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Former British number one Emma Raducanu has been given a wildcard to play at Wimbledon next month.<\/b><\/p>\n
Raducanu, 21, is one of four Grand Slam champions given such an exemption for the women’s singles.<\/p>\n
Japan’s Naomi Osaka, Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki and Germany’s Angelique Kerber, who won the 2018 Wimbledon title, have also been invited to play.<\/p>\n
Wildcards are given by the All England Club to players who are not ranked high enough to qualify directly into the main draw.<\/p>\n
Raducanu is still on the comeback trail after missing most of last year – including Wimbledon – after wrist and ankle surgeries.<\/p>\n
Osaka, Kerber and Wozniacki have all returned to the tour in the past year after giving birth.<\/p>\n
British players Heather Watson, Fran Jones and Lily Miyazaki have also been awarded wildcards to the women’s singles.<\/p>\n
All seven of the initial wildcards for the men’s singles have been given to British players.<\/p>\n
Liam Broady, who has reached the third round in each of the past two years, heads the list.<\/p>\n
Last year’s boys’ champion Henry Searle and Billy Harris, who earned the biggest win of his career at Queen’s on Tuesday, have been invited.<\/p>\n
Jan Choinski, Jacob Fearnley, Arthur Fery and Paul Jubb will also play.<\/p>\n
Wimbledon announced the wildcards on Wednesday. The Grand Slam tournament starts on 1 July.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n