Tennis news, analysis, tournament coverage, and rumors
The inaugural WTA Abu Dhabi Open will have no shortage of star attraction as four Top 10 players lead the field in the first event of the 2021 season. As always, here at Last Word On Tennis, we offer our predictions of all 12 matches on the first day of main draw action, which features […] READ MORE
There should be no shortage of entertaining action on day two at the WTA Linz Open, the final tournament of this abbreviated WTA season. We here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for four of the eight matches on the slate in Austria. But who will book their place in the second round? WTA […] READ MORE
The second round of the French Open wraps up on Day 5. Thursday will see 16 women’s matches, and we’re here at LWOT to predict all of them for you. Who will win? We look at all 16 matches across four articles. The other three articles headline Karolina Pliskova vs Jelena Ostapenko, Kristyna Pliskova vs […] READ MORE
Monday is the Day 2 of action at the French Open. We are predicting every single one of Monday’s 24 matches for you, across six separate articles. Each article predicts four matches. The other five articles feature Serena Williams vs Kristie Ahn, Amanda Anisimova vs Tamara Korpatsch, Garbine Muguruza vs Tamara Zidansek, Petra Kvitova vs […] READ MORE
Day 3 at the WTA Italian Open begins second round play. We’re getting a good feel for how players’ games are transitioning from the hard courts to the red clay in Rome. Seeded players Alison Riske and Donna Vekic have had their campaigns cut short. Who will make it to the third round? We at […] READ MORE
This may be a clay-court season unlike any other, not least because it has been relocated to August and September, but the 77th edition of the WTA Italian Open has, as ever, attracted a stellar line-up. With Roland Garros just a week away, that is no surprise. Day one will see 24 players battle for […] READ MORE
Only the top two seeds received a first round bye in Palermo. Svetlana Kuznetsova and Rebecca Peterson will be in action on Thursday though and will have to come through some real tests. Kuznetsova’s match is in our other set of predictions prepared for the second round in Istanbul. Who do you think will make […] READ MORE
WTA tennis returns to Istanbul for the 2020 edition of the WTA Istanbul Cup. There is no shortage of star quality in the field this week and with the French Open looming large on the horizon, every player in the draw will surely be determined to build some valuable momentum. We here at LWOT will […] READ MORE
The US Open starts on Monday. Our panelists here at Last Word On Tennis are ready to predict matches for you. In this strangest of Grand Slam tournaments due to COVID-19, anything can happen. Each set of predictions looks at four matches. In addition to this set, we have five others for you to look […] READ MORE
WTA Prague begins with a mixture of first round and final qualifying matches. Read our predictions here featuring Dayana Yastremska vs Irina-Camelia Begu. READ MORE