Day 2 at the ATP Kitzbuhel Open features lots of exciting first-round matches. The Austrian star, Dominic Thiem, and Matteo Berrettini will headline the day. As always, we here at LWOT will offer our predictions for every match on the slate for Day 2–including half the matches in a separate article. But who will advance to the next round?

ATP Kitzbuhel Day 2 Predictions Including Matteo Berrettini vs Pavel Kotov

The clay court season is still in full flow with the action continuing in Kitzbuhel, Austria. The 250 series ATP Kitzbuhel Open 2024 sees a very tight draw with no clear favorite to win the title. As ever, we at LWOT preview and predict all five Round of 32 clashes scheduled on opening day for you.

ATP Kitzbuhel Day 1 Predictions Including Laslo Djere vs Vit Kopriva

The Independent

Alexander Zverev and Arthur Fils played out a tense, dramatic final at the Hamburg Open as the two clashed after an attempted underarm serve from the Frenchman. Zverev, who is the world No 4 and was born in Hamburg, was attempting to win back-to-back titles in his home city, but fell behind to the 20-year-old Frenchman in the first set. He fought back to win the second set 6-3, but the controversial moment came in the deciding set, with the scores tied at 5-5. Fils found himself a break point down, and played a disguised underarm serve that landed out.Although...

Alexander Zverev and Arthur Fils in heated exchange over underarm serve at Hamburg Open

Detroit, MI

In the 2024-25 season, several players on the Detroit Pistons have something to prove, but none more so than Jaden Ivey. Drafted 5th in 2022, Ivey was expected to be a key player alongside Cade Cunningham, the 1st pick in 2021. Fans envisioned a dynamic backcourt duo that could revive the Pistons’ fortunes. However, two seasons in, concerns have overshadowed initial excitement. Some argue that the organization should trade Ivey while his value remains high, acquiring future assets in return. Some claim the sample size is too tiny, and Ivey hasn’t had enough chance to prove himself with Cunningham. With a new coaching staff and a supportive President, Trajan Langdon, Ivey has a pivotal season ahead to showcase his potential.

Make or Break Season: Former Pistons’ 5th Pick Faces Pressure

Carlos Alcaraz picked his young rival Holger Rune when asked to name the biggest trash talker on tour in an entertaining video released by the ATP. The Spanish superstar dismantled tennis legend Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the 2024 Wimbledon final last week to defend his crown at the All England Club.

Carlos Alcaraz names young rival as he reveals the biggest trash talker on the ATP Tour

Serve On SI

Stats, highlights, and quotes from Nuno Borges' win over Rafa Nadal in the 2024 Swedish Open final.

Rafael Nadal's Finals Run Falls Short in Bastad

Aston Martin only scored one point at the Hungarian GP, with the AMR24’s latest upgrades failing to unlock significant lap time. The British outfit continues to fall behind, already in a notably worse position than at the beginning of 2024 – when Alonso regularly fought for the top six positions. Despite this obvious decline, Aston Martin tell a different story about their situation.

Aston Martin defiant: AMR24 is on “good development path”

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio Spurs vice president of basketball operations Brent Barry has left the front office to join Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer’s staff, per ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski. Spurs Lose Former NBA Sharpshooter Brent Barry to Suns. Barry is the first person to make the move from the...

Spurs Lose Former NBA Sharpshooter to Suns

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies is headed to the injured list after exiting Sunday’s game in the ninth inning with a left wrist injury. Albies left the game after his wrist was bent backward while attempting to tag out Michael Siani on the basepaths. Braves to Place Second...

Braves All-Star Infielder Heading to Injured List

If fans of the NBA and USA men’s basketball weren’t aware of Carlik Jones before Saturday, they are now. Playing for South Sudan, Jones had a magnificent performance and nearly helped pull off one of the biggest upsets in international play history. Team USA pulled out the one-point win, but Jones’ outing may have put him on the radar with some NBA teams. It now seems as if they won’t have a lot of time to decide before his NBA window is closed for next season.

NBA Teams Won’t Have Long To Pursue South Sudan Star

This content was writter in partnership with DataSkrive. DataSkrive leverages a combination of human expertise, machine learning, and pre-built content libraries to assemble and personalize sports content. In the Round of 16 at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag on Tuesday, Fabian Marozsan (ranked No. 49) faces Thiago Monteiro (No....

