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Go back 12 months, and Briton Emma Raducanu surprised the world by coming through qualifying and taking the US Open title. Can Emma Raducanu retain the US Open title? 12 months ago, Emma Raducanu had just received her A Level results and entered the US Open qualifying at Flushing Meadows. The Brit had no pressure […] READ MORE
The culmination of the 2021 US Open marks the end of yet another Grand Slam season. The final Slam of the year revealed countless intriguing stories and mesmerized us with tremendous memories. The return of fans in New York this year after the event was being held behind closed doors in 2020 just enhanced the […] READ MORE
Emma Raducanu just became the first tennis player since the Open Era began in 1968 to make it through qualifying to win a Grand Slam. Entering the US Open ranked 150th in the world, the 18-year-old Brit won three matches in qualifying and all seven of her matches in the main draw. And when the dust […] READ MORE
Ahead of the US Open Women’s Singles Final, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, considers the chances of Emma Raducanu becoming only the third British winner of a US Open Singles title. In total, only six Britons have ever won a US Singles title since the US Championships was first staged at the end of […] READ MORE
Leylah Annie Fernandez just turned 19 years old on Monday, but her maturity and poise on the tennis courts have made her a breakout star in the Big Apple. While she may not have been on most people’s radars when the tournament started last week, Fernandez’s display of grit, determination and talent has taken her […] READ MORE
After a thrilling week in Montreal, the WTA Tour turns to its next big tournament for Day 1 in Cincinnati. Everyone is gearing up for the US Open, as this tournament matches its conditions quite well. As always, we’re here to predict every match for you. We have the rest of the matches in two […] READ MORE
Day 1 of tennis at the Tokyo Olympics is Saturday (in Tokyo; late Friday night in the United States), and we’re here to share our thoughts on every match. Players fight for ranking points and national glory, and the Olympics almost always brings out the best in athletes. Monica Puig won this tournament in 2016, […] READ MORE
Day 2 of Wimbledon is one of the two busiest days in tennis. 64 women will compete in 32 matches to move on to the second round. We here at LWOT will be predicting all of them for you, split between eight articles. In addition to this article, the other seven feature Barbora Krejcikova vs […] READ MORE
We begin the second round on Day 4 of the French Open. 28 women will compete for the opportunity to advance to the third round. We predict all 14 of the matches for you, split between four articles. In addition to this article, the other articles feature Belinda Bencic vs Daria Kasatkina, Victoria Azarenka vs […] READ MORE
The only Grand Slam to kick things off on Sunday, the French Open has already held a total of 20 women’s singles matches on Day 1. The highest seed to contest was Naomi Osaka, who managed to come through with a solid victory over Patricia Maria Tig. Who managed to perform better than expected and […] READ MORE
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