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Wimbledon announces record $73M prize fund and $4M for singles champions

LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon’s prize money has risen to a record 53.5 million pounds (about $73 million) and the singles champions will each earn three million pounds ($4 million), All England Club officials announced on Thursday. The total amount is 3.
Canadian Branstine upsets top seed at Libema Open, Diallo also moves on

Canadian Branstine upsets top seed at Libema Open, Diallo also moves on

'S-HERTOGENBOSCH — Carson Branstine upset women's top seed Liudmila Samsonova while fellow Canadian Gabriel Diallo downed men's eighth seed Jordan Thompson on Wednesday at the Libema Open grass-court tennis tournament. Branstine, ranked No.

Women's tennis adds ranking protection for fertility procedures such as egg or embryo freezing

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Professional tennis players who take time off from competition for a fertility procedure such as egg or embryo freezing will have their ranking protected under a WTA Tour policy announced Wednesday.
Canada's Andreescu cruises into second round of Libema Open with win over Garland

Canada's Andreescu cruises into second round of Libema Open with win over Garland

Bianca Andreescu had a winning start to her grass-court tennis season with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Taiwan's Joanna Garland in women's first-round action Tuesday at the Libema Open.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner now take their terrific rivalry from the French Open to Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner now take their terrific rivalry from the French Open to Wimbledon

The takeaways from Carlos Alcaraz's fifth-set tiebreaker victory over Jannik Sinner in the riveting and record-breaking French Open men's final were multiple and significant.
Alcaraz produces another major comeback to win French Open final in five-set thriller against Sinner

Alcaraz produces another major comeback to win French Open final in five-set thriller against Sinner

PARIS (AP) — Bad starts in Grand Slam finals are nothing new for Carlos Alcaraz, and each time it's happened he has won the tournament anyway.
Diallo opens grass-court season with win over Vukic at Libema Open

Diallo opens grass-court season with win over Vukic at Libema Open

Canadian tennis player Gabriel Diallo kicked off his grass-court season with a 7-5, 7-6 (2) win over Australia's Aleksandar Vukic on Monday at the Libema Open.
Boisson soars 296 places in rankings, Sinner keeps top spot despite French Open loss to Alcaraz

Boisson soars 296 places in rankings, Sinner keeps top spot despite French Open loss to Alcaraz

PARIS (AP) — Loïs Boisson, the revelation of the French Open , has rocketed 296 places up the WTA rankings after her fairy-tale run at Roland-Garros.
Boisson soars 296 places in rankings, Sinner keeps top spot despite French Open loss to Alcaraz

Boisson soars 296 places in rankings, Sinner keeps top spot despite French Open loss to Alcaraz

PARIS (AP) — Loïs Boisson, the revelation of the French Open , has rocketed 296 places up the WTA rankings after her fairy-tale run at Roland-Garros.
By the numbers: Carlos Alcaraz and his performance for the ages in French Open final

By the numbers: Carlos Alcaraz and his performance for the ages in French Open final

PARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his French Open title on Sunday with a performance for the ages, winning the longest final at Roland-Garros in the Open era.