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Iga Swiatek is on to the French Open final, but getting there wasn’t quite as easy as her dominant first five rounds. Against aggressive No. 14 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia in Thursday’s semifinal, the world No. 1 cruised to a 6-2 first set despite being broken in the opening game of the match. But she […] READ MORE
The second of the women’s semifinal matches is set at the French Open. The question of the tournament is if anyone can beat Iga Swiatek. Well, Beatriz Haddad Maia gets her chance now. Can she do it? Our writers share their thoughts on the match. Predicting this match are Yesh Ginsburg, Damian Kust, Jack Edward, […] READ MORE
The third round concludes on Day 7 of the French Open, and we are in for some absolutely blockbuster women’s matches. Can anyone slow down Iga Swiatek? Is Coco Gauff or Mirra Andreeva the better teenage phenom? As always, our writers share their thoughts on all the day’s matches, split between this and a separate […] READ MORE
Ahead of the second Grand Slam of 2023, five Last Word on Tennis writers–-Vithun Illankovan (@VitIllankovan), Andreas Pelekis (@atp3417), Jack Edward, Damian Kust (@damiankust), and Glenys Furness–make their Roland Garros predictions for the Women’s Singles tournament. We also have a separate roundtable for the Men’s singles. Women’s Champion The player we think will win the […] READ MORE
The quarterfinal round at the WTA 1000 in Rome are ready to begin. Today, we’re predicting the outcomes of the bottom half of the draw. Will Qinwen Zheng get that first big result of her career over Veronika Kudermetova? How will Beatriz Haddad Maia fare against dark horse Anhelina Kalinina? Here are all our thoughts […] READ MORE
We are now down to the final 16 competitors for the WTA Rome title, can anyone stop the rampaging Iga Swiatek from winning her third Italian Open in a row? As always, we here at LWOT will preview and predict every match. Who do you think will make the quarterfinals? WTA Rome Day 7 Predictions […] READ MORE
The third round of the 2023 WTA Italian Open in Rome features some familiar foes. Anhelina Kalinina vs Sofia Kenin and Victoria Azarenka vs Madison Keys are matches that are taking place for the third time this year already. We also predict the rest of the day’s matches in a separate article. Who do you […] READ MORE
The third day of WTA play in Rome sees many of the seeded players in action after a jam-packed couple of weeks in Madrid. Fresh off her WTA 1000 doubles title, Beatriz Haddad Maia takes on the grinding Elena-Gabriela Ruse whilst Taylor Townsend brings some of her best form for a while into her match-up […] READ MORE
Youngster Mirra Andreeva is making an impression in Madrid. The 15-year-old has stunned 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez and 13th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia. Mirra Andreeva shines in Madrid Young Russian Mirra Andreeva is making a name for herself in Madrid. The 15-year-old was granted a wild card for the clay court event, and […] READ MORE
Seeds come into play on Day 3 of the women’s singles main draw action at the 2023 WTA Mutua Madrid Open. Some of them are already facing some tough opposition and could possibly end up being in trouble. Who do you think will advance to the next round of the tournament? WTA Madrid Day 3 […] READ MORE
A student from Poland, Damian is a connoisseur of the lower tiers of men's tennis and would probably watch the World No. 700 play a ferret if he could see it from the stands. Always pleased by a beautiful one-handed backhand or classic volleying technique.