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With Apologies To Rafael Nadal, This Could Be The Best French Open Since 2003
lastwordonsports.com > tennis...Rafael Nadal"s absence from the 2023 French Open will be almost palpable.... ...The problem has been that on clay–and specifically on the clay of Roland Garros–Nadal has just been too good, so good that the result of the tournament... ...and Bayern Munich winning 10 Bundesligas in a row (an incredible run that might finally end this weekend if Borussia Dortmund win their final home... ...The obvious comparison is with Pete Sampras"s long Wimbledon reign during the 1990s (and it often seemed that Sampras dominated the tournament for...

Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Third Time’s the Charm for Mate Valkusz
lastwordonsports.com > tennis...In Skopje, Mate Valkusz claimed his maiden title to join his peers Fabian Marozsan and Zsombor Piros, the other members of the golden Hungarian generation... ...This was his first appearance outside of South America and in that more open field with most usual suspects playing Roland Garros qualifying.... ...Nothing to see here, just a casual tweener in Skopje 😉 -- ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) May 24, 2023 - Trofeo FL Service – Citta di Vicenza... ...Giovanni Fonio was the only opponent who managed to take him to a tie-break....

‘Dangerous’ Forward Returns: Manchester United Will Terrorize Fulham With This Tweaked Predicted Lineup...
lastwordonsports.com > football...London side. -- The United Stand (@UnitedStandMUFC) May 27, 2023 Erik ten Hag has seemingly found his strongest starting lineup to tackle the end-of-season... ...Manchester United play their final game of the 2022/23 Premier League season when they host Fulham at Old Trafford on Sunday, May 28.... ...David de Gea, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Raphael Varane, Tyrell Malacia, Casemiro, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho, Alejdanro Garnacho... ...United seem to have a settled backline for now consisting of the ever-present David de Gea in goal, with Raphael Varane, Victor Lindelof and Luke...

4-2-3-1: Chelsea Will Stun Newcastle United With Unique Predicted Lineup
lastwordonsports.com > football...Last Word on Sports tries to put together a Chelsea Predicted Lineup as Frank Lampard aims to end his interim manager stint with a win. -- Chelsea... ...Chelsea are all set to play their final game of the 2022/23 Premier League season when they host Newcastle United on Sunday, 28 May.... ...Kepa Arrizabalaga, Trevoh Chalobah, Wesley Fofana, Thiago Silva, Lewis Hall, Enzo Fernandez, Conor Gallagher, Noni Madueke, Joao Felix, Christian... ...That includes expensive January signing Enzo Fernandez, Conor Gallagher, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Trevoh Chalobah and Noni Madueke – the latter of whom...

French Open Day 1 Predictions Including Andrey Rublev vs Laslo Djere
lastwordonsports.com > tennis...Arnaldi in 4 Damian Kust: Besides the prodigies like Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti, Matteo Arnaldi is the first of the young Italian army to... ...Andreas Pelekis: Arnaldi stunned the tennis world with a win over Casper Ruud in Madrid, and look for him to continue the momentum in Paris.... ...Arnaldi in 5 Jakub Bobro: Galan beat Arnaldi in the final round of US Open qualifying before he took out Stefanos Tsitsipas.... ...Getting a Slam win would be a very logical step and he's in better form than Daniel Elahi Galan right now....

French Open Day 1 Women’s Predictions Including Aryna Sabalenka vs Marta Kostyuk
lastwordonsports.com > tennis...vs Danielle Collins, Maria Sakkari vs Karolina Muchova and Daria Kasatkina vs Jule Niemeier.... ...As ever, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the schedule, including Magda Linette vs Leylah Fernandez, Jessica Pegula... ...This isn't the easiest first-round draw Aryna Sabalenka could have been handed.... ...Iryna Shymanovich, meanwhile, impressed in coming through the qualifying. This looks like a very winnable match for the Belarusian....

Nicolas Jarry Outclasses Grigor Dimitrov in the Geneva Final
lastwordonsports.com > tennis...Nicolas Jarry of Chile beat fourth seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 7-6 6-1 in the Geneva Open final on Saturday.... ...Jarry exhibited a lot of power in his strokes in the final.... ...Jarry was particularly lethal from the ad court, as his inside-out forehands kept pushing Dimitrov to the latter"s backhand corner.... ...Jarry broke Dimitrov in the second game of the second set and then again in the fourth one, as the latter hit his volley into the net on break point...

French Open Day 1 Predictions Including Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Jiri Vesely
lastwordonsports.com > tennis...Isner in 5 Damian Kust: John Isner hasn't played since Houston and in seven events this year, he won his first round just once (and made a final... ...Andreas Pelekis: Isner hasn't won a match since February, but Borges is new to the grand slam life.... ...Borges in 4 Jakub Bobro: Borges has had a disappointing clay season, going 2-5 but that is still better than not playing at all like Isner has.... ...Borges in 3 Andreas: Arguably in his best career form, Carballes Baena is looking to make a big run at a major for the first time....

French Open Day 1 Women’s Predictions Including Maria Sakkari vs Karolina Muchova
lastwordonsports.com > tennis...vs Danielle Collins, Aryna Sabalenka vs Marta Kostyuk and Daria Kasatkina vs Jule Niemeier.... ...As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, including Magda Linette vs Leylah Fernandez, Jessica Pegula... ...and Mirra Andreeva in my book).... ...But the slow, heavy conditions in Paris won't suit Karolina Muchova"s attacking style. Sakkari should have just about enough....

NHL Rumour: Carolina Hurricanes Goaltender Wants To Stay
lastwordonsports.com > hockey...Kayla Douglas From The Score Talks about Andersen staying in Carolina -- theScore NHL (@theScoreNHL) May 26, 2023 For year"s, goaltending has been... ...Goaltender Frederik Andersen has expressed his desire to stick around.... ...After spending the better part of his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Frederik Andersen inked a two-year deal with Carolina.... ...That is where Andersen can come in. Goaltender Frederik Andersen had successful tenures with Carolina....