Bencic defeats Kasatkina in Adelaide International final

Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz begin their Australian Open campaigns with tricky first-round ties on a stacked day three, which includes Emma Raducanu's Grand Slam return after injury. World No. 1 Swiatek was drawn against one of the toughest possible opponents to begin her challenge, as she will take on 2020 champion Sofia Kenin, who is ranked…

Fixture: (6) Jelena Ostapenko vs Daria Kasatkina Date: January 13, 2024 Tournament:Adelaide International 2024 Round: Final Venue: Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia Surface: Outdoor hard Prize money: $922573 Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports Jelena Ostapenko will be vying for a seventh WTA title when she faces…

1pt e.w. Dan Evans in the Adelaide International at 22/1 (Sky Bet) 0.5pt e.w. Yannick Hanfmann in the Adelaide International at 40/1 (General) 1pt e.w Cameron Norrie in the ASB Classic at 13/2 (General) 1pt e.w. Gael Monfils in the ASB Classic at 11/1 (Sky Bet) 0.5pt e.w. Max Purcell in the ASB Classic at 33/1 (Sky Bet) Adelaide, Australia (outdoor…

Second seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will meet Spain's Paula Badosa in the quarterfinal of the 2023 WTA Stuttgart Open on Friday, April 21. Get the predictions and odds of this Aryna Sabalenka v Paula Badosa match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here. Looking to Bet on the 2023 WTA Stuttgart Open live online? For tennis fans in…

Paula Badosa (No. 31) will take on Daria Kasatkina (No. 8) in the Round of 32 of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Tuesday, April 18. Badosa is favored over Kasatkina for this match, with -140 odds compared to the underdog's+115 in the Round of 32. Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 2:37 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds,…

It promises to be an entertaining day of tennis at the WTA Charleston Open with four intriguing matches on the slate in South Carolina and plenty of motivation for the eight players left in contention. After all, the French Open is looming increasingly large on the horizon. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for all four…

At Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex, Badosa is at+2500 to win the tournament. Badosa was not able to complete her most recent match, which ended at - against Daria Kasatkina in the of the Adelaide International 2 on January 12, 2023. Tournament: The Qatar TotalEnergies Open Badosa odds to win: +2500 Next Round: Round of 32 Tournament…

Will Djokovic match Nadal's record of 22 Grand Slam titles? Having missed the 2022 Australian Open, Novak Djokovic will be making his return to Melbourne eager to regain his hold on the trophy. Since winning his first Australian Open trophy in 2008, the Serbian has won the title an additional eight times and has only lost three matches at Melbourne…

The Australian Open kicked off on Sunday evening without too many wild results. Most of the top seeds in both the men's and women's draws advanced without much struggle, including Americans Frances Tiafoe, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, and Sebastian Korda. Danielle Collins also advanced in a tighter affair, while 28th-seeded American Amanda Anisimova…

MELBOURNE, Australia- To get an idea of just how new the whole international pro tennis thing is to Ben Shelton, the 20-year-old NCAA champion from the University of Florida about to make his Australian Open debut, consider this: He says he is using a passport for the first time. There's more that is unfamiliar to him. The Gainesville-Atlanta-Los…

The good news is that Emma Raducanu is fit to play the Australian Open, having recovered from the ankle turn she suffered in Auckland 10 days ago, but Ajla Tomljanovic and Paula Badosa, who was seeded 11th at Melbourne Park, have withdrawn from the first Grand Slam of the year because of injuries, the former with a bad knee and the latter with a…

ADELAIDE, Australia - Belinda Bencic beat Daria Kasatkina 6-0, 6-2 to win the Adelaide International women's title, her sixth on the WTA Tour. The 13th-ranked Swiss player took barely an hour to beat the eighth-ranked Kasatkina. Bencic converted five of her seven break points and won almost double the amount of points than the Russian, who had been…

MELBOURNE, Australia - Ajla Tomljanovic, who beat Serena Williams in her final match at last year's U.S. Open, and Paula Badosa, who was seeded 11th at Melbourne Park, withdrew from the Australian Open because of injuries. Tomljanovic is dealing with a bad knee that forced her to skip the United Cup this month. Badosa has a hurt thigh. Their exits…

AUCKLAND, New Zealand: French veteran Richard Gasquet added another milestone in a career of extraordinary longevity on Saturday when he beat Cameron Norrie 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the ASB Classic to claim his 16th ATP Tour title. The 36-year-old Gasquet has just begun his 20th year on tour and came into his first Auckland final as a substantial underdog…

Fixture: (8) Belinda Bencic vs (5) Daria Kasatkina Date: January 14, 2023 Tournament: Adelaide International 2 Round: Finals Venue: Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt Prize money: $826837 Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Amazon Prime Video Belinda Bencic and Daria Kasatkina are set for a final…

Fixture: (11) Paula Badosa vs Caty McNally Date: 16 January 2023. Tournament: Australian Open 2023. Round: First round (Round of 128). Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia. Surface: Hard. Prize Money: A$76500000. 11th seed Paula Badosa will take on Caty McNally in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday (January 16). Badosa started…

Fixture: (2) Cameron Norrie vs Richard Gasquet Date: January 14, 2023. Tournament: ASB Classic 2023. Round: Final. Venue: ASB Tennis Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt. Prize money: $259303. Match timing: Not before 2 pm local time, 1 am GMT, 8 pm ET and 6:30 am IST. Second seed Cameron Norrie will take on the experienced…

HOBART, Australia - Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin is two wins away from her first title in three years after coming from behind to make the semifinals of the Hobart International. The 24-year-old Kenin, who beat Anhelina Kalinina 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, is ranked 280th after a career-high ranking of No. 4. Injuries and poor form saw her…

Fixture: (5) Daria Kasatkina vs (9) Paula Badosa Date: January 13, 2023 Tournament:Adelaide International 2 Round: Semifinals Venue: Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt Prize money: $826837. Match timing: Not before 2 pm local time, 3:30 am GMT, 9 am IST and (Jan 12) 10:30 pm ET Live telecast: USA - Tennis…

Just four men remain in the ASB Classic in Auckland as the semifinal matches are set to commence on Friday. No. 2 seed Cameron Norrie is the only remaining seeded player in the field as he looks to raise his fifth ATP title. First, he must get past young American Jenson Brooksby, who has looked terrific this week. In the other semifinal, we have a…

World no. 64 Quentin Halys of France will meet world no. 92 Ben Shelton of the U.S. in the second round of the 2023 ATP Auckland Open on Wednesday, January 11. Get the live streaming options of this Quentin Halys v Ben Shelton match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here. Looking to watch the 2023 ATP Auckland live streaming…

World no. 26 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus will face World no. 102 Linda Noskova of the Czech Repubic in the quarterfinal of the 2023 Adelaide International on Friday, January 6. Get the live streaming options of this Victoria Azarenka v Linda Noskova match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here. Looking to watch the 2023 Adelaide…

LONDON - Boris Becker has returned to Germany after serving eight months in prison in Britain, his lawyer said. The 55-year-old German, who has lived in Britain since 2012, was released and traveled back to Germany shortly thereafter. Becker "has thus served his sentence and is not subject to any penal restrictions in Germany," his lawyer,…