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It will be an action-packed Day 3 at the WTA ASB Classic in Auckland. With an overflow of matches from Tuesday due to repeated rain interruptions, some of the first-round matches will be played on Wednesday. We also have predictions for the second-round matches that will feature Emma Raducanu taking on Slovakian qualifier Viktoria Kuzmova. […] READ MORE
The WTA ASB Classic in Auckland will return to the tennis calendar for the 2023 season after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams headlines a busy opening day in New Zealand as the WTA stars gear up in preparation for the Australian Open. We have seven matches […] READ MORE
37-year-old Lucie Hradecka has called time on her career, playing her final match in Guadalajara alongside Hao-Ching Chan, losing 4-6 1-6 to Lydumyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko. The former Doubles No. 4 hangs up her racquet after winning 26 doubles titles, three Grand Slams, four Fed Cups, and two Olympic medals, most of which were […] READ MORE
With the news that Roger Federer will be retiring after playing in the Laver Cup next week, the sporting world reflects on his legendary career. From the delightful one-handed backhand, to his 103 singles titles (including 20 famous grand slam wins), the Swiss superstar has provided us with many memories over his illustrious 24-year career. […] READ MORE
After losing to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round at the US Open in three sets, Serena Williams announced her retirement from professional singles tennis. Serena Williams retirement Former World #1 Serena Williams will hang up her racket, at least in singles. The American, who began playing professional tennis aged just 14 will retire now […] 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
It was September 1999. Christina Aguilera and The Backstreet Boys dominated the music charts. Bruce Willis and The Sixth Sense were the talk of the cinemas, and SpongeBob SquarePants was in the middle of its very first season on Nickelodeon. And in New York, as a Martina Hingis backhand sailed long at the US Open, […] READ MORE
“I wouldn’t want to do this with anyone else,” Nick Kyrigos said after winning the 2022 Australian Open doubles title with Thanasi Kokkinakis. On Monday, in order to advance to the second round of the US Open, one of the two very good friends must do it against the other, rather than with the other. […] 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
There should be plenty of entertaining tennis on day two at the WTA Cincinnati Open with 14 matches on the schedule and, as always, here at LWOT will be offering up our predictions for every match, including Serena Williams vs Emma Raducanu, Coco Gauff vs Marie Bouzkova and Simona Halep vs Anastasia Potapova. But who […] READ MORE
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