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The second round of Wimbledon wraps up on Thursday. So far, we have seen surprises, upsets, and plenty of quality tennis. Day 4 will see most of the seeds, as 13 of the 16 seeds who played on Tuesday won their matches. Will we see more fall on Thursday? It’s definitely possible, as no one […] READ MORE
The Nature Valley Classic main draw officially starts Monday. Two British players are in action in the singles, as Johanna Konta and Heather Watson both play their respective opening rounds then. Join me as I take an in-depth look into the four key matches on Day 1 of the tournament. WTA Birmingham Day 1 Predictions: […] READ MORE
The WTA Nottingham Open has been beset with weather disruptions. The tournament is now taking shape, as we reach the last eight. Day 4 saw a good day for the predictions with all four match outcomes correct, and three out of four even getting the right number of sets. Romanian women’s tennis is continuing to […] READ MORE
The middle of the week is arriving with yet a main draw ball to be struck in anger or frustration in Nottingham. Day 1 and day 2 match predictions are still awaiting a resolution. There is hope that Wednesday will see at least some play. Obviously it needs to as the matches pile up. Here’s […] READ MORE
Close, but no cigar. Such has been Petra Martic, the current World No.31 on the women’s circuit, whose tennis career of misses threatened to dent her dreams. Martic – hailing from Split, the second largest city in Croatia – picked up a racket at the age of four, and her ambitions were clear from the […] READ MORE
Opening round matches have now been completed and we’re ready to move on to Round 2. Out of 64 matches, 20 matches went the distance. That should give you a clear picture of how competitive play has been. Few matches were easy, and former Champion Jelena Ostapenko was ousted. Things will not get easier in […] READ MORE
We begin the second round of the French Open on Day 4. Every woman playing on Wednesday already has a match under her belt. We can know how they’ve looked at least once before they take the court on Day 4. And, we’re here to predict these Day 4 matches for you. (We also have […] READ MORE
The opening day of a Major is always exciting. It starts with 128 players, everyone hopeful that this is the tournament they’ll make their deep run – the tournament they’ll finally win. Yet, as always, 50% of the players are going home each day. French Open Day 1 Recap The Americans, starting with 17 women […] READ MORE
The French Open begins on Sunday, which means the first round is split up over three days. We might not get 32 singles matches on Day 1 (we still get that at Wimbledon, though), but there will be plenty of tennis to kick off the action. We at LWOT are here to predict as many […] READ MORE
The brilliant field of 56 has been reduced. We’re down to the final eight. Today, we watched some of the seeds fall. Gone are Simona Halep, Sloane Stephens, Madison Keys and Ash Barty. Here’s a look at the four quarterfinal matches and picks for who’ll make it to the semifinals. WTA Italian Open Quarterfinal Predictions […] READ MORE