Tennis: Australian Open

Looking to win in consecutive weeks is Carlos Alcaraz, who tops Miami Open betting markets this week. The Spaniard meets many of the same rivals as he looks to add another Masters 1000 win to his growing record. However, as our sportsbook odds suggest, there are many dangers in the field. Sport betting odds have Alcaraz at+200 to win, narrowly over…

After a stuttering start to the year, Alcaraz looked back to his best at Indian Wells, beating Daniil Medvedev in the final to retain his title and claiming the fifth ATP Masters tournament of his career. With six-time winner Novak Djokovic opting not to play in Miami, one of the biggest threats to the Spaniard's Sunshine Double ambitions has…

In a match slated for Tuesday, Brenda Fruhvirtova (No. 105 in rankings) will meet Maria Lourdes Carle (No. 100) in the Round of 128 of the Miami Open presented by Itau. Fruhvirtova has -230 odds to claim a spot in the Round of 64 against Carle (+175). Carle enters the Round of 128 after her three-set win on Monday over Harriet Dart (1-6, 7-6, 6-3)…

Iga Swiatek is all the rage ahead of the WTA Miami Open this week, where the world's best players are in action. She comes off a win at Indian Wells, and she hasn't been missed with our sportsbook. It will be another competitive WTA 1000 event this week. Last week at Indian Wells, Swiatek's dominance was undeniable, leaving the field in her…

Top seed Iga Swiatek will face Greece's No. 1 Maria Sakkari in the final of the 2024 Indian Wells tournament. The match will be played on Sunday, March 17, 2024. Here's our Iga Swiatek vs Maria Sakkari prediction. Iga Swiatek is back to her scintillating best. A third-round defeat to Linda Noskova at the Australian Open left Swiatek's fans worried.…

It feels like tennis season never slows down, but that's a great thing for bettors. This sport offers all sorts of betting opportunities, which is why I'll provide you with tennis best bets as often as possible. With that in mind, we're winding down with the ATP and WTA stop at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. This venue is…

Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley is "locked in battle" with ATP Chair Andrea Gaudenzi over the sport's direction following a reveal that Saudi Arabia's PIF had made a "take it or leave it" $1B offer to merge the men's and women's tours, according to Marc McGowan of the Melbourne AGE. The Saudi power play, which reportedly has a 90-day expiration…

Lehecka is coming off one of the bigger wins of his career, but a tough turnaround awaits. Jiri Lehecka's 6-4, 6-4 win over Andrey Rublev in the second round of Indian Wells is the kind of peformance that really puts you on the radar. Lehecka has been turning heads for a while, but beating Rublev the way he did, and especially on this stage, will…

Zheng Qinwen's shock second-round elimination from the 2024 Indian Wells recently left the tournament's WTA main draw without 6 of the top 10 seeds, heading into the third round. Australian Open runner-up and eighth seed Zheng was defeated 4-6, 3-6 by compatriot Yuan Yue. It marked Yue's first career win against a top-10 player. As a result, Zheng…

The Australian Open has served up some great entertainment and this weekend men's and women's singles finals promise an enthralling conclusion to the fortnight in Melbourne. Novak Djokovic remains on course to win a record 11th men's title and faces Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals on Friday. Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev meet in the other…

It feels like the tennis season never slows down, but that's a great thing for bettors. This sport offers all sorts of betting opportunities, which is why I'm going to provide you with tennis best bets as often as possible. Over the next two weeks, the ATP and WTA Tours stop at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. This venue…

In this betting preview, presented by FanDuel Sportsbook, we take a closer look at the women's field at the biggest tournament since the Australian Open. Iga Swiatek (+270): Swiatek didn't win this event last year, but she's more dangerous than Rybakina, Sabalenka and Gauff. And most of that has to do with her dominance on clay. This isn't a…

