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After the early rounds of Rome saw a stream of top seeds crashing out of the competition, some of the biggest WTA stars have since justified their seeding to progress through to quarterfinal day. And what a day it promises to be. Three of the tournament’s top four will be in action. Iga Swiatek looks […] READ MORE
Well, top seeds didn’t wait around to start tumbling in Rome. As soon as I pointed out they were holding their own so far this week, we lost Karolina Pliskova, Simona Halep, Garbine Muguruza and Anett Kontaveit. All four are big names who were serious contenders here. Will that trend continue in Thursday’s matches? Well, […] READ MORE
The action continues on Day 4 at the WTA 1000 in Rome, the key tournament of the clay season leading up to Roland Garros. Rome is used as the best indicator of who can be a threat at the second slam of the year and everyone wants to have that momentum going in. As always, […] READ MORE
A great week of tennis in Rome continues on Wednesday, with several big names on the women’s tour in action. Several clay court powerhouses still remain, with the likes of Simona Halep and Iga Swiatek among the favourites to win the title this week. Can a new face put a stop to the old guard? […] READ MORE
We’ve reached that stage of the year where the big tournaments keep coming and there’s almost two much tennis to go around. Multiple WTA 500 and 1000 tournaments in the space of just over a month certainly is a treat for all us tennis fans, even if Iga Swiatek keeps winning them. However, the Polish […] READ MORE
A surprise semifinal line-up is set at the WTA Mutua Madrid Open. A tournament full upsets is set to come to an exciting conclusion with all four players remaining in the draw having a legitimate chance to go all the way to win the biggest title of their respective careers. First up, #8 seed Ons […] READ MORE
It’s been a week of upsets so far at the WTA Madrid Open, which leaves the draw wide open heading into the quarterfinals. All eight players will surely believe they have a chance of going all the way in the Spanish capital and all eight probably do. But who will book their place in the […] READ MORE
The remainder of the third-round matchups will be completed on Tuesday at the WTA Madrid Open. The draw has opened up with the majority of the big names making early round exits from the tournament. It will be interesting to see who steps up and makes the most of this opportunity. Read on for our […] READ MORE
The second set of round of 16 matches on the WTA side in Madrid will commence here on day six. The top half of the draw has seen some of the top seeds falter, but level shown by the players still in the draw has been very high. As always, we here at LWOT have […] READ MORE
Second round action continues on Sunday, Day 4 at the 2022 WTA Mutua Madrid Open. Play is heating up at the fourth WTA 1000 level event of the season. Iga Swiatek swept the first three, but her absence in Madrid means it’s time for a new champion to be crowned. Maria Sakkari and Naomi Osaka […] READ MORE