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With 16 first-round matches on the schedule on day two at the Tokyo Olympics, there should be plenty of entertaining tennis – even if the absence of fans is a major blow to the event. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every scheduled match including Kei Nishikori vs Andrey […] READ MORE
The Tokyo Olympics men’s singles draw has been released, and it is bringing a number of exciting first-round clashes! Though it seemed like everyone and their grandmother withdrew from the Olympics, there is still an exciting tournament ahead with Novak Djokovic looking to become the first man to achieve the Golden Slam and the rest […] READ MORE
The British No. 1 has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics. Dan Evans has been forced out of the delayed Tokyo Olympics due to a positive COVID test. Dan Evans has tested positive for COVID-19 and joins Johanna Konta in withdrawing from the British Olympic team. The Brit joins the mounting list of players who have […] READ MORE
The Wimbledon organizers have never been the saints of scheduling. In the last few years alone we’ve seen several questionable and disrespectful decisions, all the way from Novak Djokovic on Court 2 just a few years ago to Venus Williams on Court 18–that’s right, a five-time champion on Court 18. But this year the organizers […] READ MORE
Denis Shapovalov started 2021 Wimbledon with a five set match against Philipp Kohlschreiber. The Canadian took the first set after breaking the German. Kohlschreiber took the second, Shapovalov took the third. The German broke in the fourth to level up and head into a one set shoot out. The 22-year-old made the break to take […] READ MORE
Late Wednesday, after nearly four hours on-court, Andy Murray pulled off another stunning five-set victory against Oscar Otte. It’s a sight nobody should be taking for granted, with years of conditioning and struggle behind his dogged comeback. Winning against Denis Shapovalov this Friday could be asking too much of the man with the metal hip […] READ MORE
The third round of Wimbledon begins on Day 5. At the end of the day, eight men will have booked their Manic Monday spots. But who will those eight men be? Our writers share their thoughts on all the matches. We predict four matches in this article and four matches in a separate article. Predicting […] READ MORE
Andy Murray has been tested more than most players. He has been tested by the weight of expectation at the place that tennis holds most sacred. He has been tested by a body that has struggled to live up to the demands imposed on it by the modern game. And he has been tested by […] READ MORE
As per usual, the first round of the men’s singles draw at Wimbledon was a bloodbath. Eleven seeds were unable to survive their debut. Sam Querrey, a battle-hardened soldier in the SW19 trenches, was the perpetrator of one of these upsets, defeating World No. 13 Pablo Carreño Busta in straight sets. Avid fans will point […] READ MORE
Day 3 of Wimbledon this year will see a lot more than the scheduled 16 men’s matches. Due to the rain the first few days, plenty of matches have been pushed off from Tuesday to Wednesday (and some of Monday’s matches aren’t done yet). We’ve already shared our thoughts on those matches with you, so […] READ MORE