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Richard Gasquet and Alize Cornet among 2024 French Open wildcards

French Open Tournament Director Amélie Mauresmo announced the wildcards allocated the main draw of the women's and men's singles tournaments at Roland Garros 2024.

It should be noted that some wildcards are allocated within the framework of the agreement between the FFT and the Australian and American tennis federations (Tennis Australia and USTA).

Aside from the wildcards in the women's singles, eight women have chosen to use their protected ranking after being out of action due to injury or pregnancy. 

This is the case for Angelique Kerber (No.31) and Naomi Osaka (No.46), who both made their comeback in Australia in January, after giving birth to their first child in 2023. Irina-Camelia Begu (No.49), Amanda Anisimova (No.61), Bianca Andreescu (No.64), Julia Grabher (No.73), Alison van Uytvanck (No.97) and Aleksandra Krunic (No.99) will also be entered straight into the main draw, whose cutoff ranking is currently set at No.99.

French players Caroline Garcia (No.22), Clara Burel (No.44), Diane Parry (No.49), Océane Dodin (No.76) and Varvara Gracheva (No.94) will also go straight into the main draw.

However, defending finalist Karolina Muchova (no. 12) will not be taking part in the 2024 edition due to an injury to her right wrist.

Women's singles wildcards

Alizé Cornet (FRA) - Age 34 - WTA ranking (6th May): No.99 - "Destination Roland-Garros, International Race" wildcard

Fiona Ferro  (FRA) - Age 27 - WTA ranking (6th May): No.149

Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) - Age 21 - WTA ranking (6th May): No.158

Kristina Mladenovic FRA) - Age 31 - WTA ranking (6th May): No.220

Chloé Paquest (FRA) - Age 29 - WTA ranking (6th May): No.133

Jessika Ponchet (FRA)* - Age 27 - WTA ranking (6th May): No.155 - "Destination Roland-Garros, French Race" wildcard

Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) - Age 31 - WTA ranking (6th May): No.219 - Wildcard allocated within the framework of the agreement between the FFT and Tennis Australia

Sachia Vickery (USA) - Age 29 - WTA ranking (6th May): No.127 - Wildcard allocated within the framework of the agreement between the FFT and the USTA

The "Destination Roland-Garros, French Race" wildcard was originally intended for Loïs Boisson, but the Frenchwoman has had to withdraw from Roland-Garros following the injury she sustained yesterday at the Clarins Trophy.

In the men's draw, six of the 104 players entered in the main draw benefit from a protected ranking, starting with the man with 14 Roland-Garros titles to his name, Rafael Nadal (No.9). Pablo Carreño Busta (No.18) Marin Cilic (No.21), Denis Shapovalov (No.27), Kei Nishikori (No.48) and Kwon Soonwoo (No.80) are also set to play in Paris.

Men's singles wildcards

Terence Atmane (FRA) - Age 22 - ATP ranking (6th May): No.137

Richard Gasquet (FRA) - Age 37 - ATP ranking (6th May): No.113

Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) - Age 33 - ATP ranking (6th May): No.140 - "Destination Roland-Garros, French Race" wildcard

Harold Mayot (FRA) - Age 22 - ATP ranking (6th May): No.130

Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (USA) - Age 26 - ATP ranking (6th May): No.136 - Wildcard allocated within the framework of the agreement between the FFT and the USTA

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) - Age 20 - ATP ranking (6th May): No.123

Alexandre Muller (FRA) - Age 27 - ATP ranking (6th May): No.109 - "Destination Roland-Garros" wildcard - International Race

Adam Walton (AUS) - Age 25 - ATP ranking (6th May): No.111 - Wildcard allocated within the framework of the agreement between the FFT and Tennis Australia

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