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3 British teenagers enter Wimbledon

Three British teenagers enter Wimbledon as wild cards – some say system is a racket
For emerging British talent, Wednesday was an extraordinary day. Fourteen Britons – seven each in the men’s and women’s singles competitions – secured their place at Wimbledon. Only, the players did not have their tennis to thank as much as their nationality.
Wimbledon hand £66,000 wild cards to three British teenagers and 35-year-old two-time champion
Two-time Wimbledon women’s singles champion Petra Kvitova is the one foreign player to be given a wild card. The 35-year-old is ranked world No572 as she slowly works her way back from the birth of her first child last year.
Four British Teenagers Receive Wimbledon Wild Cards
At least four British teenagers will play in the main draw of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships after receiving wild cards. Players are already ramping up their preparations on grass in different warm-up tournaments in Germany and England.
Wimbledon wild cards: Two-time champion Petra Kvitova joined by British players
Two-time champion Petra Kvitová is the only non-British player awarded a main-draw wild card for this year’s Wimbledon. Wild cards are awarded to players who are not ranked high enough for automatic entry,
Petra Kvitova announces retirement after receiving Wimbledon wild card; to conclude career at US Open
Petra Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, has announced her retirement from professional tennis, concluding a 19-year career. After returning from maternity leave in February 2025, she aims to savor her final Wimbledon appearance,
Former champ Kvitova, three British teenagers receive Wimbledon wild cards
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and British teenagers Mingge Xu, Hannah Klugman and Mika Stojsavljevic are all among the main-draw wild cards for this year's tournament.
2-time Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova gets a wild card for this year's tournament
Petra Kvitova is returning to Wimbledon after the 2011 and 2014 champion was awarded a wild card Wednesday for this year's tournament.
Wimbledon: Hannah Klugman, 16, and veteran Dan Evans among wild cards awarded to British players
Teenager Hannah Klugman and veteran Dan Evans awarded wild cards into main draw of Wimbledon; two-time champion Petra Kvitova is the only non-Briton to receive one so far; there is still one place lef
Former Champion Kvitova Gets Wimbledon Wild Card
Petra Kvitova is returning to Wimbledon after the 2011 and 2014 champion was awarded a wild card yesterday for this year's tournament.
Former champ Kvitova, Evans among Wimbledon main draw wild cards
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of Czechia, who returned from maternity leave this year, along with British No.1 Dan Evans, are among the recipients of wild cards for the Wimbledon main draw.
Petra Kvitova receives a wild card for Wimbledon
Petra Kvitova is returning to Wimbledon after the 2011 and 2014 champion was awarded a wild card for this year’s tournament.
Tennis wild cards: A Grand Slam golden ticket and the sporting nationalism that powers it
Tennis wild cards used to be genuine surprises, but today's system is a strategic muddle of soft nationalism, politics and ...
Wimbledon choose NOT to offer wildcard to French Open semi-finalist Lois Boisson after cruel ‘deodorant’ jibe from Brit
WIMBLEDON chose NOT to give a French Open semi-finalist a wildcard. But they did give the Brit who made a cruel “deodorant” ...
Emma Raducanu to miss Berlin Open to ensure fitness as she prepares for Wimbledon championships
Emma Raducanu is managing a back injury in the build up to Wimbledon; The new British No 1 was knocked out of Queens in the ...