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Warsaw- Iga Swiatek hadn’t competed professionally since Wimbledon, only participating in a charity exhibition for Ukrainian children impacted by the war, losing a one-set match to Agnieszka Radwanska. Her next start was the 2022 BNP Paribas Poland Open in Warsaw, where her father is one of the organizers. On Wednesday, she defeated Magdalena Frech 6-1 […] READ MORE
Despite withdrawals from home stars Petra Kvitova and Karolina Muchova, the WTA Livesport Prague Open still sports an impressive field of players, including defending champion Barbora Krejcikova or top seed Anett Kontaveit. Singles action begins, though most eyes will be drawn to the doubles as three-time Slam champion and Olympic Silver Medalist Andrea Sestini Hlavackova […] READ MORE
We conclude the men’s and women’s second rounds on Day 4 at Wimbledon. 32 women will battle for a spot in the third round, and only 16 will emerge. Who do you think will move on at the All-England Club? As always, our writers share their thoughts on the matches. We split up the day’s […] READ MORE
Day 2 at Wimbledon will see 32 women’s matches. We’ll wrap up the first round (weather-permitting) and find out who’s moving on to Round 2. As always, we at LWOT will share our thoughts on all of the matches for you. We split up the 32 matches between eight articles. The other articles feature Coco […] READ MORE
The remainder of the first round French Open matches will be competed on Tuesday at Stade Roland Garros. Another busy day is scheduled across the famous grounds in Paris, there’s one bet in particular that stands out on day three. Let’s take a look at some of the potential best bets of the day on […] READ MORE
Day 3 at the French Open sees the conclusion of the first round in both the women’s and men’s draws. There are 20 matches (each) scheduled for Tuesday, and as always, we’re here to predict them all for you. We split the 20 women’s matches between five articles. In addition to this article we have […] READ MORE
We have an incredible semifinal lineup ahead of us at the WTA Winners Open in Cluj-Napoca (sometimes called Cluj for short), Romania. Mihaela Buzarnescu is finally looking impressive yet again, after a promising career marred by injuries. This is the Romianian’s best run in a few years, as she just can’t seem to shake injuries. […] READ MORE
The Winners Open (WTA Cluj-Napoca) quarterfinals are here on the clay in Romania. Here is your look at all four matches on Friday. Mayar Sherif vs Kristina Kucova Embed from Getty Images Sherif leads the h2h 3-1, Kucova scraped past Irina Maria Bara in the previous round and is playing great, but fatigue could be […] READ MORE
Although the focus of the tennis world is principally across the Atlantic in the USA, there is plenty of entertainment to be found at the WTA Cluj Open. On day four, eight women will battle for a place in the quarterfinals and, as ever, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every […] READ MORE
There should be plenty of entertaining action on day two at the WTA Cluj Open, with 11 first-round matches on the schedule in Romania. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for all 11 matches, including Alize Cornet vs Mayar Sherif and Martina Trevisan vs Kristyna Pliskova. But who will come […] READ MORE
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