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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 […] READ MORE
Nick Kyrgios looks to back up his great performances all summer long by making a deep run at the US Open in New York, Thanasi Kokkinakis is first up. We have predictions for every first round match from the final grand slam of the season including Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev’s opening round matches. Nick […] READ MORE
The 2022 US Open begins on Monday in what is seemingly one of the more wide-open ATP Grand Slam draws in recent memory. Three-time champion Novak Djokovic will not be at the event due to his COVID-19 vaccination status. Tops seeds such as Daniil Medvedev, Rafael Nadal, and Carlos Alcaraz are among the betting favorites, […] READ MORE
The ATP Tour returns to Umag, Croatia for the Plava Laguna Croatia Open. Last year’s event saw Carlos Alcaraz raise his first career ATP trophy. The Spaniard is back to defend his crown as the tournament’s #1 seed but has an uphill battle in what is a loaded field. Day 2 features last week’s Hamburg […] READ MORE
We’ll almost finish Round 1 on Tuesday at the ATP European Open in Hamburg (one match will be played on Wednesday). One of the most exciting matches features Nikoloz Basilashvili and Aslan Karatsev, who were both recently targeted in match-fixing allegations. Neither has been able to maintain a steady level over the past few months. […] READ MORE
It’s an all-German clash as Oscar Otte serves it up against Peter Gojowczyk on day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships in London. We have predictions for every day 1 match including Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic’s opening matches. Nikoloz Basilashvili vs Lukas Rosol Embed from Getty Images Damian Kust: Nikoloz Basilashvili is vulnerable to upsets […] READ MORE
Although the dust is only just now settling on another Rafael Nadal triumph at Roland Garros, the ATP Tour action continues as the grass-court season gets underway at the ATP Den Bosch Open and in Stuttgart. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on day one in the […] READ MORE
Perfection is a crazy standard to meet and no one knows it better than tennis players. Would having a Golden Set (a set won without losing a single point) come close to that? It is such a rare feat that it has only happened once before in the Men’s game. Bill Scanlon did it in […] READ MORE
Novak Djokovic looks to keep up his winning ways against Aljaz Bedene on day 6 of the French Open as the men’s third round gets underway in Paris. Our panelists have predictions for every day 6 match including Rafael Nadal’s third round match. Novak Djokovic vs Aljaz Bedene Embed from Getty Images Damian Kust: Novak […] READ MORE
We move onto second-round action at the French Open in Paris on Day 4, now being able to use the players’ first-round performances to better judge what they will do here. Here’s where we can find some value. French Open Day 4 Men’s Best Bets Aljaz Bedene vs Pablo Cuevas Bedene looked quite good in […] READ MORE
Jakub is a Multimedia Journalism student at the Glasgow Caledonian University, originally from Bratislava, Slovakia. He has previously been published by Ubitennis, VAVEL, and TakUrčitee, writing about tennis, football, and ice hockey.