Tennis

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Garbiñe Muguruza, who recently announced her retirement as a player, will be the tournament director of the WTA Finals from 2024-26 in Saudi Arabia , the women's tennis tour announced Wednesday

EASTBOURNE — Canada's Leylah Fernandez reached the quarterfinals at the Rothesay International on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over American Ashlyn Krueger. The Laval, Que.

LONDON — Canada's Marina Stakusic is a win away from qualifying for her first Grand Slam main draw. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — How well do you know Wimbledon , the Grand Slam tennis tournament that begins Monday on the grass courts of the All England Club? Give this AP quiz a try: 1st Round: Williams sisters Neither Serena Williams , who played the

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz will take part in a tennis exhibition in Charlotte on Dec. 6.

SYDNEY (AP) — Alex de Minaur is set to make his Olympic debut in Paris three years after being forced out of the Tokyo Games because of COVID-19. Ninth-ranked de Minaur was among the nine tennis players chosen Wednesday for Australia's Olympic team.

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Emma Raducanu is in no rush these days. The 2021 U.S. Open champion skipped the French Open and decided not to play at the Paris Olympics .

Canadian teenager Marina Stakusic advanced to the second round of the Wimbledon women's qualifying tournament with a 6-0, 6-1 win over France's Carole Monnet on Tuesday. Stakusic, 19, from Mississauga, Ont.

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The International Tennis Hall of Fame is getting all dolled up for some extra special visitors.

Canada's Leylah Fernandez continued her Wimbledon preparation with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over seventh seed Barbora Krejcikova on first-round action Monday at the Rothesay International grass-court tennis tournament. Fernandez, from Laval, Que.