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Emma Raducanu one of four grand slam champions to get Wimbledon wildcards

Emma Raducanu Wimbledon Caroline Wozniacki Angelique Kerber Naomi Osaka Nottingham the All England Club
Emma Raducanu reached the semi-finals of the Rothesay Open in Nottingham in an encouraging start to her grass-court campaign.
Emma Raducanu reached the semi-finals of the Rothesay Open in Nottingham in an encouraging start to her grass-court campaign. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA

Emma Raducanu is one of four grand slam champions to have been awarded wildcards for Wimbledon. Raducanu will return to the All England Club, where she made her breakthrough by reaching the fourth round in 2021, for the first time in two years following wrist and ankle surgery last year.

The former US Open champion reached the semi-finals of the Rothesay Open in Nottingham last week in an encouraging start to her grass-court campaign.

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