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By now I’m sure you know the situation in Australia due to COVID: If you don’t live there you can’t visit unless you have citizenship; if your parents or kids are there and you haven’t seen them for God knows how long you still can’t enter. Even if you have citizenship and are re-entering the […] READ MORE
A third flight from the middle east carrying players to the Australian Open had a positive test Late Sunday in Australia things went from bad to worse for event organizers, and more players are now officially stuck in hard quarantine. A flight from Doha had a person who tested positive upon arrival, and the number […] READ MORE
There should be plenty of entertaining action on day five at the WTA Abu Dhabi Open, with a number of star names set to take to the court in the United Arab Emirates. But who will book their place in the quarterfinals at this crucial warm-up event ahead of next month’s Australian Open? WTA Abu […] READ MORE
There will be plenty of intriguing matches on Day 3 of the WTA Abu Dhabi Open as this brand new tennis season gets going. Who will register the biggest scalps in the second round? Here at LWOT we predict all those matches happening on Friday, with four of them in this article. WTA Abu Dhabi […] READ MORE
The inaugural WTA Abu Dhabi Open will have no shortage of star attraction as four Top 10 players lead the field in the first event of the 2021 season. As always, here at Last Word On Tennis, we offer our predictions of all 12 matches on the first day of main draw action, which features […] READ MORE
We begin the second round on Wednesday, Day 4 of the French Open. There will be 16 women’s matches, and we’re predicting every one of them. We’ll be looking at four matches in this article, but we will also have three more sets of articles. One set features Bernarda Pera vs Amanda Anisimova, the next […] READ MORE
There should be plenty of thrilling action on day one at the French Open and, as ever, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, including Victoria Azarenka vs Danka Kovinic, Simona Halep vs Sara Sorribes Tormo, Johanna Konta vs Cori Gauff and Eugenie Bouchard vs Anna Kalinskaya. […] READ MORE
Quarterfinals day at the WTA Italian Open should see plenty of entertaining tennis played on the clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome. All eight women left in the draw will surely be desperate to gain some potentially decisive momentum ahead of the French Open, which is barely a week away. But who will […] READ MORE
Day 5 takes us into the quarterfinals at the WTA Italian Open. We’ve seen some amazing tennis, with Victoria Azarenka continuing her flawless form. Eight of the seeded players remain in contention for the title. But who will move on to the quarterfinals? At LWOT, we are predicting all eight of the Round of 16 […] READ MORE
Day 4 at the WTA Italian Open will conclude the second round. Looking to move on the the Round of 16, seeds Anett Kontaveit, Marketa Vondrousova, Petra martic, Garbine Muguruza, Johanna Konta, and Kiki Bertens will be in action. There are some great matches on deck. Who will move be moving on and who will […] READ MORE