Top seed Francesca Jones took the first step to reaching the US Open main draw by winning her opening qualifier, but Heather Watson was among four Britons to lose on Tuesday.
Elena Rybakina secured a hard-fought victory in her grass-court debut at the WTA 500 Queen's Club Championships, overcoming local favorite Heather Watson 6-4, 6-3.
After falling short in last week's Roland Garros final, Aryna Sabalenka has been picked to win this year's Wimbledon Championships by former British pro, Heather Watson.
It promises to be an entertaining second day at the WTA Hong Kong Open with a number of intriguing matches on the slate. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, including Katie Boulter vs Aoi Ito and Diana Shnaider vs Kyoka Okamura.
In a match scheduled for Monday, Heather Watson (No. 134 in rankings) will face Leylah Annie Fernandez (No. 35) in the Round of 32 at the WTA Hong Kong, Hong Kong Women Singles 2024.
Great Britain's Heather Watson is knocked out of the Korea Open following a straight-set defeat by Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk in the second round in Seoul.
Marta Kostyuk (No. 18) will face Heather Watson (No. 183) in the Round of 16 at the Hana Bank Korea Open on Tuesday, September 17. In this matchup versus Watson (+310), Kostyuk is the favorite with -450 odds.
In the Round of 32 at the Hana Bank Korea Open on Monday, Jia-Jing Lu (ranked No. 272) meets Heather Watson (No. 184). Watson is the favorite against Lu, with -1000 odds against the underdog’s +550.
Day 1 of the Paris Olympics tennis tournament is Saturday, and it kicks off the men’s and women’s singles and doubles events. In addition to our regular predictions of all singles matches, as a special treat for you us at LastWordOnTennis will be sharing predictions for the Olympics doubles matches.
After the Australian Open, the WTA moves to Abu Dhabi, Dubai, with an excellent field headed by four Top 10 players. Those top seeds won’t be in action today, but there will be plenty of other exciting action, with some lower ranked players looking to start a deep run here.