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If Matches 11 or 12 of the 2021 Laver Cup are played, it will mean bedlam has hit Boston. Team Europe holds a commanding, unprecedented 11-1 lead in the quest for the cup. A win in any of today’s three-point matches secures the Laver Cup for Team Europe for a fourth time and sends Team […] READ MORE
The second night session of the 2021 Laver Cup brings out the stars. Team Europe’s Daniil Medvedev finally makes his Laver Cup debut while John Isner and Nick Kyrgios bring their combined 7-0 Laver Cup doubles record to the Boston court. We here at LWOT are offering our predictions for both night matches on day […] READ MORE
The 2021 Laver Cup matches begin Friday in Boston. After a Covid-induced postponement, the fourth edition of the annual competition is back. Four years ago, as the first Laver Cup matches began in Prague, almost nobody really knew what to expect. Would it be a glorified exhibition and money grab? A hit and giggle party […] READ MORE
By the time the Laver Cup night session of Day 1 begins at Boston’s TD North Garden, some momentum will already be held by either Team Europe or Team World. Even a 1-1 split in the day session will help underdog Team World players gain confidence. At the same time, Team World Captain John McEnroe […] READ MORE
After a year’s postponement, Laver Cup competition begins Friday afternoon in Boston with Day 1. Team Europe invades Team World soil with six of the world’s top ten players. If form holds, Team Europe should win every match…If form holds. Laver Cup emotion and the dynamics of playing for a team can quickly turn the […] READ MORE
It is no surprise to note that at almost all big time professional tennis events, doubles takes a back seat to singles. Sometimes, very far back. Such is not the case at the Laver Cup. As Team Europe and Team World prepare to square off in Boston, doubles will surely be on the mind of […] READ MORE
If six of the top ten players the world team up to face off in a Laver Cup in a storied sports city, on foreign soil, will the sports world pay attention? If six world-class players, outside of the Top 10, unite to attempt a classic upset, will the sports world pay attention? We will […] READ MORE
“This is the best first week of a slam that I have seen in 40 years,” claimed ESPN’s Brad Gilbert while looking back at week one of the US Open. The return of passionate fans, the emergence of teens and qualifiers, and entirely unpredictable off-court events made for a surprising week one at the US […] READ MORE
Some of the most competitive tennis played at the US Open is done in relative obscurity. Far from the ESPN cameras, and only in the shadow of the National Tennis Center show courts, fully 49 of the 64 total first round doubles matches were completed Thursday. Both the men’s and women’s doubles events start with […] READ MORE
Age and treachery may yet overcome youth and skill; we will see on Day 4 at the US Open. While most tennis observers view players age 21-29 to be in their prime, fully one-third of the 32 male singles players in today’s section of the draw are either in their 30s or under the age […] READ MORE