Marozsan vs. Monteiro Prediction at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag – Tuesday, July 23

Oklahoma State

Norman, OK

Oklahoma Sooners Head Coach Brent Venables is taking the Sooners into their first year of SEC Conference play. Heading into a new conference means that, from top to bottom, everything is changing for the Sooners. If they are going to succeed, Venables needs to put together an era-defining recruiting class- and it looks like he may have done just that with these key wins in the Oklahoma Sooners’ 2024 recruiting class.

Key Wins in the Oklahoma Recruiting Class of ’24

The US Sun

TENNIS STARS Arthur Fils and Alexander Zverev had to be separated after an angry clash between them in the Hamburg European Open. German Zverev, 27, was looking to secure back-to-back titles on home turf when facing the 20-year-old Frenchman. Fils took the first set before his rival fought back to...

Watch dramatic moment tennis stars Zverev and Fils are separated by umpire during blazing row over controversial shot

From team wars to team drama, here is how Oscar Piastri has shaped up against Lando Norris. Now a Grand Prix winner, in the same year that Lando Norris became a Grand Prix winner, Oscar Piastri has continued to show that he is not here to play second fiddle to Lando Norris. Norris has been McLaren’s shining star since his debut in 2019. And since Piastri’s own debut in 2023, he has brought some competition within the McLaren team.

How Piastri is Shaping Up Against Norris at McLaren

Bastad finalists Nuno Borges and Rafael Nadal, Gstaad champion Matteo Berrettini, and Hamburg winner Arthur Fils are among the big movers in this week’s ATP Rankings update. In a week where only a select few top-20 players were in action, there were not too many changes towards the top of the ATP Rankings.

ATP Rankings: Rafael Nadal +100, Matteo Berrettini +32, Arthur Fils Top 20

Philadelphia, PA

On Tuesday, the Philadelphia 76ers held a press conference for star swingman Paul George, who agreed to sign a four-year contract with them on the first day of free agency. Chased by the Golden State Warriors and perhaps enchanted by the Orlando Magic, there was no guarantee he’d land with the Sixers. However, after the Warriors failed to complete a sign-and-trade for George, the stars aligned in Philadelphia. Now, he’ll join 2023 NBA MVP Joel Embiid and 2024 NBA Most Improved Player Tyrese Maxey in pursuit of a championship. One of the few Big 3s in the NBA, the Sixers project to be a formidable contender.

Highlights From Sixers Star Paul George’s Introductory Conference

FanSided

Talking trash in tennis is not necessarily an easy thing to do on the court. The players are separated by a net, of course, and usually by many feet of court. One player might have some words to another during changeovers, but then everyone is watching them so it would be a bit weird. Unlike in other sports, players are not going to get into each other's faces very much.

Tennis News: Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune and Steffi Graf

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, guard Reggie Jackson will sign with the Philadelphia 76ers. Earlier in the offseason, Jackson accepted his player option to remain with the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets, however, eventually traded Jackson to the Charlotte Hornets. Roderick Boone‘s report of Charlotte waiving Jackson broke shortly before Wojnarowski’s report.

NBA Champion Guard Signs With the Philadelphia 76ers

ESPN

Czech tennis star Marketa Vondrousova, the Tokyo silver medalist who is ranked No. 18, has a hand injury and won't play in the Paris Olympics.

Tennis silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova out of Paris Olympics

The New York Yankees are going to be buyers at the July 30 trade deadline. With a week to go before the deadline, the Yankees are showing interest in a variety of players. Now, they are eyeing a Toronto Blue Jays pitcher, per Jon Morosi of MLB Network. The Yankees are interested in right-hander Chad Green of the Toronto Blue Jays, a reliever who could help the bullpen. The Yankees are among the teams expected to be aggressive at the deadline in that area.

Sources: Yankees Are Interested in a Reunion with Former Popular Teammate

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ATP Kitzbuhel Day 3 Predictions Including Matteo Berrettini vs Alejandro Tabilo

Can Matteo Berrettini pull off the altitude clay double? It’s not the first time he has triumphed in Gstaad and back in 2018, he went on...

ATP Kitzbuhel Day 3 Predictions Including Matteo Berrettini vs Alejandro Tabilo

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