LastWordOnTennis Podcast
After what has been an entertaining start to this abbreviated European clay-court swing, all eyes are turning to the French Open in Paris. This week, with regular host Andy Watson away, Jim Smith took the helm at the Last Word on Tennis podcast, where he was joined by guests Damian Kust and Elias Laradi to […]
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The ATP’s grass court season continues with day 1 action from the Queen’s Club in London. Britain’s own Cameron Norrie and big server Reilly Opelka headline the day’s play. We also have predictions for matches featuring Jannik Sinner and Feliciano Lopez. Reilly Opelka vs John Millman Embed from Getty Images Millman won their only meeting […]
With the clay court season now officially over, it’s a quick turnaround for the players in preparation for Wimbledon. A number of big stars will be returning to the ATP Queen’s Club Championships as they get their grass court season going, and this week should be very interesting to see who is showing good promise […]
The WTA Birmingham Classic kicks off in earnest on Monday. Eight matches will be played on the first day of the event and three of them feature home favourites. Among them are former British #1 Heather Watson and the inspirational Francesca Jones. The tournament serves as a great opportunity to prepare for Wimbledon for all […]
The French Open is done and dusted and the tennis world is now firmly focused on the grass court season. The first WTA event on the surface took place last week in Nottingham. Johanna Konta lifted that trophy and set herself up nicely for a strong Wimbledon campaign at the end of the month. Among […]
After an entralling clay court season, tennis fans turn their attention towards the grass courts. The ATP Halle Open has served as valuable preparation for Wimbledon for many top players, which is evident from the jam packed draw. Roger Federer headlines the action on day 1 in a much anticipated grass court season swing for […]
Although the dust has barely settled in Paris, the action is unrelenting with the focus now shifting to the grass-court season and Wimbledon. Every player in the draw at the WTA Berlin Open will doubtless be desperate to build some momentum this week, but who will advance on day one in the German capital? WTA […]
Let the reality sink in and let us take a deep breath to absorb what we witnessed at Phillipe Chatrier in the second semifinal of this year’s French Open on Friday. As we embrace the moment of truth, there are barely any adjectives worthy enough to describe Novak Djokovic’s colossal feat. In an instant classic, […]
After playing a three and half hour match against Dominick Koepfer in a late night match on Philip Charier, Roger Federer concerned fans in his post-match press conference when he told reporters he wasn’t sure about his next match. He mentioned that he’d see how he felt and then decide if he would play Mateo […]