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Time for the second-round matches from the top half of the 2023 WTA Mutua Madrid Open on Day 4. This is the only big event on clay that Iga Swiatek hasn’t won yet. Can she kick off her campaign well against Julia Grabher? WTA Madrid Day 4 Predictions Jil Teichmann vs Lesia Tsurenko Head-to-head: First […] READ MORE
The 2023 WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart continues to produce some absurdly good orders of play. Not only do we get another Barbora Krejcikova vs Aryna Sabalenka, the World No. 6 also battles the World No. 13 in the first round! And that’s really just the tip of the iceberg. Who do you […] READ MORE
Second-round at the WTA Charleston Open will be in full swing on Wednesday. The big hitters will hit the dirt for the first time, including Australian Open semifinalist Magda Linette and defending champion Belinda Bencic. Who will reach the quarterfinals? WTA Charleston Day 3 Predictions Madison Keys vs Hailey Baptiste Head-to-head: Baptiste 1-0 Keys The […] READ MORE
Day 4 at the WTA 1000 in Miami is absolutely stacked. On the line-up, we have four Top 20 players up against very tough competition, including Maria Sakkari’s clash with former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu, and this year’s Dubai champ Barbora Krejcikova’s battle against big-hitting Aliaksandra Sasnovich. As always at LWOT, we’ve tried to […] READ MORE
5/16 bottom half seeds went out in the second round of WTA Indian Wells. This brings up some unexpected matchups like Rebecca Peterson vs Jil Teichmann, but we’re also in for a few of these that looked so exciting already when the draw came out – Anastasia Potapova vs Jessica Pegula being the prime example. […] READ MORE
Day 3 at the WTA BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, is filled with intriguing matches as many of the 32 seeded players will be in action after receiving a Round 1 bye. There is a lot at stake in the first leg of the Sunshine Double, and we should expect to see the […] READ MORE
The WTA Dubai 1000 kicked off yesterday with players like Paula Badosa, Danielle Collins, or Alize Cornet already out. The question remains though, can anyone stop Iga Swiatek? As always, we here at LWOT will preview and predict every match. Who do you think will win? Jelena Ostapenko vs Katarina Zavatska Head-to-head: Zavatska 1-0 Ostapenko […] READ MORE
The extremely stacked draw of the WTA 500 in Doha has been funnelled down to four semifinalists. Big serving Veronika Kudermetova has been making deep runs at events for the last year but has gone title-less for the last two seasons–can she change that against Iga Swiatek? In the other half, Maria Sakkari came through […] READ MORE
The WTA Doha Open has lived up to its billing so far. This WTA 500 event welcomed some of the biggest names in the sport to the capital of Qatar, and they have not disappointed. Six of the top eight seeds have worked their way to the quarterfinals, setting the stage for a great day of […] READ MORE
The Day 3 schedule for the 2023 WTA Qatar Total Open in Doha is unbelievably packed. All eight second-round matches take place on Wednesday with so many of the world’s greatest players in action. Most of the seeds could be in trouble as they’re facing some really tough opposition. Who do you think will come […] READ MORE
A student from Poland, Damian is a connoisseur of the lower tiers of men's tennis and would probably watch the World No. 700 play a ferret if he could see it from the stands. Always pleased by a beautiful one-handed backhand or classic volleying technique.