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Day four sees the conclusion of the second round matches at the 2018 Australian Open. Last Word on Tennis writers, David Adair, Sam Barker, James Cunningham and Yeshayahu Ginsburg give their predictions on a handful of the most competitive matches including Naomi Osaka against Elena Vesnina and Maria Sharapova facing Anastasija Sevastova. Simona Halep vs […] READ MORE
This off-season, Last Word on Tennis will be looking back at the seasons of the top 50 players on each tour. This installment covers the WTA 2017 players ranked 20-16, including Ashleigh Barty and Madison Keys. 20. Magdalena Rybarikova One of the comeback players of the year as the Slovakian makes waves on tour. High […] READ MORE
It’s the second day of the US Open, and there are 32 more first-round matches on the day. Our panelists are here to predict the best five of them, including defending champion Angelique Kerber attempting to stave off an upset, and recent NCAA champion Brienne Minor’s Grand Slam debut (and I think much more highly […] READ MORE
For Day 3 of 2017 Wimbledon, our panelists are here to predict five of the best matches on the women’s tour. Today’s panelists are writers Finn Ranson, Brett Margolies, and Vithun Illankovan. Panelists Predictions Wimbledon Women’s Day 3 Matches Jelena Ostapenko vs Francoise Abanda Finn: Ostapenko had to dig deep in her first round match […] READ MORE
While they broke out the vodka yesterday to celebrate two Russian women reaching the BNP Paribas Open final, today they’re raising their glasses to Elena Vesnina as she takes home the trophy. It’s Na zdorovje! as Vesnina lifts her glass in the form of the Baccarat crystal trophy and Indian Wells applauds its 2017 WTA […] READ MORE
Serena Williams’ withdrawal days before the start of the tournament created a wide-open field — it was anyone’s title to win. Yet, few foresaw an all-Russian final in the form of World #8 Svetlana Kuznetsova and World #15 Elena Vesnina. These two fierce competitors are flying high, having made it this far and knocking out tough […] READ MORE
We’re reaching the end of the first week of the US Open. As the third round winds down, we are back to predict five of the best women’s matches on Saturday. Our panelists today are myself (Yesh Ginsburg), editor Sam Barker, and contributor Niall Murray. Panelists Predictions US Open Women’s Day 6 Matches Carla Suárez-Navarro […] READ MORE