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There might not be fans, but the play at the ATP Rome Masters is still a lot of fun to watch. The king of clay, Rafael Nadal, takes to the court on Wednesday in Rome for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Who will win and who will fall short? Read on […] READ MORE
Clay court tennis is back in full flight as the first round of the 2020 ATP Italian Open in Rome continues. Seeded 13th, Milos Raonic will try to find his best tennis on a surface that doesn’t really suit his game. Meanwhile, 2018 Roland Garros semifinalist Marco Cecchinato will see if he can channel some […] READ MORE
The first day of main-draw action at the ATP Rome Masters will also see the final round of qualifying completed. As ever, we here at LWOT will be bringing you all of the action, as well as offering our predictions for every match on day one in Italy, including Taylor Fritz vs Stefano Travaglia, Borna […] READ MORE
Perhaps the strangest US Open in history will kick off in New York on Monday in the COVID-19 bubble. We here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for 24 matches on day, including Reilly Opelka vs David Goffin, Denis Shapovalov vs Sebastian Korda, Borna Coric vs Pablo Andujar, Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Albert Ramos and Alexander […] READ MORE
The ATP Challenger Tour was back for the first time since March, with some unlikely guest appearances from Stan Wawrinka and Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Prague and Todi were the first step for many in the lead-up to Roland Garros, which starts on September 27th. Challenger Tour: August 17th-23rd Prague World No. 15 Stan Wawrinka defeated Aslan Karatsev […] READ MORE
The ATP Chile Open in Santiago will put an end to an eventful Golden Swing. After a five year hiatus, the main tour returns to Chile, although sharing a calendar week with a pair of behemoths like Acapulco and Dubai certainly hurts the event in terms of star power. Without further ado, let’s dig into […] READ MORE
Day one at the ATP Rio Open was certainly memorable, with some thrilling tennis played throughout the day, including a bad-tempered three-hour marathon between the young guns Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Thiago Seyboth Wild. On day two, a number of star names will join the action, including the recent Australian Open runner-up. As ever, we […] READ MORE
Day 2 at the ATP Argentina Open in Buenos Aires features eight singles matches. The matches previewed here are highlighted by Cordoba champion Christian Garin back in action as well as defending champion Marco Cecchinato. The draw is very similar to last week’s in Cordoba, with some of the players who lost early hoping to […] READ MORE
The ATP Cordoba Open produced one of the biggest underdog stories in the 2019 season, when the relatively unknown Juan Ignacio Londero won his maiden tour-level match and sensationally went all the way to clinch the title. Twelve months later, Londero returns as the defending champion, but he will face stiff competition in an effort […] READ MORE
With the Australian Open now rapidly approaching its conclusion, with just the men’s finals left to play, the attention of the tennis world will soon shift to South America for the Golden Swing. A number of the world’s best players will be making the trip to compete at the four clay-court events in Cordoba, Buenos […] READ MORE