Tennis stars Sabalenka and Jabeur rule out Paris Olympics to avoid risking health

BERLIN (AP) — Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka and two-time Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur ruled themselves out of the Olympic Games in Paris on Monday. Both top-10 players said they didn't want to switch from grass at Wimbledon back to clay at Roland Garros for the Olympic...

Andy Murray selected for 5th Olympics but not certain he will play. Emma Raducanu turns down chance

LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray is not “100% sure” he will play at a fifth Olympics despite his selection for the Paris Games on Sunday. Murray, who back in February signaled his intention to retire later this year, has been granted an International Tennis Federation (ITF) place to...

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner to play singles and doubles for Italy at the Paris Olympics

ROME (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner will compete in both singles and doubles at the Paris Olympics, the Italian tennis federation said Friday. This will be the first Summer Games for the 22-year-old Sinner, who reached the top spot in the men’s rankings this week following his...

Rafael Nadal will skip Wimbledon so he doesn't have to switch from grass to clay for the Olympics

Rafael Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, he hasn't been to in 19 years. The 22-time Grand Slam champion, who turned 38 on June 3, said Thursday he wants to just remain on...

Wimbledon prize money is increasing to a record amount of about $64 million

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Wimbledon's total prize money fund will rise to a record 50 million pounds (about $64 million), with the singles champions each earning 2.7 million pounds ($3.45 million), All England Club officials announced Thursday at the annual spring briefing. The...

Nadal and Alcaraz to play doubles together for Spain at Paris Olympics

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will play doubles together for Spain at the upcoming Paris Olympics, the Spanish tennis federation said Wednesday. The announcement comes three days after the 21-year-old Alcaraz won the French Open for the first time — earning his...

The Spanish tennis federation says Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will play doubles together at the Paris Olympics

TNT Sports reaches 10-year deal to carry the French Open beginning next year

Warner Bros. Discovery and the French Tennis Federation made official on Tuesday what had been revealed over the weekend — the French Open will air on TNT Sports in the United States beginning next year. TV sportscaster Noah Eagle announced at the end of NBC’s coverage on Sunday...

Jannik Sinner is No. 1 in the rankings for the first time and already is looking ahead to Wimbledon

PARIS (AP) — As pleased as Jannik Sinner was to make his debut at No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday, he already was looking ahead to what comes next. So no big party to mark the significance of the occasion? “Look, not really,” Sinner said with a chuckle in a...

Carlos Alcaraz owns 3 Grand Slam titles at age 21 and his Wimbledon title defense starts July 1

PARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz plans to continue his tradition of celebrating Grand Slam titles with tattoos by getting ink of the date he won his first French Open championship and a drawing of the Eiffel Tower. That art, to help remember Sunday's 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 comeback...