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Just days after pulling out of the 2023 Australian Open, four-time Grand Slam Champion Naomi Osaka took to social media to announce she is pregnant and will miss the entirety of the 2023 season. The announcement has brought to an end speculation that Osaka might be seeking time away from the sport having fallen out […] READ MORE
Now that the dust has settled, following Serena Williams’ dramatic exit at the US Open, it is an apt time to look past the trophies and accolades that have come to define her legacy. Her retirement has robbed us of one of the all-time greats whose back story is the stuff of legend. We will […] READ MORE
The remainder of the second round matches will be completed on Thursday at the WTA 500 level Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan. Day 4 will be headlined by a blockbuster matchup between Naomi Osaka and fifth-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia. Karolina Pliskova will be another former champion in action on Thursday, the Czech faces […] READ MORE
The WTA Tour returns to Japan in what is a very solid field for a 250-level event in Tokyo. Naomi Osaka leads the names of Day 2 competitors as the Japanese native takes on Daria Saville on her home soil. As always, we at LWOT have the predictions for that match as well as the […] READ MORE
Danielle Collins is impressing on her comeback from injury. at the US Open. The American missed some of the build up to the US Open after suffering a neck injury. Danielle Collins impressing on comeback Danielle Collins was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis in 2019 after consulting doctors and demanding blood work as she knew something […] READ MORE
When we watch the greatest athletes of all time achieve such high success on the biggest stages in the world, they seem immortal. Watching these athletes dominate the pinnacle of their respective sports is something that seems everlasting. Unfortunately, there is always an end to an all-time great’s career, and for Serena Williams, that time […] READ MORE
Tuesday is Day 2 at the US Open, and there are 32 women’s matches across the grounds at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center. As always, we here at LWOT are here to share our thoughts on all the matches for you. We split the 32 matches between eight articles. Our other articles for Day […] READ MORE
Tennis fans might not remember, but there was a time when Caroline Garcia was destined to be the next great player in women’s tennis. Andy Murray thought we were looking at a future world #1. We can’t blame him either, after Garcia’s dream run on the Chinese hard court swing in 2017. That run saw […] READ MORE
Ahead of the final Grand Slam of 2022, five Last Word on Tennis writers – Vithun (@VitIllankovan), Jakub Bubro (@bobrojakub), Shane Black, Damian Kust (@damiankust) and Glenys Furness – make their US Open predictions for the Women’s Singles tournament. We also have a separate roundtable for the Men’s singles. US Open Women’s Singles Roundtable Predictions Champion – Who […] READ MORE
The US Open draw has been announced and it makes for very interesting reading. It could be the most open major tennis tournament, on both the men and women’s side, in recent memory. Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic is notably absent from the men’s draw, with the U.S. government not changing its stance on not allowing […] READ MORE
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