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It’s been a busy start to the grass season in Nottingham and, as quick as a flash, we’re down to two players. Beatriz Haddad Maia was able to defeat top-seed Maria Sakkari earlier in the week and Alison Riske took down the powerful one-hander Viktorija Golubic in the previous round. With both women playing high-quality […] READ MORE
The road to Wimbledon began this week, with the Nottingham Open giving WTA stars their first chance to find their feet on grass. As the top seeds–including home favorite Emma Raducanu–fell by the wayside in the early rounds, it’s down to the final four to stake their claim in Sunday’s final. Here’s how they’re matching […] READ MORE
Day 5 at the 2022 WTA Nottingham Open will see the four singles quarterfinal matches contested on Friday. The grass court tournament, which is held at the Nottingham Tennis Centre, has been a WTA 250 level event since 2015. The first women’s edition of the Nottingham Open was held in 1971. The quarterfinal lineup features […] READ MORE
As the tour makes the difficult transition from clay to grass, there are question marks over which players on the tour will be the quickest to adapt. With the level likely to be slightly evened out at the beginning of the grass season, Day 4 at the WTA Nottingham Open features some exciting Round of […] READ MORE
Day 3 at the WTA Nottingham Open features some big names on the WTA Tour in what is looking to be a very wide-open field. The players are transitioning their games to the grass-court season, looking to pick up crucial wins before the third Slam of the year. Italian Camila Giorgi vs Great Britain’s Harriet […] READ MORE
The grass-court swing kicks off in earnest on day one at the WTA Nottingham Open with four intriguing matches on the schedule in the English Midlands. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the schedule. But who will book their place in the second round? WTA Nottingham […] READ MORE
The French Open is done and dusted and the tennis world is now firmly focused on the grass court season. The first WTA event on the surface took place last week in Nottingham. Johanna Konta lifted that trophy and set herself up nicely for a strong Wimbledon campaign at the end of the month. Among […] READ MORE
The middle of the week is arriving with yet a main draw ball to be struck in anger or frustration in Nottingham. Day 1 and day 2 match predictions are still awaiting a resolution. There is hope that Wednesday will see at least some play. Obviously it needs to as the matches pile up. Here’s […] READ MORE
