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WTA roundup: Hailey Baptiste reaches Abu Dhabi quarters

Hailey Baptiste moved into the quarterfinals of the Abu Dhabi Open with a 7-6 (6), 0-6, 6-3 victory against No. 4 seed and fellow American Emma Navarro on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates.

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ATP Montpellier Day 3 Predictions Including Stan Wawrinka vs Hamad Medjedovic

Despite always being played the week after the Australian Open, the ATP 250 Montpellier always provides some high quality indoor attacking tennis and this year has been no exception so far.

Lorenzo Musetti News / Last Word On Sports / February 3

Lorenzo Musetti Withdraws From Buenos Aires and Rio After Australian Open Injury

After a heartbreaking end to his Australian Open campaign, Lorenzo Musetti is set for an extended spell on the sidelines, with the Italian confirming that he will miss both the Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro tournaments this month.

Taylor Fritz News / HITC / February 3

Taylor Fritz confirmed to play tournament he’s already won four times

Taylor Fritz will be analysing his game after another Grand Slam, having reached the fourth round of the Australian Open. Fritz had been struggling with injury heading into the Australian Open, but he decided to take on the hard-court event in Melbourne.

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The 'Men's Australian Open champions' quiz

Can you name every Men's Australian Open tennis champion in the Open Era beginning in 1969?

The 'Men's singles U.S. Open champions' quiz

The 'Men's singles French Open champions' quiz

The 'Wimbledon men's champions' quiz

Sorana Cirstea News / Last Word On Sports / February 3

WTA Cluj-Napoca Day 4 Predictions Including Sorana Cirstea vs Tamara Zidansek

Six second-round matches are scheduled on day at WTA Cluj-Napoca. As always, we at LWOT will offer predictions for every match on the slate, including Emma Raducanu vs Kaja Juvan.

Emma Raducanu News / Last Word On Sports / February 3

WTA Cluj-Napoca Day 4 Predictions Including Emma Raducanu vs Kaja Juvan

The remaining second-round matches will be played on WTA Cluj-Napoca day four with the top seeds all taking to the court. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering predictions for every match on the slate, including Sorana Cirstea vs Tamara Zidansek, but who will advance to the quarterfinals?

Katie Boulter News / Last Word On Sports / February 3

WTA Ostrava Day 4 Predictions Including Katie Boulter vs Viktorija Golubic

The remaining five round-of-16 matches at the WTA Ostrava Open will be played on day four. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our prediction for every match on the slate on what should be an entertaining day of tennis in Czechia, but who will advance?

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / February 3

ATP Montpellier Best Bets Including Wawrinka vs Medjedovic

Gea – Machac: 04.02.2026 20:00 CEST H2H: first meeting Arthur Gea has won four of his last five matches. The young Frenchman played his best tennis at the Australian Open, where he reached the second main draw round as a qualifier.

Carlos Alcaraz News / HITC / February 3

Why Carlos Alcaraz still has 900 days left before he can ‘complete’ tennis

Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to complete the Career Grand Slam in Australia. Defeating Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open men’s singles final, Alcaraz completed the set of all four Grand Slams.

Elena Rybakina News / HITC / February 3

Elena Rybakina’s message to the rest of the WTA: ‘This is a bad sign’

Elena Rybakina is surely still riding high after winning her second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. She beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 at Rod Laver Arena, returning the favour after losing to the same opponent in last year’s final.

Tennis News / Serve on SI / February 3

Jannik Sinner Has Tennis Racket Drama After Australian Open

ATP World No. 2 Jannik Sinner is fresh off a strong showing at the Australian Open. Sinner's quest for a three-peat was upended by a resurgent Novak Djokovic performance in the semifinals, but there is no doubting his level of play.

Alexander Zverev News / HITC / February 3

Big door opens for Alexander Zverev after Carlos Alcaraz’s surprise decision

Carlos Alcaraz started the 2026 season by making history at the Australian Open. The Spaniard became the youngest man in the Open Era to complete the Career Grand Slam at just 22, following his win over Novak Djokovic in Melbourne Park.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / February 3

WTA Abu Dhabi Day 4 Predictions Including Belinda Bencic vs Sonay Kartal

The second round concludes on Day 4 of the WTA Abu Dhabi Open. Four more women will book their spots in the quarterfinals. As always, we here at LWOT share our thoughts on who they will be.

Tennis News / HITC / February 3

ATP champion suffers bizarre injury that forces him to retire from latest match

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard was forced to retire from his first round match in Montpellier for a bizarre reason. The Australian Open has just concluded, with Carlos Alcaraz beating Novak Djokovic to win the men’s singles title.

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The 'Skill-position Pro-Bowlers' quiz

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Tennis News / HITC / February 3

Aryna Sabalenka urged to follow Iga Swiatek’s lead after Australian Open setback

Aryna Sabalenka’s hopes of landing a third Australian Open title were dashed by Elena Rybakina on Saturday. Sabalenka lost 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to the Kazakhstani star, and she has since been accused of breaking a key ‘tennis rule’ that cost her the title.

Iva Jovic News / HITC / February 3

Iva Jovic gives her honest take on women playing best of five at Grand Slams

The idea of women playing five-set matches at Grand Slams seems to be getting closer to reality. Craig Tiley has said he’d like to see the format introduced for the final three rounds of the Australian Open Women’s Singles, starting in 2027.

Tennis News / Serve on SI / February 3

Naomi Osaka and Other Stars Withdraw From Doha

The first WTA Masters 1000 event of the year is less than a week away, and injuries have already dramatically reshaped the field. The 2026 Qatar TotalEnergies Open will be without several of the sport's biggest stars.

Anna Blinkova News / Field Level Media / February 2

WTA roundup: Nikola Bartunkova bounces 3rd-seeded Anna Blinkova in Ostrava

Local competitor Nikola Bartunkova delivered a pleasant surprise to the fans in attendance when she knocked off No. 3 seed Anna Blinkova of Russia 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the Ostrava Open in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Monday.

Roberto Bautista Agut News / Field Level Media / February 2

Roberto Bautista Agut rallies twice to win Montpellier opener

Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain battled back from losing the opening set to beat Australia's Christopher O'Connell 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 in opening-round action of the Open Occitanie on Monday in Montpellier, France.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / February 2

ATP Montpellier Day 2 Predictions Including Hubert Hurkacz vs Martin Damm

Montpelier has traditionally followed the Australian Open for a long time now but even so it always manages to deliver some very interesting and high quality indoor ATP tennis every year and this edition will surely not be an exception.

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The 'Women's Australian Open winners' quiz

Can you name every women's Australian Open tennis champion in the Open Era?Note: The Open was moved from January to December in 1977, so there were two Opens played in that year. It was moved again in 1986 from December to January, so there was no Open played in 1986.

The 'Women's singles U.S. Open tennis champions' quiz

The 'Women's Wimbledon champions' quiz

The 'Women's singles French Open champions' quiz

Tennis News / Field Level Media / February 1