Emma Raducanu has been awarded a wildcard for Wimbledon, as have Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki and Angela Kerber
Briton will return to SW19 for the first time in two yearswill return to the All England Club, where she made her breakthrough by reaching the fourth round in 2021, for the first time in two years following wrist and ankle surgery last year.The former US Open champion reached the semi-finals of the Rothesay Open in Nottingham last week in an encouraging start to her grass-court campaign.
Kerber, a former Wimbledon champion and another former world No 1 who has taken time away from the sport to start a family, has also received a wildcard. Jacob Fearnley is rewarded for winning his first singles Challenger title in Nottingham last Sunday with a Wimbledon singles debut, while Liam Broady, who defeated Casper Ruud to reach the third round last year, Arthur Fery, Paul Jubb and Jan Choinski have also been given wildcards.
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