#French Open

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Emma Raducanu's face lit up with excitement during her first-round press conference at the Australian Open when she learned her next opponent at Melbourne Park would be fellow WTA rising star Coco Gauff. The pair will meet Wednesday evening on Rod Laver Arena, and while it may only be for a place in the last 32 of the…

The style clash of John Isner vs Adrian Mannario is an intriguing matchup on day 2 of the Australian Open. Our panelists offer their predictions for that match, and every day 2 match in Melbourne, with Last Word on Tennis providing complete tournament coverage. Damian Kust: Schwartzman got injured in his last match vs Brooksby and has suffered a…

In the world of tennis, the end of an era is gradually drawing near, as some of the sport's most renowned and prosperous tennis players announce their retirement. Roger Federer and Serena Williams put down their tennis rackets for the final time in 2022. Speculations are that 2023 might see another legend Rafael Nadal depart from the sport.…

World no. 70 Camila Giorgi of Italy will meet World no. 364 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in the first round of the 2023 Australian Open on Tuesday, January 17. Get the live streaming options of this Camila Giorgi v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here. Looking to watch the 2023 Australian Open…

For the first time in their professional careers, Cameron Norrie and Luca Van Assche will square off in the first round of the Australian Open. They are expected to compete at the Kia Arena on Sunday at 11:30 p.m. ET. It will be exciting to see which of the two will prevail in this initial battle. Fixture: Cameron Norrie vs Luca Van Assche Date and…

Martina Navratilova predicts Novak Djokovic will pip Rafael Nadal to end the 2023 season as the leader in the all-time Grand Slam race in men's tennis. The Serb, who has so far never led the Slam race, could even improve his tally to 24 Major titles by the end of the year, believes Navratilova. After Nadal, Djokovic and their Big-3 rival Roger…

The 2023 Australian Open begins with Day 1 of Main Draw play on Monday (Sunday evening in the United States). The day will see a whopping 32 women's matches, and-as always-we here at LastWordOnTennis will share our thoughts on all of them for you. Who do you think will win? Predicting this set of matches are Yesh Ginsburg, Shane Black, and Manuel…

This article is part of our Tennis Picks series. The Round of 32 at the ATP Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo continues Wednesday. This is the first Masters 1000 of the year held on clay, and thus the first action on the surface for many of the top players. Round of 64 matches provided a look at most players' clay-court form, except for the top eight…

Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas takes on world number 64 Quentin Halys in Round One of the Australian Open on Monday. Take a look at our Australian Open predictions: These odds from Ladbrokes were correct at the time of writing. When the world number four takes on the world number 64, a one-sided match is expected. So it may prove to be, with…

The first grand slam of the new tennis season gets underway on January 16 in Melbourne and the 2023 Australian Open is set to provide no end of intriguing storylines. Chief among them is the return of Novak Djokovic one year from his deportation debacle, as the Serb looks to match Rafael Nadal's record of 22 grand slam titles. Djokovic's…

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2023-01-15Iga Swiatek odds on favourite to win Australian Open title following in Ashleigh Barty's footsteps Unfortunately for the tournament and the home country, Barty was only there to participate in a light-hearted hit for kids' day having tucked her third grand slam trophy under her arm 12 months ago and headed off into retirement at the age…

Marta Kotsyuk and the #28 seed Amanda Anisimova face off in the opening day of the 2023 Australian Open women's singles tournament. Keep an eye out, as this match could very well lead to a first round upset. Take a look at our preview and betting predictions for the match. These odds from Ladbrokes were correct at the time of writing. This is a…

The 2023 edition of the Australian Open is nearly here, with the world's best tennis players to descend on Melbourne Park for a packed fortnight. Ash Barty's retirement means Iga Swiatek is the favourite to take out the women's singles, but can the world No. 1 get the job done? In the men's draw, Novak Djokovic will be looking to win his tenth…

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek is the overwhelming favorite in the season's first Grand Slam. Read on for our women's Australian Open tennis odds and picks. (WTA rankings as of Saturday, Jan. 14). Four of the last five winners of the Australian Open will not have a chance for repeat success this season. Caroline Wozniacki (2018 winner) and Ashleigh Barty…

Rafael Nadal has dismissed Alexander Zverev's suggestion that this year will be the last of his incredible career. Zverev made the prediction as he looked ahead to the 2023 tennis calendar, suggesting Nadal would walk away after the French Open. Nadal, 36, has won an incredible 14 titles at Roland Garros and overcame a number of injury problems to…

