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On Day four at the WTA Indian Wells Open, the second-round continues and the top half seeds enter the competition. We will see many interesting match-ups, and, as always, we here at LWOT will provide predictions for every match, including Ajla Tomljanovic vs Garbine Muguruza. But who will progress? WTA Indian Wells Day 4 Predictions […] READ MORE
After two and half years, the BNP Paribas Open is back. This prestigious WTA tournament has a new spot on the 2021 tennis calendar. It will also be the last event of the WTA 1000 series to take place this season. Some of the biggest WTA stars–including World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, Aryna Sabalneka, and […] READ MORE
Day 3 of the US Open will feature 16 women’s matches as we begin the second round. As always, we here at LWOT are offering our thoughts on each match. We split Wednesday’s 16 matches between four articles. In addition to this article, the other three feature Simona Halep vs Kristina Kucova, Barbora Krejcikova vs […] READ MORE
The US Open kicks off with Day 1 on Monday. 64 women compete on opening day, which means we have 32 matches. As always, we at LWOT are here to share our thoughts on the matches. In addition to this article, we split the other matches between seven other articles. Those articles feature Naomi Osaka […] READ MORE
Ahead of the final Grand Slam of 2021, five Last Word on Tennis writers–Vithun Illankovan (@VitIllankovan), Fraser Learmonth, Jack Edward (@jackedward1994), Niranjan Deodhar (@DeodharNiranjan) and Jethro Broughton (@JethroLWOS)–made their US Open predictions for the Women’s Singles tournament. We will also have a separate roundtable for the men’s singles. US Open Women’s Singles Roundtable Predictions Champion – Who […] READ MORE
We are up to Day 3 of the WTA Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio. The slate is full of incredible matches. Wednesday in the Queen City is a tennis fan’s dream. We’re here at LWOT, as always, to offer our thoughts on every match for you. Who do you think will win? WTA […] READ MORE
Day 2 of the WTA Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati will feature plenty of exciting matches. We just saw the WTA 1000 event in Montreal end with a shocking winner. Will that repeat in Cincinnati? Or will the top players do better at avoiding upsets? As always, we predict all the matches for you. […] READ MORE
After some very exciting round of 16 matches, we’re down to the last eight standing at the WTA Montreal Open. And, we’re in store for some stellar matches in the quarterfinals. Every player will no doubt be desperate to reach the semifinals, particularly with the US Open looming large on the horizon. But who will […] READ MORE
It’s been a stellar three days of tennis at the WTA Montreal Open and the excitement should continue on day four with eight third-round matches on the slate. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every scheduled match, including Victoria Azarenka vs Maria Sakkari. But who will reach the quarterfinals […] 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