Wimbledon 2024: Raducanu, Osaka awarded main draw wild cards

Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka and former US Open champion Emma Raducanu on Wednesday were awarded women’s main draw wild cards for Wimbledon 2024.

Wimbledon will be held in England from July 1 to July 14.

Wild cards are players whose world ranking is not high enough to qualify automatically but who are accepted into the main Championships draw at the discretion of the committee.

Wild cards are usually offered on the basis of past performance at Wimbledon or to increase British interest.

Women’s singles main draw wild card:

1 Francesca Jones (Gbr)

2 Angelique Kerber (Ger)

3 Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (Gbr)

4 Naomi Osaka (Jpn)

5 Emma Raducanu (Gbr)

6 Heather Watson (Gbr)

7 Caroline Wozniacki (Den)

Men’s singles main draw wild card:

1 Liam Broady (Gbr)

2 Jan Choinski (Gbr)

3 Jacob Fearnley (Gbr)

4 Arthur Fery (Gbr)

5 Billy Harris (Gbr)

6 Paul Jubb (Gbr)

7 Henry Searle (Gbr)