Raducanu among major winners given Wimbledon wildcards

Former British number 1 Emma Raducanu has been fixed a wildcard to play astatine Wimbledon adjacent month.

Raducanu, 21, is 1 of 4 Grand Slam champions fixed specified an exemption for nan women's singles.

Japan's Naomi Osaka, Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki and Germany's Angelique Kerber, who won nan 2018 Wimbledon title, person besides been invited to play.

Wildcards are fixed by nan All England Club to players who are not classed precocious capable to suffice straight into nan main draw.

Raducanu is still connected nan comeback way aft missing astir of past twelvemonth - including Wimbledon - aft wrist and ankle surgeries.

Osaka, Kerber and Wozniacki person each returned to nan circuit successful nan past twelvemonth aft giving birth.

British players Heather Watson, Fran Jones and Lily Miyazaki person besides been awarded wildcards to nan women's singles.

All 7 of nan first wildcards for nan men's singles person been fixed to British players.

Liam Broady, who has reached nan 3rd information successful each of nan past 2 years, heads nan list.

Last year's boys' champion Henry Searle and Billy Harris, who earned nan biggest triumph of his profession astatine Queen's connected Tuesday, person been invited.

Jan Choinski, Jacob Fearnley, Arthur Fery and Paul Jubb will besides play.

Wimbledon announced nan wildcards connected Wednesday. The Grand Slam tourney starts connected 1 July.