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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 […] READ MORE
The first round of the Australian Open wraps up on Day 2. We get to see 32 women’s matches across the grounds in Melbourne, in the more wide-open half of the draw. As always, we here at LWOT share our thoughts on all the matches with you. We split the day’s matches between eight different […] READ MORE
Ahead of the first Grand Slam of 2023, five Last Word on Tennis writers – Vithun Illankovan (@VitIllankovan), Damian Kust (@damiankust), Jack Edward, Shane Black, and Jakub Bobro – make their Australian Open predictions for the Women’s Singles tournament. We will also have a separate roundtable for the Men’s Singles. Champion Who will win the […] READ MORE
Day 2 at the WTA 250 Hobart International and we have a promising lineup to serve as a primer for the Australian Open. As always at LWOS, we look to predict some of the first-round matches including clay-court stalwart Bernarda Pera’s clash with Madison Brengle, the great backhand of Elise Mertens against Maryna Zanevska and […] READ MORE
The final round of the group stage of the United Cup begins on Day 5, deciding who will advance to the City Finals of the inaugural edition. France produced an impressive display in their opening match against Argentina while USA are considered favorites to win it all. As always, we here at LWOT will preview […] READ MORE
The newly minted United Cup is here to kick off the 2023 tennis season as 18 countries have gathered in various Australian cities to compete for their flag. This will be the event’s first edition as it replaces the ATP Cup (2020-2022). Day 1 of the 2023 United Cup features significant ties, including battles between […] 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
The final is set at the WTA Monastir Open. Alize Cornet, seeded third this week in Tunisia, knocked off second seed Veronika Kudermetova in straight sets to reach her first final of 2022. Mertens is the #5 seed and had a little smoother road to the final, without having to face a seed all tournament. […] READ MORE
The WTA Jasmin Open in Monastir will not have a Tunisian winner’s name etched onto the trophy this weekend. That is because Claire Liu authored a sensational maiden Top 10 win of her career by beating Ons Jabeur. The American will be looking to reach her second WTA final when she faces Elise Mertens. The […] READ MORE
It’s quarterfinal day at WTA Open Monastir and there are some great matches in store for fans in Tunisia with all eight players still in contention no doubt determined to go all the way. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, but who will book […] READ MORE