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A thrilling final should be in store at the WTA Istanbul Cup, with the top-seeded Elise Mertens set to take on Sorana Cirstea for the title. Both women will surely be desperate to lay their hands on the trophy with the WTA 1000 Madrid and Italian Opens looming large, and of course Roland Garros. But […] READ MORE
There should be plenty of entertaining action on semifinals day at the WTA Istanbul Cup. All four women left standing have played some excellent tennis so far this week and will surely be full of belief that they can claim the title. But who will book their place in the final and who will fall […] READ MORE
With the European clay-court swing now well underway, the eight players left in the field at the WTA Istanbul Cup will surely be desperate to continue their charge in Turkey’s second city, particularly with WTA 1000 tournaments looming large on the horizon in Madrid and Rome. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering […] READ MORE
Second round action will complete on Thursday at the WTA Istanbul tournament with top seed Elise Mertens among the players taking to the clay. Here is all your predictions. Elise Mertens vs Viktorija Golubic Embed from Getty Images A difficult match for Mertens who had an easy time in the opening round while Golubic needed […] READ MORE
The round of 16 gets underway in Istanbul on Wednesday with Cirstea vs Potapova and Mladenovic vs Siniakova among the key matches. Here is your preview and predictions for all the matches. Zarina Diyas vs Kaia Kanepi Embed from Getty Images Diyas and Kanepi have split the h2h 2-2, Diyas is 6-6 to start the […] READ MORE
Day 2 in Istanbul features Turkey’s own Cagla Buyukakcay in action, along with Kristina Mladenovic and Vera Zvonareva. Here is your look at the action, we also have predictions for every WTA match in Istanbul on Tuesday. Kristina Mladenovic vs Barbara Haas Embed from Getty Images Barbara Haas was solid to qualify but has limited […] READ MORE
With the European clay-court season now well underway, there should be plenty of entertaining tennis on day two at the WTA Istanbul Cup, with every player in the draw surely determined to find some form ahead of Madrid, Rome and Paris. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match […] READ MORE
Monday will see a full day of round 1 action in Istanbul at the TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship (WTA Istanbul) on the clay. Here is your look at round 1 action, we have predictions for all of the matches tomorrow including Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s match. Fiona Ferro vs Petra Martic Embed from Getty Images Martic […] READ MORE
Day 1 of the WTA TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, features eight first-round matches. As always, we predict the matches for you. We have four of the matches in this article, and the other four in a second article. WTA Istanbul Day 1 Predictions Katerina Siniakova vs Cristina Busca Busca is a […] READ MORE
After a disastrous 2019 campaign, during which she once held a 19-match losing streak, Eugenie Bouchard seems to be on an upward trajectory. The first positive signs came during the exhibition season, where she managed to beat players like Olga Govortsova or Leylah Fernandez. It might not seem like much, but Bouchard has been really […] READ MORE