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The 2023 Australian Open begins with Day 1 of Main Draw play on Monday (Sunday evening in the United States). The day will see a whopping 32 women’s matches, and–as always–we here at LastWordOnTennis will share our thoughts on all of them for you. Who do you think will win? Predicting this set of matches […] READ MORE
Day 2 of the United Cup will bring plenty of exciting, high quality action on both the ATP and WTA sides, including WTA #6 Maria Sakkari. This tournament might not feature many top ranked players, but it is sure to provide a lot of quality, drama and tension. We also predict the rest of the […] READ MORE
The highly anticipated Netflix docuseries “Break Point” released some concrete details about the release of the series earlier today. The official teaser of the show that followed around the world’s best tennis players in 2022 became available to fans this week as Netflix announced the first five episodes of the series will debut on Jan. […] READ MORE
Day 3 at the WTA 1000 tournament in Guadalajara will feature plenty of exciting action, with some of the world’s best players at very serious risk of elimination given the quality and depth of the field. One of the stars taking the court this Wednesday in this year’s Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina. WTA Guadalajara Day […] READ MORE
It promises to be an exciting first day at the WTA Guadalajara Open, the final 1000-level event of the season. There are 12 first-round matches on the schedule in Mexico and, as always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match, including Sloane Stephens vs Linda Fruhvirtova and Belinda Bencic vs […] READ MORE
It is box office Wednesday at the WTA Ostrava Open as several of the leading lights on the WTA Tour headline what should be a fascinating day of tennis. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, but who will book their spots in the quarterfinals? […] READ MORE
Day 1 at the WTA event in Ostrava won’t feature any of the four Top 10 players who are taking part in this tournament, but it will still provide a lot of high level action for sure, including recent Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, and other former Grand Slam champions in Petra Kvitova and Victoria Azarenka. […] READ MORE
Liudmila Samsonova is in the form of her life, winning 18 of her last 19 matches. She has collected three WTA titles along the way, in Washington, Cleveland and Tokyo, rising to a career high ranking of #23. The hard-hitting Russian capped off her sensational run in the Japanese capital last week, where she did […] READ MORE
The Tallinn Open begins Monday in Estonia as the WTA Tour moves more toward indoor hard courts for the end of the year. The field is strong and there should be a lot of great tennis, with many of the women in the draw playing for the first time since the US Open. Several seeds […] READ MORE
With the news that Roger Federer will be retiring after playing in the Laver Cup next week, the sporting world reflects on his legendary career. From the delightful one-handed backhand, to his 103 singles titles (including 20 famous grand slam wins), the Swiss superstar has provided us with many memories over his illustrious 24-year career. […] READ MORE
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