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After an entertaining start to the French Open, the excitement is set to continue on day two. There are 24 first-round matches on the schedule and, as always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the schedule, including Linda Fruhvirtova vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Karolina Pliskova vs Sloane Stephens, Madison […] READ MORE
Women’s tennis makes its first and only stop on the African continent at the WTA Rabat in Morocco. Day 2 is full of intriguing matchups including a rematch 13 years in the making between Sloane Stephens and veteran Vera Zvonareva. Who do you think will advance? We also look at the rest of the day’s […] READ MORE
The second day of the WTA 1000 in Rome features some close matches. The pair of lefties Townsend and Bonaventure–the movement of Davis versus the weight of shot from Cocciaretto, and more. We’ve tried to predict the outcome of these close contests and others in the Italian capital. We split the day’s 20 matches between […] READ MORE
It’s time for all the remaining first-round matches of the 2023 WTA BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. Marketa Vondrousova faces a tricky opening draw with Rebecca Marino as the Czech is still trying to rebuild her ranking after missing about half the season last year. We here at LWOT also predict the rest […] READ MORE
The quarterfinals are set at the WTA Monterrey, with six of the eight seeds still in the draw. It promises to be a day of high-quality tennis with a number of matchest that, at least on paper, look very close. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for all four matches, […] READ MORE
With second seed Marie Bouzkova and sixth seed Katerina Siniakova both out in the opening round, the bottom half of the draw has opened up in Monterrey, though Caroline Garcia remains the outright favorite. As always, we here at LWOT will preview and predict every match. Who do you think will win? WTA Monterrey Day […] READ MORE
The opening day of the WTA Monterrey Open will feature five first-round matches, headlined by second seed Marie Bouzkova squaring off against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. Who do you think will come out on top? WTA Monterrey Day 1 Predictions Caroline Dolehide vs Jule Niemeier Head-to-head: first meeting This is a matchup Jule Niemeier should win […] READ MORE
While most eyes are on the WTA 1000 in Dubai, the WTA 250 in Merida still managed to attract some intriguing players. The young talent Alycia Parks, slam champion Sloane Stephens, and Magda Linette coming off of a semifinal in Melbourne are still all competing for the title in Mexico. As always, we here at […] READ MORE
The 2023 WTA Tour is coming to North America now with the 2023 Merida Open Akron. It will be the first edition of this WTA 250 tournament with the top seed being Australian Open semifinalist Magda Linette. But before she gets to play, main draw action kicks off on Monday with eight first-round matches. Unlike […] READ MORE
Tennis never sleeps, and just a day after the Australian Open, main draw action is about to start at the WTA 250 event in Hua Hin. Lin Zhu had an unexpected deep run in Melbourne, but it won’t be easy for her to continue that form as she’s facing the talented youngster Xiyu Wang. Who […] 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.