Wimbledon
Tennis remains the only major professional sport without a proper off-season, so the start of the 2023 tennis season is just weeks away. Here are ten things to look forward to in tennis in 2023. Ten Things To Look Forward To In Tennis 1.The Great Three-Generational Battle In Men’s Tennis After the era of the […]
Going into the final weekend of Wimbledon 2022 we have both our finalists in both the gentlemen’s singles event. Top seed Novak Djokovic will be playing in his eighth final in the English capital after beating the likes of up and comer Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals and home favourite Cameron Norrie in the semis. […]
After Rafael Nadal’s withdrawal from Wimbledon because of injury, Nick Kyrgios has received a bye or walkover to the final, making him the first Australian man to reach the Wimbledon singles final for nearly 20 years, or since Mark Philippoussis lost to Roger Federer in the 2003 final. Such a gap between Australian men’s finalists […]
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic overcame a slow start to defeat British No. 1 Cameron Norrie 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4, reaching his 32nd Slam final. The Serb will now face unseeded Nick Kyrgios in the final on Sunday, hoping for his seventh Wimbledon title. The Road to the Semifinals Norrie’s first-ever deep run at a […]
Second seeds Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk defeated the Australian pair of men’s doubles finalist Matthew Ebden and eight-time Grand Slam champion Samantha Stosur to lift the mixed doubles trophies again. This was the first time the mixed doubles final was played on a Thursday, getting the Centre Court spotlight after the women’s singles semifinals […]
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn ahead of his Wimbledon semifinal clash with Nick Kyrgios on Friday. The Spaniard was on for a calendar Grand Slam but a seven-millimeter abdominal tear has now dashed those hopes. “I have to pull out from the tournament,” Nadal opened his Thursday night press conference “As everybody saw yesterday, I have […]
Novak Djokovic came from two sets down to reach the Wimbledon semifinals, his opponent is Cameron Norrie, who has made his best ever showing in a slam, and it’s in his home slam of Wimbledon. British hopes are all on the shoulders of the 26-year-old Norrie, while Djokovic looks to stave off the upset. We […]
Editor’s Note: Rafael Nadal has withdrawn ahead of his semifinal with Nick Kyrgios. Rafael Nadal vs Nick Kyrgios is a superstar matchup at Wimbledon‘s semifinal stage in London. Our panelists offer their predictions for this match, and for the Novak Djokovic vs Cameron Norrie clash also taking place on Friday. Rafael Nadal vs Nick Kyrgios […]
Rafael Nadal’s continued his Wimbledon run with a comeback victory over Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, winning 36 75 36 75 76. For the first time in his career, Nadal had won the first two Slams of the season. He took the Australian Open in January, coming back from two sets down in […]
“It’s a dream to live this with my family, with my two little girls. I mean, one year ago I just gave birth,” said Tatjana Maria in disbelief after defeating Jule Niemeier 4-6 6-2 7-5 on the No. 1 Court, becoming the oldest first-time Grand Slam semifinalist in the Open Era. At the end of […]
Down, but never out. Too many times this phrase has been used to describe Novak Djokovic, and today was another example. The Serb has kept his Wimbledon title defense alive, defeating 20-year-old Jannik Sinner in five sets. In a match lasting 3 hours and 35 minutes, top seed Djokovic completed a miraculous comeback to win […]
This Wednesday, Simona Halep and Amanda Anisimova are due to play their fourth match together (2-1 Halep) in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. Though they’ve played a Grand Slam quarterfinal before (Anisimova won in the 2019 French Open quarterfinals), it feels as though the stakes have never been higher–it’s unclear how much more success Halep can […]
American Taylor Fritz is in the form of his life and playing some incredible tennis, the question is whether it will be enough for him to upset Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon Quarterfinals. We have predictions for every Quarterfinal match at Wimbledon including Novak Djokovic’s Quarterfinal match. Our panelists take a look at Wednesday’s quarterfinals […]
Jannik Sinner will need to play his best tennis if he’s going to upset Novak Djokovic in the Quarterfinals of Wimbledon 2022. British hope Cameron Norrie has a match with veteran Belgian David Goffin, both players have their hopes up of a surprise semifinal showing. Our panelists predict every match including the set of quarterfinal […]
Ons Jabeur is a Wimbledon quarterfinalist for a second consecutive year, after beating Elise Mertens 7-6 6-4 on No.1 Court,. The Tunisian is yet to drop a set, and is the clear favourite to make the final from the bottom half and, after Iga Swiatek’s exit, to win the title. Despite Jabeur’s flawless record at […]
This section of the draw can be titled Rafa and the Aussies, as Rafael Nadal has made his way into the second week of Wimbledon along with three Australian men who all feature in round of 16 matches. Here are your predictions for every match. Cristian Garin vs Alex de Minaur Embed from Getty Images […]
(More Articles are available below this video.)
After an entertaining week of tennis in Thailand, the final is set at the WTA Hua Hin Open. Lesia Tsurenko has enjoyed an impressive return to form whilst Zhu Lin has continued her solid start to the season. It promises to be an entertaining final and, as always, we here at LWOT will be offering […]
Argentina aren’t bringing their #1 ranked player Diego Schwartzman to this Davis Cup tie but they’re arguably still at least slight favorites to make it past Finland here, although home advantage for Finland is potentially an equalizer. It should certainly be a well-contested tie and, as always, we here at LWOT are offering our predictions […]
After the first half of Davis Cup Qualifiers kicked off on Friday, the second half will begin play tomorrow. Can Soonwoo Kwon lead Korea to a home upset of David Goffin’s Belgium? As always, we here at LWOT will preview and predict every match. Who do you think will win? Davis Cup Predictions: Korea Republic […]
Heading into the final four in Lyon we have top seed Caroline Garcia looking to take the title in her home country alongside three unseeded players, who’ve all never lifted a WTA title on a hardcourt before. WTA Lyon Semi-Final Predictions Alycia Parks vs Maryna Zanevska Head-to-head: 0-0 Embed from Getty Images Alycia Parks has […]
Long gone are the days of the Czech Republic having Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek, the dynamic duo who led the nation to several Davis Cup titles. Now, all the hopes of the Czechs lies in the hand of recent Australian Open quarterfinalist Jiri Lehecka. Davis Cup Portugal vs Czech Republic Nuno Borges vs Jiri […]
Croatia take on Austria in a Davis Cup qualifier with home advantage for the Croats. Croatian Captain Vedran Martic has chosen an indoor hard court for the tie. Davis Cup Predictions: Croatia vs Austria Borna Coric vs Dennis Novak Coric is the higher ranked of these two players, being in the Top 30. Novak, on […]
Netherlands takes on Slovakia in an indoor Davis Cup tie in Groningen. Will the Dutchmen be hurt by Botic van de Zandschulp’s injury or is Tim van Rijthoven actually the better choice for singles under the roof? Which country do you think will advance? Davis Cup Predictions: Netherlands vs Slovakia Tallon Griekspoor vs Lukas Klein […]
Playing on home soil can often be a huge advantage in Davis Cup, where the crowds tend to get absolutely crazy. Is that enough to give Colombia any chance in this tie against Great Britain? Which nation do you think will advance?