Tennis-Women to play at Queen's for first time in over 50 years

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP 500 - Queen's Club Championships - Queen's Club, London, Britain - June 25, 2023 General view during the final match between Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Australia's Alex de Minaur Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

LONDON (Reuters) - Women's tennis will be played at Queen's Club from 2025 for the first time in over half a century after the women's tour announced on Thursday that it would host a WTA 500 event ahead of the Wimbledon Championships.

The iconic Queen's Club last hosted the women's event in 1973, after which it was moved to Eastbourne, but it will now be held in the first week of the grasscourt season -- a week before the men's tournament.