Iga Swiatek learns her projected path to Australian Open title

Fixture: (WC) Emma Raducanu vs (Q) Elena-Gabriela Ruse Date: January 2, 2024 Tournament:ASB Classic 2024 Round: First round (Round of 32) Venue: ASB Tennis Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt Prize money: $267082 Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu will face off against…

Much of the intrigue coming into Thursday's French Open draw related to Novak Djokovic and where he would be placed. The 22-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 3 landed in the same half of the draw as world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, who just took over the top spot from the Serb, meaning they could meet in the semifinals. Alcaraz won the only meeting…

Iga Swiatek is bidding to win the French Open for the third time in four years when the 127th edition of the tournament starts on May 28. The world No.1 has already won the Qatar Open and Stuttgart Open this season, although she retired from her quarterfinal match in Rome with a thigh injury. Swiatek believes she will be fully fit to play in Paris,…

With the Australian Open done and dusted and the men's tour inactive until the Davis Cup weekend, all eyes turn to the women's events for the week. As always, we here at LWOT will preview and predict every match Including Garbine Muguruza vs Linda Noskova. Who do you think will win? Head-to-head: first meeting Konjuh started her year with a massive…

Iga Swiatek resumes her quest for a maiden Australian Open crown against Camila Osorio in the second round on Wednesday. The runaway world number one opens proceedings on Rod Laver Arena at the start of day three in Melbourne Park. Swiatek enjoyed a hugely successful 2022 season in which she captured eight WTA titles, including the French Open and…

Maria Camila Osorio Serrano has a monumental task on her hand in the Australian Open second round as she takes on World number one, Iga Swiatek for a place in round three. With Swiatek heavy favourite, we've found a couple of cracking tips that may interest you if you're looking to bet on the match. These odds from Ladbrokes were correct at the…

Daniil Medvedev of Russia in action. Photo / AP Two-time losing finalist Daniil Medvedev fired up his bid to go one better at the Australian Open with a straight-sets demolition of Marcos Giron on Monday night. The Russian seventh seed, almost a foot taller than his opponent, blasted past the 56th-ranked American 6-0 6-1 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena in…

Top seed and World No 1 Iga Swiatek got her Australian Open campaign underway with a tight win over Jule Niemeier, coming from a break down in the second set to hold off the German, while Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina and Danielle Collins also advanced. For sure, I feel the expectations, that people, kind of, little bit, they want to take for…

Day 1 of the Australian Open serves up a smorgasbord of matchups spanning the men's and women's games. As ever, Bookies.com is on top of the scene, bringing you daily predictions and picks from Down Under. So, without too much fuss, let's take a deep dive into the day's slate and spot the value bets along with the best in the market. American…

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…

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 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…

Want information on Pegula Australian Open 2023 matches, odds, and predictions? Keep reading for a full breakdown. Jessica Pegula is currently the number 3 ranked player as of the WTA ranking's most recent update (January 9th 2023). She has improved at a remarkable rate over the last 12-18 months. And since she is ranked 3 in the world, naturally,…

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…

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…

Iga Swiatek is the overwhelming favorite to win her 4th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, but should she stumble and fail to uphold her status as the world's top-ranked player, the outlook becomes considerably more unpredictable. With the departure of tennis greats Ash Barty and Serena Williams, and Naomi Osaka expecting her first child, the…

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…

The 2023 tennis season will be rather unique in that it will not feature the likes of all-time greats Roger Federer and Serena Williams. Both legends have now retired. Additionally, former world No. 1 and four-time major champion Naomi Osaka announced this week that she's pregnant and will be taking time away. Nonetheless, the major championship…

Mikaela Shiffrin became the first woman to win the first two races of the Alpine skiing World Cup season in 29 years, taking back-to-back slaloms this weekend and bouncing back from her worst string of slalom results to end last season. Shiffrin followed her 75th World Cup victory on Saturday with another one on Sunday in Levi, Finland. She won…

Since her maiden Grand Slam triumph at the 2020 French Open, Iga Swiatek has been pegged for greatness. While she had a respectable 2021 year, during which she claimed a couple of titles, the youngster aimed for an improved showing in 2022. She did little more than that, brushing aside her competition with ease to establish her dominance on the WTA…

The world's number one female tennis player Iga Swiatek is still on course to win her first US Open title as she reached the final of the fourth Grand Slam of the year, with a semi-final win over Aryna Sabalenka. The Pole will face last year's runner-up and Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur, who beat Caroline Garcia in her own semi-final. The pair will…

Wednesday at the US Open will see the final two women's quarterfinal matches. We are guaranteed a first-time US Open champion, but players need to reach the semifinals first. As always, our writers share their thoughts on all the matches with you. Predicting these matches are Shane Black, Jakub Bobro, Damian Kust, Jack Edward, and Jim Smith. Who do…

In a match that Rafael Nadal had warned might be his last at the French Open, he dispatched longtime rival Novak Djokovic to reach the semifinals, two match wins from a record-extending 14th Roland Garros title. Nadal ousted the top-ranked Serb 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in a night match that ended after 1 a.m. in Paris. On his 36th birthday on Friday,…

Read on as we analyze the contenders for the title and make our predictions The conditions at the Stuttgart Open are unique, as it is the only indoor clay-court tournament at the top level. The clay is extra-slippery. And it's fast. And there are lights to deal with. In short, the more times you play it, the better you'll be. But not many of the…