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Round 1 of the French Open progressed more or less as expected, until Gilles Simon squeaked in a huge upset over Pablo Carreno Busta in front of the home crowd. The New Big 3 all beat their opponents in straight sets, as they figure to be on a crash course for a nuclear explosion in […] READ MORE
As the “Big 3” begin to fade, and Carlos Alcaraz positions himself to compete at the same level, who will present a real and lasting challenge to the rising star over the next decade? The young Spaniard is handily thrashing his way through his mere mortal peers in the top 10, and no one has […] READ MORE
Gilles Simon could see Pablo Carreno Busta end his career on day 3 of the French Open, Andrey Rublev is also taking to the court in round 1. Our panelists offer their predictions for every first round match at Roland Garros. Andrey Rublev vs Soonwoo Kwon Embed from Getty Images Jack Edward: It wasn’t simple […] READ MORE
Ahead of the second Grand Slam of 2022, five Last Word on Tennis writers–Vithun Illankovan (@VitIllankovan), Jakob Bobro (@bobrojakub), Damian Kust (@damiankust), Jack Edward and Gavin Lang – made their French Open predictions for the Men’s Singles tournament. We also have a separate roundtable for the Women’s singles. French Open Men’s Singles Roundtable Predictions Champion – Who will […] READ MORE
After a week of enthralling clay court tennis in the Italian capital, quarterfinal day of the ATP Rome Masters at the Forro Italico is finally upon us. Alexander Zverev takes on Christian Garin in the opening match of the day on Grandstand. Elsewhere, home favourite Jannik Sinner takes on Stefanos Tsitsipas in what could be […] READ MORE
Day 5 of the ATP Rome Masters looks set to be an enthralling day of tennis. We’ve got mouth-watering clashes happening on every court throughout the day, with the sport’s biggest stars looking to cement a spot in the quarterfinals. As throughout the week, we will be offering up our predictions on who will be […] READ MORE
Day 4 of the ATP Rome 1000 brings us some more Round 2 action. We’ve seen some exciting tiebreaks and top seed upsets already. But who will move on to attempt to unseat 10-time champion and defending crown-holder Nadal? We share our thoughts on the day’s matches. Rome Day 4 Predictions Pablo Carreno Busta vs […] READ MORE
Day 3 at the ATP Masters event in Rome features many exciting matches. Local favorite Jannik Sinner faces a tough test on Campo Centrale, as he takes on the Santiago champion Pedro Martinez. Elsewhere, Hubert Hurkacz faces David Goffin in what could be one of the most intriguing matches of the day. Nikoloz Basilashvili takes […] READ MORE
The previews and predictions for Day 5 at the ATP Madrid Open are here and matches include Rafael Nadal vs David Goffin. READ MORE
Day four at the ATP Madrid Open promises to be an entertaining one. There are 12 second-round matches on the schedule at the Caja Magica and some of the world’s best are set to take to the courts in the Spanish capital. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every […] READ MORE