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Wimbledon 2023: Venus Williams among wildcard entries

Williams, 43, has won the third major of the year five times and returned to action this month after a five-month injury layoff

Wimbledon 2023: Venus Williams among wildcard entries
Eastern Eye
By Eastern EyeJun 29, 2023

SEVEN-TIME Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and former world number three Elina Svitolina were handed wildcard entries into Wimbledon, the organisers announced last Wednesday (21).

Williams, 43, has won the third major of the year five times and returned to action this month after a five-month injury layoff. Currently ranked 697th, Williams secured a victory against a top-50 opponent in nearly four years when she beat Italian Camile Giorgi in the round of 32 in the Birmingham Classic last Monday (19). However, she lost to Jelena Ostapenko in the round of 16.

Ukrainian Svitolina reached the French Open quarter-finals following a maternity break before suffering a defeat against Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova on her return to grass at Birmingham earlier this week.

British number one Katie Boulter is among the other wildcard entries after winning her first Women’s Tennis Association title at the Nottingham Open over the weekend.

Boulter will be joined by compatriots Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart, Katie Swan and Heather Watson as wildcard entries.

In the men’s tournament, Liam Broady, Jan Choinski, Arthur Fery, David Goffin, George Loffhagen and Ryan Peniston were handed wildcard entries.

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