Declaring Canada's emergence as a Tennis Nation is, by this point, a little like noting that ice is slippery or that there are too many streaming services. You don't say. I admit to having already done it twice myself: Once in the middle of the last decade, when Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard were making runs to Grand Slam finals, and again in…

Rafael Nadal has shut down Alexander Zverev's prediction that he will end his career at the French Open. In Melbourne, Zverev said he believes that Nadal is planning to retire after the French Open. Nadal, 36, has been struggling with injuries over the last few years but still managed to capture a record 14th French Open title last…

Fixture: (12) Alexander Zverev vs Juan Pablo Varillas Date: 17 January 2023 Tournament: Australian Open 2023 Round: First round (Round of 128) Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia Surface: Hard Prize Money: A$76500000 Alexander Zverev will face off against Juan Pablo Varillas in the first round of the 2023 Australian Open on Tuesday. The…

Fixture: (28) Amanda Anisimova vs Marta Kostyuk. 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. World No. 29 Amanda Anisimova will take on World No. 57 Marta Kostyuk in the first round of the 2023 Australian Open on…

Rafael Nadal dismissed claims made by Alexander Zverev recently that said that Nadal would be retiring this year after the Roland Garros event. Zverev created headlines recently by saying that Nadal will retire at the 2023 Roland Garros event. The comment was made as part of a feature for Eurosport where he was asked to give a bold prediction.…

World No. 5 Novak Djokovic seeks his record tenth Australian Open title. Read on for our Australian Open tennis odds and picks. (ATP rankings as of Saturday, Jan. 14) Djokovic was not eligible to participate in last year's Australian Open, as he was deported from the country after not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Thus, the rest of the Men's Draw…

India's biggest badminton tournament, Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2023 is all set to take off and get bigger than ever at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi from January 17 to 22. As the world's greatest shuttlers will be engaged in high-voltage action at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open-organised by the Badminton Association of India, here are…

Casper Ruud arrived in Australia on the back of a terrific 2022 season that saw him make two Major finals and rise to No. 2 in the ATP rankings. The Norwegian had a slow start to 2023 with a first-round exit in Auckland but will be hoping to turn his fortunes around next week in what will be his first outing at Melbourne Park in two years. Despite…

Fixture: (9) Holger Rune vs Filip Krajinovic. Date: 17 January 2023. Tournament: Australian Open 2023. Round: First round (Round of 128). Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia. Surface: Hard. Prize Money: A$76500000. Holger Rune and Filip Krajinovic are set to clash in the first round of the 2023 Australian Open on Tuesday. Rune was off to a…

Fixture: (17) Jelena Ostapenko vs Dayana Yastremska. 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. 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko will take on World No. 99 Dayana Yastremska in the first round of the…

The Australian Open is set to begin on Sunday, marking the start of the first tennis grand slam of the season. But according to bookmakers, the men's side should essentially be called the Novak Djokovic Invitational. Djokovic enters as the overwhelming favorite to win the opening grand slam at -125 on FanDuel. He returns to the tournament after…

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek headlines 2023 Australian Open betting across multiple sportsbook platforms. Preseason tennis betting odds saw the Polish star as the lone figure pegged to triple-digits on the tennis odds board. But that changed following Thursday's draw release, which prompted Swiatek's odds to move, along with several other key contenders…

Fixture: (3) Jessica Pegula vs Jaqueline Cristian Date: January 16, 2023 Round: First round (Round of 128) Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt Prize money: A$76500000 Match timing: (Jan 16) 11 am local time, 5.30 am IST and 12 am GMT; (Jan 15) 7 pm ET Third seed Jessica Pegula will begin her quest for the…

Winner of the 2022 French Open and U.S. Open, World No. 1 Iga Swiatek is favoured to launch her 2023 Grand Slam season with a victory. After last year's Australian Open hullabaloo featuring perennial favourite Novak Djokovic, this year's bugaboo for the 21-time Grand Slam winner is far more familiar, injury. The Serbian star is still favoured to…

After a year's absence, Novak Djokovic is back Down Under to compete in the Australian Open - the Grand Slam he's reigned supreme over and won nine times between 2008 and 2021. The consensus at sportsbooks is that Djokovic is the player to beat in his bid for a record-tenth Aussie Open title and a record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title. But does this…

Fixture: (1) Rafael Nadal vs Jack Draper. Date: January 16, 2023. Tournament: Australian Open 2023. Round: First round (Round of 128). Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia. Surface: Hard. Prize Money: A$76500000. Match timing: (Jan 16) Not before 2:30 pm local time, 9 am IST and 3:30 am GMT, (Jan 15) 10:30 pm ET. Top seed Rafael Nadal will…

