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The 2020 WTA season has come to an end and the following five players finished in the lower half of the Top 10. Some of them were aided by the WTA’s decision to freeze ranking points, whereas at least one was severely hindered by it. WTA 2020 Year in Review: #6-10 #6 Karolina Pliskova No […] READ MORE
With 2017 coming to a close, and the 2018 tennis season already stirring, LWOT writer Finn Ranson looks back on some of the thrills and spills of 2017 – the good, the bad, the bizarre and the ugly… 2017 in Tennis: Indian Summers and Tomic’s Bleak Midwinter 2017 – the new 2007 The big four […] READ MORE
This off-season, Last Word on Tennis will be looking back at the seasons of the top 50 players on each tour. This installment covers the WTA 2017 players ranked 25-21, including Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber. 25. Daria Gavrilova Another year of steady if unspectacular growth for the popular and energetic Australian. High Points Prior […] READ MORE
This off-season, Last Word on Tennis will be looking back at the seasons of the top 50 players on each tour. This installment covers the WTA 2017 players ranked 30-26, including Agnieszka Radwanska and Petra Kvitova. 30. Lucie Safarova A consistent season saw the former top 10 Czech player significantly increase her singles ranking and […] READ MORE
This offseason, Last Word On Tennis will be looking back at the seasons of the top-50 players on each tour. This installment covers the WTA 2017 players ranked 40-36 including Alize Cornet and Elise Mertens. 40. Carla Suarez Navarro Falling to her lowest ranking since 2012, the Spaniard has had a strange year. High Points […] READ MORE
This offseason, Last Word On Tennis will be looking back at the seasons of the top-50 players on each tour. This installment covers the WTA 2017 players ranked 45-41 including Samantha Stosur and Ana Konjuh. 45. Qiang Wang Consistency may be key but Qiang Wang needs some big 2018 wins to step out of the […] READ MORE
This offseason, Last Word On Tennis will be looking back at the seasons of the top-50 players on each tour. This installment includes the WTA 2017 players ranked 46-50. 50. Lauren Davis A year with plenty of promise that faded away towards the end. High Points For the first three months of the year Lauren […] READ MORE
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