We have reached the second slam of the year as the best players in the world have descended upon Paris, France, for the 2024 French Open. As always, we at LWOT have roundtable previews and predictions for all matches happening around the grounds of Paris.
It promises to be an entertaining first day at the French Open with 20 matches on the schedule. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, including Marie Bouzkova vs Veronika Kudermetova, Tatjana Maria vs Clara Tauson, Danielle Collins vs Caroline Dolehide, and Lucia Bronzetti vs Naomi Osaka.
We have reached the second slam of the year as the best players in the world have descended upon Paris, France, for the 2024 French Open. As always, we at LWOT have roundtable previews and predictions for all matches happening around the grounds of Paris.
Fourth-seeded Madison Keys delivered 22 winners while roaring past third-seeded Danielle Collins 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday to win the Internationaux de Strasbourg championship in an All-American final in France.
Rafael Nadal is happy for the start of the season despite not competing to his usual standards. The 37-year-old has admitted that he doesn’t feel any burden ahead of his Roland Garros opener, rather he is focused on trying to play his best, in what seems like his final season.
Tennis legend Chris Evert believes her Roland Garros record won't stand the test of time because Iga Swiatek will "absolutely" beat it. Evert is considered by many experts and tennis fans as one of the greatest female players of all time, and her dominance on clay has not gone unnoticed.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa have reignited their love affair just weeks after their mysterious split. In early May, WTA star Badosa caused quite
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek have taken women’s tennis to another level due to their rivalry, which has also been a key to their individual success over the last few years.
Boris Becker recently shared his take on Novak Djokovic's persistent struggles in 2024 and pinpointed the root cause. Becker coached Djokovic to win six Grand Slams between 2014 and 2016 and is usually credited for helping the Serbian become a mental monster during their time together.
Second-seeded Casper Ruud recorded a pair of victories on Saturday to capture his third Gonet Geneva Open title in four years in Switzerland. Ruud advanced to the final with a 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) win over Italian Flavio Cobolli to complete a match delayed on Friday because of heavy rain.
Rafael Nadal isn't ready to say "au revoir" to Roland Garros, his personal playground. After all, he's won the men's singles portion at the French Open on the clay courts in Paris a record 14 times.
Madison Keys eased past fellow American Danielle Collins in straight sets to win the Strasbourg International on Saturday.
Former WTA player and world no. 1, Ana Ivanovic, thinks that Novak Djokovic can still challenge for the 2024 Roland Garros title. Ivanovic won the major in Paris in 2008, so she's quite familiar with what it takes to win it.
Novak Djokovic played his final match before the 2024 Roland Garros in Geneva and lost, admitting afterwards that he was quite worried about his level.
This might not turn out to be Rafael Nadal's last French Open, after all. The 14-time champion at Roland Garros said Saturday that he is not 100% sure he won't play again at the Grand Slam tournament.
Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud seemed on track to clash for the title in Geneva, but the top seed eventually didn’t make it to the final. Instead, the two-time champion (2021-22) will take on Tomas Machac, who is making his ATP Tour final debut.
Emma Navarro is one of the most understated players in tennis today, always having a quiet demeanor during and after her matches. That could partially explain why her achievements so far this season have gone slightly under the radar.
Alize Cornet played in her first French Open in 2005 at the age of 15. She is now about to play in her last. Cornet said she will retire after the upcoming tournament at Roland Garros.
Red-hot Danielle Collins continued her torrid run with a semifinal victory Friday and will face fellow American Madison Keys in the championship match of the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France on Saturday.
The "King of Clay" is preparing for his likely final appearance at Roland-Garros and the top-ranked women's player in the world, Iga Swiatek, made it obvious on Friday that she'll be pulling for him.
Tomas Machac upset No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic 6-4, 0-6, 6-1 in the Gonet Geneva Open semifinals on Friday in Switzerland. The roller-coaster match saw Machac rally from a 1-4 deficit to win the opening set, only to get blanked by the 24-time Grand Slam winner in the second.
Nadal is readying for his likely final appearance at the French Open, the major he's dominated in historic proportions over the last two decades.
If there's ever a sequel to the Academy Award-winning 2023 blockbuster "Barbie" movie, producers may have to make room for a character based on one particular women's tennis legend.
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