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Iga Swiatek is dominating the WTA Tour. The 20-year-old has won 23 consecutive matches, which includes four consecutive titles, she looks unstoppable. A second Roland Garros title beckons in June, can anyone stop her? Swiatek became the first woman ever to win the first three 1000 level titles of the season when she swept all […] READ MORE
After World #1 Ashleigh Barty made the shocking announcement that she would be retiring at the age of just 25, the tennis world has reflected on her fantastic career in the sport. Here are some of the best moments in her decorative career, which saw her win 15 singles and 12 doubles titles. Ash Barty’s […] READ MORE
The BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California has been reinstated in its usual spot on the calendar. And the WTA stars will vie to win one of the prestigious tournaments on tour outside the four Grand Slams. Last year, Spain’s Paula Badosa stunned the tennis world by winning the biggest title of her career […] READ MORE
It looks like the WTA Tour is going to be just as predictable this year as it was last year. Only ten women won titles in 2021 and already it the women’s tour looks to be similarly deep and competitive this year. Outside of Ashleigh Barty, there is no women on the tour who has […] READ MORE
The WTA Qatar Open should provide something of a tennis spectacle on day thee – there are fourteen singles matches on Tuesday’s schedule. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, including Paula Badosa vs Clara Tauson, Aryna Sabalenka vs Alize Cornet and Viktorija Golubic vs […] READ MORE
Day 3 of the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships features an all-Romanian clash between Elena-Gabriela Ruse and former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep, as well as a battle between two former Roland Garros champions in a ,href=”https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2017/06/11/after-boom-boom-becker-its-omg-ostapenko/” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”>Jelena Ostapenko vs Iga Swiatek and not forgetting a mouth watering clash between Petra Kvitova and Aryna Sabalenka. […] READ MORE
There are five singles Round matches on the schedule of Day 1 of the 2022 WTA Dubai Tennis Championships. With a field of such high quality, we’re already in for a couple of blockbusters. Who do you think will prevail? WTA Dubai Day 1 Predictions Barbora Krejcikova vs Caroline Garcia Head-to-head: Krejcikova 2-1 While the […] READ MORE
Tuesday at the Australian Open will see two of the women’s quarterfinal matches at the Australian Open. We’re in for a treat, as both matches have real potential. Who do you think will win? Our writers share their thoughts. Predicting these matches are Fraser Learmonth, Nurein Ahmed, Jakub Bobro, Andrew Watson, and Johnny Connell. Barbora […] READ MORE
After an opening week featuring some thrilling tennis and no shortage of stunning upsets, the Australian Open is now fast approaching the business end of the tournament. As ever, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match of the fourth round. But who will secure their place in the quarterfinals? Australian […] READ MORE
We start the third round on Day 5 of the Australian Open. On Friday, eight women will advance to the second week. As always, we’re here to predict all eight matches for you. We look at four matches in this article and four in a separate article. Predicting these matches are Jim Smith, Johnny Connell, […] READ MORE