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The four remaining second-round matches at the ATP 250 in Houston will be concluded on Thursday. Second seed Tommy Paul kicks off his campaign against German journeyman Yannick Hanfmann. Who do you think will come out on top? ATP Houston Day 4 Predictions Marcos Giron vs Tomas Machac Head-to-head: first meeting Giron picked up his […] READ MORE
Day 2 in Houston, Texas, features a stacked lineup. And there will be no shortage of entertainment and drama especially when former champion Jack Sock takes center stage. Who will book their spots in the second round? ATP Houston Day 2 Predictions Yosuke Watanuki vs Yannick Hanfmann Head-to-head: first meeting Yosuke Watanuki oozes potential and […] READ MORE
It is Day 2 of the ATP Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Champions where World #1 Novak Djokovic takes center stage. The Serbian star is chasing a sixth title in these parts and he is celebrating a record 378th week at the top of the rankings, overtaking German great Steffi Graf. As always, we here at LWOT […] READ MORE
Long gone are the days of the Czech Republic having Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek, the dynamic duo who led the nation to several Davis Cup titles. Now, all the hopes of the Czechs lies in the hand of recent Australian Open quarterfinalist Jiri Lehecka. Davis Cup Portugal vs Czech Republic Nuno Borges vs Jiri […] READ MORE
day 2 of the Australian Open sees top 5 player Casper Ruud in action, along with American Jenson Brooksby. Our panelists offer their predictions for every day 2 match in Melbourne, with Last Word on Tennis providing complete tournament coverage. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Alexander Bublik Embed from Getty Images Damian Kust: Trick shots galore […] READ MORE
With the top players mostly resting up for the Australian Open next week, this week in Adelaide provides a great opportunity for lower-ranked ATP players to get some points and maybe even an ATP title. For that reason alone, we’re sure to witness some very high level and intense action on this Day 2 of […] READ MORE
The United Cup action continues as we get into the Australian summer swing and the lead-up to the Australian Open. With all teams now in action, the group stages are beginning to take shape and as always, we here at LWOT will preview and predict every match, including Casper Ruud vs Thiago Monteiro and Hubert […] READ MORE
After the inaugural United Cup kicked off Thursday in Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney, the action continues Friday with the remaining two singles matches and a mixed doubles tie. As always, we here at LWOT will preview and predict every match. We split the rest of the day’s matches between two other articles. One features Maria […] READ MORE
While there’s no Grand Slam in Canada, for Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the US Open is the closest slam to home. Auger-Aliassime takes on Alexander Ritschard on day 1 of the US Open, Taylor Fritz is also in action. We have predictions for every day 1 match at the final Grand Slam of the season including […] READ MORE
The first round of the ATP BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells has given us some interesting matches, including a player ranked outside the Top 200 moving on to Round 2. Day 3 matchups bring in the heavy-hitters after their byes, including World #1 Daniil Medvedev. Below we predict the outcomes, including Jannik Sinner vs […] READ MORE
Wesley Heilman is a writer for LWOS, focusing on ATP tennis and the NFL. He lives in NY and is a Giants fan.