Tennis

6/24/2025 |  Wimbledon champ Andy Murray to help design statue of himself for tournament’s 150th birthday in 2027 (Associated Press (AP)) LONDON (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is to help design a statue of himself to mark the grass-court tournament’s 150th anniversary in 2027.
Wimbledon organizers said Tuesday they aim to unveil the statue of the British tennis great during the 2027 edition.

6/23/2025 |  Alcaraz beats Lehecka in Queen’s Club final ahead of Wimbledon defense (Associated Press (AP)) LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz showed he will be the man to beat at Wimbledon again after defeating Jiri Lehecka in the final at Queen’s Club on Sunday.
The top-seeded Spaniard replicated his debut triumph on the grass courts of west London in 2023 with a 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2 victory.

6/20/2025 |  ULM drops women’s tennis amid athletic department financial constraints (Associated Press (AP)) MONROE, La. (AP) — The women’s tennis program at Louisiana-Monroe has been disbanded because of financial constraints at the university’s athletic department.
Athletics Director John Hartwell announced this week that the decision stemmed from “increased operational and infrastructure costs” and will help ULM athletics “to continue progress towards balancing its budget” while maintaining an NCAA-required minimum of 16 NCAA Division I sports.

6/20/2025 |  Sinner and singer Bocelli strike up partnership for new single (Reuters Sports) June 20 (Reuters) - World number one Jannik Sinner has formed a new doubles partnership but the duo will be battling for chart success rather than Grand Slam titles after the Italian released a single with compatriot and opera tenor Andrea Bocelli on Friday.

6/19/2025 |  Zverev steps in after an advertising board lands on a spectator at Halle (Associated Press (AP)) HALLE, Germany (AP) — Alexander Zverev and an umpire helped out with ice after a spectator was struck by a falling advertising board during his match at the Halle grass-court tournament Wednesday.