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Kei Nishikori is LastWordOnTennis’s pick for this week’s player to watch. Every week, LastWordOnTennis will highlight a player to keep an eye on as tournaments are played around the world. This week’s selection is Kei Nishikori. Nishikori is competing in the Rotterdam ATP 500 in a highly competitive field, with half of the players ranked […] READ MORE
Grand Slam tournaments in tennis have an inherent ability to narrate intriguing and fascinating stories of glory, resilience, and unadulterated passion, don’t they? The recently concluded Australian Open certainly had all that in abundance. While we witnessed some familiar stories repeat themselves, we also saw some new and exciting tales unfold Down Under. As we […] READ MORE
The Australian Open is Novak Djokovic’s fortress, the Serb is already an eight-time champion down under and in the final on Sunday, the World No.1 is eyeing to claim his 9th title at the Melbourne Park and 18th Major title overall. But, in his way, is the ruthless Russian, Daniil Medvedev, who is now on […] READ MORE
Stefanos Tsitsipas’ stature rose to another level in the early hours of Thursday morning at the iconic Rod Laver Arena when he engineered a monumental comeback against one of the greats of the game, Rafael Nadal. In an intriguing quarterfinal battle that lasted over four hours, the 22-year-old Greek, who was blown away by the […] READ MORE
Day 2 of the 2021 ATP Cup sees Germany, Greece, France, and Canada get their 2021 campaigns underway. With the schedule featuring two mouthwatering clashes in Germany against Canada and Italy against France, day 2 promises to produce some close matches, with ties that should go to a deciding doubles rubber. Here are my prediction […] READ MORE
Daniil Medvedev is one of a group of up and coming Russian tennis players on the ATP Tour that includes the likes of Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev. What stands out about the 23-year-old from his other compatriots is that the past few weeks on the North American hard courts have showcased a incredible display […] READ MORE
The final four are set for the first clay Masters event of the season. One man stands head and shoulders above the rest as a favourite, but write off the other three at your peril. Monte Carlo Masters Semifinal Predictions Daniil Medvedev vs Dusan Lajovic Not many people would have picked this to be a […] READ MORE
John Isner, 32, won his first ever Masters 1000 title in Miami, the biggest victory of his career and a big result for American tennis, with Isner and Jack Sock having won two of the past three Masters 1000 tournaments. That result aside, the 2018 Miami Open really showcased the rise of the ATP’s next […] READ MORE