena Williams defied a set-and-a-break deficit, her opponent, and herself, to reach the Roland Garros final. Serena has been far from her usual dominant ways this fortnight. Erratic, sluggish, reckless, and distressed, she had already come from behind to scrape up victories against […] READ MORE