Full details on Swiatek Australian Open 2023 participation are given here. Iga Swiatek is the undisputed Queen of the WTA Tour at the moment. The 21 year old Polish player is at the top of the tree in the rankings, as has been the case for a while now. In fact, she has more than double the points of Ons Jabeur - the current world number 2. This…

ALEXANDER Zverev believes the 2023 French Open could be the last time we see Rafael Nadal on a tennis court. The German world No12 has returned to the sport this year after a horrific injury which saw him tear three ligaments in his right ankle during his semi-final match against Nadal at Roland Garros in 2022. But as Zverev looks forward to a year…

Fixture: (7) Coco Gauff vs Katerina Siniakova Date: 16 January 2023 Tournament: Australian Open 2023 Round: First Round (Round of 128) Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt Prize money: $76500000 Seventh seed Coco Gauff and Katerina Siniakova will lock horns in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday. Gauff…

On the Men's side of the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic aims for his record tenth title and is a heavy favorite as a result. However, in the Women's Draw, four of the last five winners will not have a chance for repeat success this season. Caroline Wozniacki (2018 winner) and Ashleigh Barty (2022 winner) have both retired, and two-time winner…

History was made in the Men's Draw of last year's Australian Open. Rafael Nadal beat Daniil Medvedev for his 21st Grand Slam title, breaking a tie with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Nadal now has 22 major titles (after winning the French Open) to Djokovic's 21. Still, the Serbian is looking to extend his record to ten Australian Open titles (no…

Rafael Nadal of Spain is the No. 1 seed in the men's singles circuit for the 2023 Australian Open. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal can't meet until the final, but Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek could battle in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Australian Open, according to Thursday's singles…

Fixture: (2) Ons Jabeur vs Tamara Zidansek Round: First round (Round of 128) Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt Prize money: A$76500000 Second seed Ons Jabeur will begin her 2023 Australian Open campaign against World No. 88 Tamara Zidansek on Tuesday. Jabeur is coming into the first Slam of the year after having…

The era of Roger and Rafa and Serena and Andy may be drifting towards its to inevitable end (not Novak - he'll go on forever), but the question of exactly which elite tennis players will fill their non-marking shoes is yet to be settled.

We may only be a couple of weeks into 2023 but we are about to witness the first Grand Slam of the year get underway as tennis' finest heads down under for the Australian Open in Melbourne. This year's tournament will see the return of Serbian star Novak Djokovic, who has won the men's singles title a record nine times. Djokovic missed the event…

As always, making predictions-especially about the future-is a proceed-at-your-own-risk endeavor. But survey the 2023 Australian Open and it's hard not to pick Novak Djokovic against said field. After last year's debacle, the nine-time champ returns. He hasn't lost a match in Melbourne since 2018 (trivia: Hyeon Chung) and looked in peaked form last…

Five top contenders for the women's title at the Australian Open, which starts on Monday. IGA SWIATEK Iga Swiatek is the firm favorite for the season's first Grand Slam after a sparkling and dominant 2022 season where she went on a 37-match winning run and won eight titles, including Roland Garros and the U.S. Open. The world number one has had a…

All eyes will be on Australia when the top tennis players in the world convene for the 2023 Australian Open. The Australian Open marks the first of four events in the Grand Slam. The tournament will be played on hardcourt surfaces and features the following events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles, and…

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…

Unlike the last Grand Slam we witnessed, the potential for an exciting first-time winner is slightly depressed and the chances of Novak Djokovic reclaiming his throne in Australia are high. Djokovic has been allowed back into the country after infamously missing last year's event. The 21-time Grand Slam champion ended his 2022 season in impressive…

Tennis is an exciting sport with many great champions hailing from India. Thanks to talented players like Leander Paes and Sania Mirza, Indian tennis fans have a lot to look forward to on the court. That's why the odds tennis - 1xbet India can be quite high, don't miss the chance. So, looking ahead to 2023, let's look at some potential contenders.…

Petra Kvitova and Daria Kasatkina are set to face off in an upcoming tennis match. Both players have had successful careers and are known for their aggressive playstyles and powerful shots. This match is sure to be an exciting and highly-anticipated event for fans of the sport. Claim Your Welcome Bonus! Petra Kvitova, from the Czech Republic, is…

The first tennis Grand Slam event of 2023 is nearly upon us. The 2023 Australian Open will start in January with the world's top players battling down under for the exclusive right to be named the first Grand Slam winner of the season. The men's Australian Open was won by Rafael Nadal in 2022. The tennis legend will be in Australia for this year's…