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Canada’s Leylah Fernandez continued her impressive grass-court season Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti in first-round action at Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic wore a gray sleeve on his surgically repaired right knee while winning his first-round match at Wimbledon on Tuesday without too much of a test.

Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending women’s champion at Wimbledon to lose in the first round the next year since it happened to Steffi Graf in 1994.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will play only doubles at his last appearance at the All England Club following his withdrawal from singles on Tuesday, just over a week after back surgery.

Alyssa Thomas had a 10-point, 12-rebound double-double and Brionna Jones had 18 points to lead the Connecticut Sun past the Phoenix Mercury 83-72.

Naomi Osaka had not won a match at Wimbledon in six years. Hadn’t even played there in five. Grass courts never were her favourite surface.

Third-seeded Aryna Sabalenka withdrew from Wimbledon on Monday because of an injured shoulder.

Canada’s Denis Shapovalov is off to a strong start at Wimbledon. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat No. 19 seed Nicolas Jarry of Chile 6-1, 7-5, 6-3 in the opening round of the grass-court Grand Slam on Monday.

Despite an impressive run to the finals, Leylah Fernandez’s run at the Rothesay was destined to end there.

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray both were placed in the Wimbledon bracket during Friday’s draw despite coming off recent operations.

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez has advanced to the final of the Rothesay International grass-court tennis tournament.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray still had not decided as of Thursday whether he will be able to compete at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament that begins next week and he is likelier to enter doubles than singles if he can play…

As the sport’s attention shifts to the grass of Wimbledon, where play begins Monday, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff are the players whose names are on everyone’s lips.

Tennis Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced its tennis lineup for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Thursday.

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez is on a roll with Wimbledon around the corner.

Canadian teen Marina Stakusic has booked a spot in her first Grand Slam main draw.

Emma Raducanu saved a match point before beating second-seeded Jessica Pegula 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the grass-court Eastbourne International on Wednesday.

A comeback victory by Marina Stakusic has the Canadian within striking distance of making her Grand Slam debut.

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez cruised into the Eastbourne Invitational quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Ashlyn Krueger of the United States on Wednesday.

Emma Raducanu sent a message after beating Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-0 in the first round of the grass-court Eastbourne International on Tuesday.

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.

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.

Canada’s Gabriel Diallo and Alexis Galarneau are heading to the second round of qualifying at Wimbledon.

Andy Murray hasn’t decided on whether he’ll play at Wimbledon next week following his back surgery.

Jessica Pegula saved five match points before beating Anna Kalinskaya 6-7 (0), 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the final of the Berlin Ladies Open on Sunday.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner won his first title on grass by beating Hubert Hurkacz in the Halle Open final on Sunday.

Tommy Paul outgunned Lorenzo Musetti to win the final at the grass-court Queen’s Club, 6-1, 7-6 (8), on Sunday for his third ATP title.

Lorenzo Musetti reached the final at the grass-court Queen’s Club after outlasting Jordan Thompson 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on Saturday and will face Tommy Paul for the title.

Aryna Sabalenka and Ons Jabeur retired from their respective quarterfinals in the Berlin Ladies Open on Saturday.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner reached his first grass-court final by beating Zhang Zhizhen 6-4, 7-6 (3) at the Halle Open on Saturday to set up a title match against Hubert Hurkacz.