Michael Chang, Boris Becker, and Mats Wilander won their first Grand Slam singles titles at the age of 17. Bjorn Borg achieved this remarkable feat at the age of 18. However, Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, Pete Sampras, and Stefan Edberg had to wait until they were 19 to etch their names in the history of major tennis titles. Jannik Sinner, the…

Indian Wells, one of the biggest tournaments on the tennis calendar outside the Grand Slams, gets underway in California on Wednesday (from 6pm, Sky Sports Tennis). It is the first ATP Masters 1000 event of 2024 for the men, and a third WTA 1000 contest of the season for the women. Indian Wells is the first half of the'Sunshine Double' with…

The Mexican Open, one of three ATP Tour tennis events last week, concluded on Saturday with the final between Alex de Minaur and Casper Ruud. The ATP 500 tournament had a relatively deep field with eight of the top-15 players in the world, including tennis picks such as Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Frances Tiafoe. While the draw didn't…

A mere hundred miles from the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, eight women look to fight for a WTA 500 title in San Diego on Friday. Among the stars in action, Jessica Pegula will look for her first title of 2024, while upset stars like Daria Saville and Katie Boulter feature. Who will reach the semifinals? Head-to-head: First meeting Fans will have to…

The Mexican Open is one of three tennis events taking place on the ATP Tour this week. The 31st edition of the outdoor hard courts tournament is into the quarter-finals with four of the top-eight seeds remaining in the draw, including defending champion Alex de Minaur. Casper Ruud, the sixth seed, is one of those four seeded players who play in…

It feels like the tennis season never slows down, but that's a great thing for bettors. This fantastic sport offers all sorts of betting opportunities, which is why I'm going to be providing you with tennis best bets as often as possible. This week, the ATP and WTA Tours are in Acapulco, Dubai, Santiago, Austin and San Diego. I'll scan through all…

There are four Round of 16 matches scheduled on the third day of the WTA 250 event in Austin. No. 1 seed Anhelina Kalinina is one of the players in action, who comfortably won her match in the previous round. As always, we at LWOT give our predictions and analysis for all the contests. But which players do you think will win in…

It's a high-profile quarterfinal line-up at the 2024 ATP Dubai Tennis Championships. The top three seeds have all found their way through to this stage of the event alongside more than one player who has already picked up an ATP Tour title this season, with the stage set for an entertaining day of tennis. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering…

Quarterfinal spots in Acapulco will be at stake on Wednesday, when Ben Shelton and Stefanos Tsitsipas are among those taking the court. Shelton and Tsitsipas are set for respective encounters with Matteo Arnaldi and Flavio Cobolli. Ben Shelton vs. Matteo Arnaldi Shelton battled into round two of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel the hard way, outlasting…

Katie Volynets will begin the ATX Open in Austin, Texas against Renata Zarazua in the round of 32. She was defeated by Anna Kalinskaya in the round of 128 of the Australian Open (her last tournament). Volynets has+3300 odds to win this tournament at Westwood Country Club. Find all the latest odds for the 2024 ATX Open and place your bets with a new…

Former World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki will play Anna Blinkova in the first round of the 2024 San Diego Open. The match will take place on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Here's our Caroline Wozniacki vs Anna Blinkova prediction. Caroline Wozniacki has been given a wild card to compete at this year's San Diego Open. This is just her fourth match of 2024…

It feels like the tennis season never slows down, but that's a great thing for bettors. This fantastic sport offers all sorts of betting opportunities, which is why I'm going to be providing you with tennis best bets as often as possible. This week, the ATP and WTA Tours will be in Acapulco, Dubai, Santiago, Austin and San Diego. I'll scan through…

The WTA 250 event in Austin kicks off with four main-draw matches on the opening day. This includes former Australian Open quarterfinalist Alize Cornet's first-round contest. As always, we at LWOT provide our predictions and analysis for all four matches. But which players do you think will win on the first day in Austin? Head-to-head: Rodionova…

