Andreescu, Kenin to headline June invitational field

NAMPA/AFPBianca Andreescu and Sofia Kenin, winners of the past two Grand Slam titles, are set to headline a 16-player field for an invitational women's tennis tournament in Charleston, South Carolina, in June.The Tennis Channel will air the event and a release on tennis.com said 16 Women's Tennis Association (WTA) players would take part, divided into teams and playing 16 singles matches and eight doubles matches.The tournament starts on 23 June and is so far the largest tennis event to be confirmed since the Association of Tennis Professionals and WTA tours were shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the French Open postponed and Wimbledon cancelled. Big namesCanada's Andreescu, the reigning US Open champion, and Australian Open winner Kenin, head the field, but it will be Americans Madison Keys and Bethanie Mattek-Sands serving as team captains.Former world number one, Victoria Azarenka, 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens and 2016 Olympic gold medallist Monica Puig are also scheduled to compete.Charleston has long-hosted WTA tournaments, but this year's event, scheduled for 6 to 12 April, was cancelled as a result of the pandemic.

Andreescu, Kenin to headline June invitational field

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Namibian Sun 2026-02-04

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