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The Miami Open is well and truly underway. While the lack of crowds continues to be noticeable, it is still a treat having regular tennis back in our lives. The men’s side of the tournament has suffered from several big name withdrawals. However, the women’s field has had no such problems, with the very best […] READ MORE
Day 3 in St Petersburg sees three of the top four seeds–including #1 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova–in action for the first time. Joining them is the winner of the 2015 edition of the tournament, Jelena Ostapenko. Wednesday’s action should give us a good idea of who should be favourite to take home the trophy. Most of […] READ MORE
This week’s WTA Dubai Tennis Championships is one of the first tournaments in the transition to the post-Australian Open hard-court swing leading into the Miami Open. Many players are still trying to shake the rust off after the long break in 2020, but in the third month of the year it is a good chance […] READ MORE
And then there were four. Just one top four seed is left standing in the WTA Lyon semifinal round. Home favorite Fiona Ferro is the favorite to win it after a solid week of tennis. However, teen sensation Clara Tauson has looked unplayable at times and is yet to drop a set this week. The […] READ MORE
Another top seed has tumbled out in WTA Lyon as Caroline Garcia was sent packing by Viktorija Golubic in straight sets in the last round. However, French hopes for a hometown champion are still alive, with three French women still alive in the tournament. Fiona Ferro is now the favourite to take home the trophy. […] READ MORE
Day three at the WTA Lyon Open will see both the conclusion of the first round and the start of the last 16, with five matches on the schedule at the Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate. But […] READ MORE
The WTA Tour is well and truly underway in 2021, with tournaments being played in both Doha and Lyon this week. Lyon will see a new champion crowned as Sofia Kenin has elected not to defend her title here. Among those hoping to lift the trophy in her place are home favourites Fiona Ferro and […] READ MORE
Fraser Learmonth and Damian Kust are on hand to predict whether Serena Williams and Garbine Muguruza will carry on into the second week of the Australian Open, or if an upset is in the cards. Serena Williams vs Anastasia Potapova Embed from Getty Images Fraser: Potapova has looked great on her return to the tour […] READ MORE
On day three at the Australian Open, the second round will commence with the remaining 32 players in the bottom half of the women’s singles draw battling to keep their hopes of winning the title alive. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match, including Simona Halep vs Ajla […] READ MORE
There looks set to be plenty of thrilling action on day one at the Australian Open. As ever, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match, including Kirsten Flipkens vs Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Aryna Sabalenka vs Viktoria Kuzmova, Simona Halep vs Lizette Cabrera and Serena Williams vs […] READ MORE