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The 2022 season was a bizarre one in many ways. Starting off with the controversy swirling around Novak Djokovic, and ending with a teenager as world #1 in the shape of Carlos Alcaraz. This is something no one would have predicted. All the same, the established old men of Djokovic and Nadal won three of […] READ MORE
With the 2023 WTA season fast approaching, let’s take a look at the contenders for the big titles. Iga Swiatek What a year for Iga Swiatek! Swiatek started 2022 ranked #9, and finished the year as the dominant #1. That is some transition, but of course there are mitigating factors. That factor being Ash Barty, […] READ MORE
2022 was an incredibly volatile year for professional tennis. Here are five crazy moments that stand out. Five Crazy Tennis Moments in 2022 Novak Djokovic expelled from Australia This is one of the more bizarre events in tennis history, never mind 2022. Novak Djokovic is one of the game’s greatest players and record winner of […] READ MORE
The 2022 tennis season proved a rather strange one. A season which started in January with Novak Djokovic getting sensationally expelled from the Australian Open. Women’s #1 Ash Barty retired completely out of the blue. Alexander Zverev was disqualified for cursing out an umpire and repeatedly smashing his chair with his racquet in the Mexican […] READ MORE
The Paris Bercy Masters 1000 is one of the top events on the tennis calendar. The last big event before the World Tour finals in Turin, the big boys tend to turn up and give a show. This was my first visit to Paris Bercy since 2003. Back then I saw the likes of Jonas […] READ MORE
We have witnessed the most interesting US Open tournament for a number of years. There were great matches, individual stories and youngest #1 player to boot. However, my biggest takeaway from the US Open is the revival of a true all-court player at the top of tennis. Carlos Alcaraz played an incredible US Open. Just […] READ MORE
With the US Open well-underway, we here at LWOT are taking our annual look back at some of the top matches from previous eras. Today, we review the 2000 semifinal US Open semifinal: Pete Sampras vs Lleyton Hewitt. Two players who provided a great contrast in styles of play, an era where this was possible; […] READ MORE
The US Open is upon us and we are set for a profoundly interesting tournament. The late great commentator Bill Threllfall once said “only the best players win the US Open.” Bill made this statement during an era of dominant players jockeying for top spot. Including players the caliber of Martina Navratilova to Steffi Graf […] READ MORE
We’ve all made it to the end of August, and our reward is the fourth major tournament of 2022. This will be one of the more “open” Grand Slam events. There are favourites but not clear runners. Novak Djokovic will not play due to continual Covid restrictions and him not being vaccinated. This opens up the […] READ MORE
The last three Grand Slam winners have a familiar ring to it. Rafael Nadal won the first two (Australian and French Open), whilst Novak Djokovic recently won Wimbledon. To put this is in perspective; Nadal won his first French Open in 2005 and Djokovic his first Australian Open in 2008. This is unprecedented domination and […] READ MORE
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