The ATP Tour returns to a player-favorite spot of Acapulco this week for a 500-level event. ATP Acapulco is a stacked 32-man field with plenty of entertaining Round 1 matches. No. 7 seed Tommy Paul takes the court against Jack Draper for the third time this year, among other terrific matches. As always, we at LWOT have the preview and prediction…

Fourth seed Casper Ruud will face Australia's World No. 40 Jordan Thompson in the final of the 2024 Los Cabos Open. The match will be played on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Here's our Casper Ruud vs Jordan Thompson prediction. Casper Ruud has been to Mexico before, but this is actually the first time he is playing in the Los Cabos Open. And it has…

Fixture:(1) Iga Swiatek vs (Q) Anna Kalinskaya Date: February 23, 2024 Tournament:Dubai Tennis Championships 2024 Round: Semifinal Venue: Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt Prize money: $3211715 World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will take on qualifier Anna Kalinskaya in the semifinals of the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships on…

Taylor Fritz is all the rage with our best tennis predictions for today, and he could win consecutive titles. The American won at Delray Beach this week, his second consecutive win there, and he could make it another title in Acapulco. He comes up against the likes of Casper Ruud and Holger Rune, so it won't be easy. It's good to see American…

No. 69-ranked Aleksandar Vukic will take on No. 10 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Mifel Open Round of 16 on Wednesday, February 21. Tsitsipas has -750 odds to claim a spot in the quarterfinals versus Vukic (+450). Vukic defeated Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez 7-6, 7-6 on Tuesday in the Round of 32 in his last match. Tsitsipas lost his last match on January 20,…

Day 2 of the ATP 250 in Los Cabos, Mexico continues with teenager Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez making his Tour debut in front of his home fans. There'll also be three other matches on the cards, which we predict in a separate article. Who will continue the party in Los Cabos? Head-to-Head: First Meeting Flavio Cobolli has already won a dozen matches on…

Fixture:(1) Iga Swiatek vs Sloane Stephens Date: February 20, 2024 Tournament:Dubai Tennis Championships 2024 Round: Second Round (Round of 32) Venue: Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt Prize money: $3211715 World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will take on 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens in the second round of the 2024 Dubai…

We have another great week of exciting ATP evening tennis in store in Los Cabos, Mexico. The main draw kicks off Monday, and as always we at LWOT share our thoughts on the matches. Who do you expect to win on Day 1? What a match to begin the tournament. Safiullin has far more power, but Evans is an excellent problem-solver around the court. Then…

You'll be asked to sign into your Forbes account.Got it The Australian Open has a unique ace up its sleeve in the tennis calendar. After the little brother in Brisbane served up some juicy returns last week, it is Melbourne Park's role to raise the new annual standards in Grand Slams, crowd attendance, fan experience, player satisfaction and prize…

In a match slated for Monday, Christopher O'Connell (No. 67 in rankings) will face Jan-Lennard Struff (No. 25) in the Round of 32 of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. With -165 odds, Struff is favored over O'Connell (+127) for this matchup. Struff was most recently in action on February 15, 2024 at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, where he fell to…

The first day of the WTA Dubai Tennis Championships contains a very busy schedule. There are 12 matches in total, with four of them predicted in this article. We at LWOT have predictions for the rest of the day's contests in separate articles, including Caroline Garcia vs Ashlyn Krueger and Sofia Kenin vs Sorana Cirstea. Which players do you expect…

In the Qatar ExxonMobil Open Round of 32 on Monday, we have a matchup of No. 48-ranked Lorenzo Sonego against No. 65 Pavel Kotov. Sonego is the favorite against Kotov, with -165 odds compared to the underdog's+127. In his most recent time out, Kotov was defeated by Flavio Cobolli 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 2-6 in the Round of 64 at the Australian Open on…

