US Open
Rafael Nadal takes on Frances Tiafoe in the Round of 16 at the 2022 US Open on Monday. Maybe it doesn’t sound like it has the potential to be the match of the tournament. After all, Nadal has made it past the fourth round of the last 16 Majors he’s played (dating all the way […]
Jannik Sinner is quietly climbed to oddsmakers sixth favorite to capture this year’s US Open title. Many top seeds going down in early rounds have opened up the draw and Sinner is in prime position to make his first major semifinal and potentially go even deeper and fight for the title. Sinner is an elite […]
13th seed Matteo Berrettini of Italy beat Andy Murray of Great Britain 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the third round match at the US Open. The 26-year-old Italian will next face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the fourth round. The 35-year-old Murray fought well, but ended up being the second best to the big-serving Italian. We […]
Ajla Tomljanovic has defeated 23-time slam champion Serena Williams 5-7 7-6(4) 6-1 after three hours and seven minutes at the US Open. The Australian’s incredible mental and physical resilience wore down Williams, who had leads in both sets. Tomljanovic, who came into the match with a reputation for getting nervous in big moments bucked that […]
Richard Gasquet will get another crack at upsetting Rafael Nadal, the long-time rivals face off in the third round of the US Open. We have predictions for every day 6 match including Carlos Alcaraz and Andrey Rublev’s matches in New York. Rafael Nadal vs Richard Gasquet Embed from Getty Images Jakub Bobro: Nadal has dropped […]
Young talents Holger Rune and Carlos Alcaraz take to the courts at the US Open, while Andrey Rublev duels with Denis Shapovalov. Our panelists predict every day 6 US Open match including Rafael Nadal’s as the second week schedule will be settled. Jenson Brooksby vs Carlos Alcaraz Embed from Getty Images Jakub Bobro: Probably the […]
After losing to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round at the US Open in three sets, Serena Williams announced her retirement from professional singles tennis. Serena Williams retirement Former World #1 Serena Williams will hang up her racket, at least in singles. The American, who began playing professional tennis aged just 14 will retire now […]
After a year of many firsts and breakthroughs, 27-year-old Pedro Cachin stands on the precipice of yet another milestone–his first second-week run at a Slam. The Argentine will face off against lucky loser Corentin Moutet in the third round of the US Open, but at the beginning of the season, this rise seemed anything but […]
Day 4 at the US Open was pretty eventful on the men’s side, albeit with only one significant upset: Hubert Hurkacz’s elimination. Aside from the Pole, all the top seeds made it through to the next round, namely the likes of Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, who remain on collision course for a potential semifinal […]
The eyes of the tennis world will once again be on Serena Williams and Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday night as the six-time champion faces Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic. Williams produced her performance in well over a year to defeat the second-seeded Anett Kontaveit 7-6 2-6 6-2 in the second round, much to the delight of […]
Alize Cornet made her first professional steps on the tennis circuit in 2004, and 18 years later the Frenchwoman is still going strong. She’s been especially impressive at the Majors this year, currently owning an 11-3 win/loss record and finding herself in the third round of the US Open. At every single Grand Slam event […]
During the early part of his professional career, 23-year-old American Jeffery John “J.J.” Wolf was more well-known for his ’80-style mullet haircut than his play on the tennis court. Ahead of the 2022 season, however, Wolf did away with the mullet and rebranded himself on-court as the next young American ready to take the leap […]
Five men 21 years old or younger played singles on Thursday at the US Open. All five won their matches by defeating an older player. Combined, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Jenson Brooksby, Lorenzo Musetti, and Brandon Nakashima won 15 of 16 sets. The five kids advanced to Round 3 matches to be played on Saturday. […]
Andy Murray takes on Matteo Berrettini for a spot in the round of 16 at the US Open, can Murray turn back the clock and continue his charge at the last Grand Slam of the season? We have predictions for every day 5 match in New York including Nick Kyrgios match. Andy Murray vs Matteo […]
Nick Kyrgios and Daniil Medevedev are both US Open contenders, they will feature on day 5 of the tournament playing for a spot in the second week. We have predictions for every day 5 match in New York from our panelists, including Andy Murray’s. Daniil Medvedev vs Yibing Wu Embed from Getty Images Damian Kust: […]
Rafael Nadal is the only man to win 22 Grand Slams in tennis and will be looking to annex yet another Grand Slam to his tally in September. He has already won four US Open titles and fancies his chances of claiming a record-equaling fifth title in New York. Should Rafael Nadal be able to […]
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Bianca Andreescu broke onto the scene as a teenager in 2019 by winning the US Open, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title. That was not the only big title she won that year, picking up Premier Mandatory (now called WTA 1000) crowns at Indian Wells and the Rogers Cup. However, […]
After an exciting Day 1 that included Lin Zhu taking out third seed Xiyu Wang, there is more first-round WTA action coming from Hua Hin. As always, we at LWOT will preview and predict every match. We split the rest of the day’s matches between two other articles. One features Bianca Andreescu vs Harriet Dart, […]
Some very exciting matches await the spectators at the WTA Open 6e Sens Metropole on Day 2 in Lyon. Alycia Parks will try to get over the disappointing loss in Australian Open qualifying, while one of the best performers of the main draw in Melbourne, Shuai Zhang, takes on Madison Brengle. We also predict the […]
Seven singles matches are on Tuesday’s schedule for the WTA Open 6e Sens Metropole de Lyon. Top-seeded Caroline Garcia kicks off her campaign against Tereza Martincova. Will the Czech provide a tough challenge or will the WTA Finals runner-up prevail comfortably? We also predict the rest of the day’s matches in a separate article. Who […]
Though the excitement of the Australian Open is only two days behind us, the WTA season grinds on with a 250 in Hua Hin. There are still plenty of intriguing matches going on in Thailand–and we predict Day 2 action for you. As always, we at LWOT will preview and predict every match. We split […]
Though the excitement of the Australian Open is only two days behind us, the WTA season grinds on with a 250 in Hua Hin. There are still plenty of intriguing matches going on in Thailand–we’ve tried to predict some of the best Day 2 action. As always, we at LWOT will preview and predict every […]
All three winners of ATP Challenger Tour events this week were ranked inside the top 100. David Goffin and Federico Coria were the top seeds in their respective events, while Gregoire Barrere was the highest-ranked player in the field after Quentin Halys’s withdrawal. Read back on this week’s action: Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve David Goffin had to pull […]
With the Australian Open done and dusted and the men’s tour inactive until the Davis Cup weekend, all eyes turn to the women’s events for the week. As always, we here at LWOT will preview and predict every match including Petra Martic vs Kristina Mladenovic. Who do you think will win? WTA Lyon Day 1 […]