French Open breakout star Lois Boisson has been snubbed by Wimbledon despite reaching the semi-final of the most recent Grand Slam tournament. Boisson went on a fairytale run at Roland Garros earlier this month while ranked down at No. 361 in the world, beating two top-10 players on her way to the last four.
She has since shot inside the world’s top 70 but had to enter Wimbledon qualifying because her ranking was too low to make it into the main draw at the time of the entry deadline. Boisson seemed a lock to receive a wildcard but seven of the eight women’s singles wildcards have gone to British players, while seven men have also been given a pass into the main draw.
Boisson was sidelined from tennis for eight months after tearing her ACL, meaning she was able to use her injury-protected ranking to enter Wimbledon qualifying.
Following her heroic efforts in Paris, many thought the All England Club would let her into the main draw, especially as those in the qualifying field won’t want to face the new world No. 67.
But Boisson was notably absent from the list of wildcard recipients, published on Wednesday. Two-time former champion Petra Kvitova, who returned to the tour earlier this year after welcoming her first child, is the only non-British woman to receive a wildcard.
Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart, Francesca Jones, Hannah Klugman, Mika Stojsavljevic, Heather Watson and Mingge Xu have also been granted spots in the main draw.
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