Fixture: (1) Jannik Sinner vs Tallon Griekspoor Date: February 17, 2024 Tournament: ABN AMRO Open 2024 Round: Semifinal Venue: Rotterdam Ahoy, Netherlands Surface: Hardcourt Prize Money: €2134985 Top seed Jannik Sinner will take on Tallon Griekspoor in the semifinals of the 2024 ABN AMRO Open on Saturday. Sinner took down Botic van de Zandschulp…

The semifinals are set at the ATP Rotterdam Open and the matches promise plenty on paper. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for both semifinals. But who will book their place in Sunday's final? Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner has made light work of his opponents so far at the ATP Rotterdam Open. Other than the…

The ABN AMRO Open, one of three ATP Tour tennis events this week, is into the quarter-finals after a few exciting days of competition. The first of the four quarter-finals to be played is a good one as Alex De Minaur meets Andrey Rublev. The winner will advance to the semi-final to play either Grigor Dimitrov or the winner of Holger Rune and…

After making the quarterfinals at the Australian Open (before being knocked out by Alexander Zverev in his last match), Carlos Alcaraz will begin action in the Argentina Open against Camilo Ugo Carabelli in the round of 16. With -160 odds, Alcaraz is the current favorite to take home the trophy from Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club. Find all the…

In the Argentina Open Round of 16 on Thursday, we have a matchup of No. 134-ranked Camilo Ugo Carabelli versus No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz. Alcaraz carries -1200 odds to win a spot in the quarterfinals over Ugo Carabelli (+620). In his last outing, Alcaraz fell to Alexander Zverev 1-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6 in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open on January…

The IEB+ Argentina Open, also known as ATP Buenos Aires, is an ATP 250 level clay court tournament taking place this week along with two other tennis events: the Delray Beach Open and ABN AMRO Open. The Round of 16 begins on Wednesday and continues into Thursday with several intriguing matches, one of which sees second seed Cameron Norrie take on…

Its time for more Game, Set, Bet, presented by BetMGM, with two video breakdowns of Wednesday's action. Two talented hardcourters return to action for the first time since the Australian Open today: one indoors, and the other outside. In Rotterdam, Aussie Open champion Jannik Sinner faces Botic van de Zandschulp, the same player he faced in his…

Sloane Stephens goes into the Qatar Total Open 2021 following her Australian Open finished with a defeat to Anna Kalinskaya in the round of 32. Stephens' first opponent is Sorana Cirstea (in the round of 64). Stephens is+10000 to win at Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex. Find all the latest odds for the 2024 Qatar Total Open 2021 and…

We are off to a fast start at ATP Delray Beach with four Round of 16 matches on Day 3. No. 1 seed Taylor Fritz takes the court against an in-form Nuno Borges. We at LWOT have the preview and prediction for that match and all other happenings around the grounds of Delray. But who will advance to the quarterfinals? Head-to-Head: Mannarino 2-2…

Esteemed coach Eric Riley believes Coco Gauff will have to improve on her 2023 US Open title-winning level and play better to win another Grand Slam title this year. Riley does not think the "quality of the work" Gauff produced to triumph at last year's US Open will be enough to add to her major tally and feels the American now has a "target" on…

Andrey Rublev will start action in the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament against Zizou Bergs (in the round of 32). In his previous match he was knocked off by Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals to conclude a good run at the Australian Open. Rublev has the second-best odds at+700 to win this tournament at Rotterdam Ahoy. Find all the latest odds for…

Fixture: (2) Andrey Rublev vs (Q) Zizou Bergs Date: February 13, 2024 Tournament: ABN AMRO Open 2024 Round: First Round (Round of 32) Venue: Rotterdam Ahoy, Netherlands Surface: Hardcourt Prize Money: €2134985 Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel, UK - Sky Sports World No. 5 Andrey Rublev will take on qualifier Zizou Bergs in the first round of the…

There are three ATP Tour tennis events this week taking place in the United States, Argentina, and the Netherlands. The ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam, Netherlands is the most high profile of these tournaments as it's an ATP 500 level event with a deep field consisting of eight players ranked inside the top-25 in the world. This is the 51st edition of…