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There should be plenty of entertaining action on day five at the ATP Rome Masters, even if there are no fans on site to witness it. A number of star names are set to take to the courts at the Foro Italico at this crucial French Open warm-up event and, as ever, we here at […] READ MORE
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
The 2020 Italian Open in Rome will be the only ATP Masters 1000 event which will precede the French Open, due to a major reshuffle of the tennis calendar as a result of COVID-19. The makeshift schedule will also see the Rome Masters have a Monday final. Day 1 will see the conclusion of qualifying […] READ MORE
Whatever happens in New York this weekend, there will be a new king of the city, or at least its most prestigious tennis court, the Arthur Ashe Stadium. One from Alexander Zverev, Pablo Carreño Busta, Daniil Medvedev or Dominic Thiem will win the US Open Men’s Singles title, and in the process they will become […] READ MORE
The fourth round is set at the US Open following six days full of action. One top eight seed went out on Saturday as Roberto Bautista Agut lost in five sets to Vasek Pospisil. Some matches failed to live up to the expectations, as Marin Cilic threw in a very mediocre performance against second seed […] READ MORE
A thrilling first week at the US Open will come to a close on Saturday with the 16 men left standing in the bottom half of the draw set to battle it out for a place in the fourth round. As ever, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match across […] READ MORE
On the face of it, Dominic Thiem vs Marin Cilic shouldn’t be a third-round encounter. One of them is a former US Open champion and the other is a Grand Slam finalist, but that’s how rankings work. Marin Cilic had a sub-par 2019 and finds himself hanging onto a seed by the barest margin. His […] READ MORE
It’s an all-Canadian battle between Vasek Pospisil and Milos Raonic for a spot in the third round. Former champion Marin Cilic is also in action. Our panel of Damian Kust and Yesh Ginsburg predicts this and other US Open matches on day 4. Vasek Pospisil vs Milos Raonic Embed from Getty Images Yesh: This all-Canadian […] READ MORE
One man stole the show on Day 2 of the 2020 US Open, completing an improbable comeback in almost five hours. In other matches, two seeds (Guido Pella and Nikoloz Basilashvili) dropped out of the tournament, although they weren’t really that much of favorites to begin with. Top seeds Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev advanced […] READ MORE
Roberto Bautista Agut and Marin Cilic are favored against American opposition on day 2 of the US Open, but both Americans will be looking for upset victories at their home slam. Steen Kirby and Andrew Watson offer their predictions. Tennys Sandgren vs Roberto Bautista Agut Embed from Getty Images Andrew: Potentially one of the highest […] READ MORE