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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
The first week of Wimbledon wraps up on Saturday, Day 6 of the Championships. The rest of the Manic Monday competitors will be determined. Who will advance to compete on the best day in tennis? Who will fall short? Our writers predict all eight of the matches on Day 6 of Wimbledon. We look at […] READ MORE
Day 2 of Wimbledon is one of the two busiest days in tennis. 64 women will compete in 32 matches to move on to the second round. We here at LWOT will be predicting all of them for you, split between eight articles. In addition to this article, the other seven feature Barbora Krejcikova vs […] READ MORE
Wednesday at the 2021 WTA Viking International at Eastbourne will feature eight second-round matches. Top seed Aryna Sabalenka takes on Alison Riske, whose best surface is, by far, grass. Who do you think will prevail? We also predict the rest of the day’s matches in a separate article. WTA Eastbourne Day 3 Predictions Shelby Rogers […] READ MORE
The tennis at this year’s French Open was at a very high level. Reputations have been cemented and some new stars have also emerged. Here are our five takeaways from this years French Open. 1. Novak Djokovic will become the greatest player of all time. Djokovic has become the first men’s player in 52 […] READ MORE
The last two women’s semifinalists at the French Open will be set on Day 11. The two winners of Wednesday’s matches will face each other on Thursday. But who will win? Our writers share their thoughts on the matches. Predicting these two quarterfinal matches are Jim Smith, Damian Kust, Fraser Learmonth, and Yesh Ginsburg. French […] READ MORE
The second Grand Slam of the year is underway, and the French Open so far has given us many things to discuss about. Plenty of surprises have occurred and big names were eliminated at the early stages of the tournament. In the women’s draw World No.1 Ashleigh Barty retired in the second round due to […] READ MORE
We have reached the fourth round at the French Open. Eight women will compete on Monday for the chance to move on to the quarterfinals. Will Sloane Stephens continue her strong run here? Is Sofia Kenin playing at the level that took her to the final last year? And will Coco Gauff continue to make […] READ MORE
We wrap up the third round of the French Open on Day 7. Saturday’s matches will see 16 women compete for eight spots in the fourth round. Who will move on to compete on Monday? We share our thoughts on all of the matches. Four of the eight matches are in this article, and four […] READ MORE
Add Ashleigh Barty to the growing list of injured players. Today the World #1 and top seed withdrew from the French Open citing a hip injury. It was obvious discomfort, as Barty’s movement was hampered and her serve lacked its usual power. The Aussie’s high expectations for another Slam title has now created opportunity for […] READ MORE