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A tennis match usually starts with rituals you can set your watch by. A towel tug, a ball bounce, a glance at the strings. This year, a different ritual stole the first spotlight, because officials asked top players to take off a wrist wearable before they played, and the moment landed like a plot twist you did not order. This piece walks you through what happened, why it happened, and what it says about where tennis sits with athlete data right now.

In the semifinals at the Winners Open on Friday, Emma Raducanu (ranked No. 30) takes on Oleksandra Oliynykova (No. 91). In this match versus Oliynykova (+375), Raducanu is favored with -549 odds. Winners Open Info Emma Raducanu vs. Oleksandra Oliynykova Prediction & Odds Using the moneyline for this match as a prediction, here's the implied chance each player has to win the match:

In the Round of 16 at the J&T Banka Ostrava Open on Wednesday, Katie Boulter (ranked No. 120) takes on Viktorija Golubic (No. 89). Golubic has -118 odds to earn a win against Boulter (-110). J&T Banka Ostrava Open Info Tournament: The J&T Banka Ostrava Open Round: Round of 16 Date: Wednesday, February 4 Venue: Ostravar Arena Location: Ostrava, Czechia Court Surface: Hard

The players have been lobbying for a greater share of the money made by those organising the grand slam championships since last year's French Open when a delegation, including Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, urged executives from all four tournaments to increase their prize funds to 22% of revenue by 2030, which would be in line with ATP and WTA Tour events.

No. 71-ranked Catherine McNally will take on No. 459 Tereza Martincova in the J&T Banka Ostrava Open Round of 16 on Tuesday, February 3. McNally is getting -325 odds to defeat Martincova (+240). J&T Banka Ostrava Open Info Tournament: The J&T Banka Ostrava Open Round: Round of 16 Date: Tuesday, February 3 Venue: Ostravar Arena Location: Ostrava, Czechia Court Surface: Hard Catherine McNally vs. Tereza Martincova Prediction & Odds

There are two ways to look at this. Either Alex de Minaur is not good enough to beat Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, for that matter or the world's top two players are in a class of their own. Sadly, for Australia's top-ranked player, both things are true. De Minaur's 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 quarter-final defeat by Alcaraz on a hot, breezy evening at the Australian Open on Tuesday was a humbling experience.

I've had to make the difficult decision to withdraw to address something my body needs attention for after my last match,

I think I started really well and Ashlyn started a little bit slow,