French Open: Andy Murray and Eugenie Bouchard receive wild cards
The organizers of the French Open announced the wildcard starters for the clay court classic on Monday. Andy Murray and Eugenie Bouchard, among others, slipped straight into the peloton.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Sep 14, 2020, 10:26 pm
The US Open has only just ended, and the next Grand Slam tournament is just around the corner. In less than two weeks, on September 27th, to be precise, the French Open will begin in Paris. Around two weeks before the start of the classic clay court, the organizers announced the wildcard starters.
On the men's side, Andy Murray , among others, received a wildcard for the event. The Scot, who reached the final in Paris in 2016, slipped straight into the peloton as he did at the US Open in New York. The remaining seven wildcards all went to French: Elliot Benchetrit, Hugo Gaston, Quentin Halys, Antonie Hoang, Maxime Janvier, Harold Mayot and Arthur Rinderknech are also directly in the main draw.
Also Pironkova right in the main field
For women, the most prominent wildcard holder is probably Eugenie Bouchard. The French Open semi-finalist of 2014 is currently working her way up the world rankings after a few difficult years and almost got her second career goal last Sunday at the WTA tournament in Istanbul .
In addition, US Open quarter-finalist Tsvetana Pironkova received a free ticket to the main competition. The French women Clara Burel, Elsa Jacquemot, Chloé Paquet, Pauline Parmentier, Diane Parry and Harmony Tan complete the wildcard set for women.
Here you can find an overview of all wildcards for the French Open