Hewitt and Mahut granted Wimbledon wild cards
Jun 17, 2015, 2:42 AM
Lleyton Hewitt of Australia plays a return to Kevin Anderson of South Africa during their singles tennis match at the Aegon Championships in London, Monday, June 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
LONDON (AP) — Lleyton Hewitt will play at Wimbledon after the 2002 champion was granted a wild card for the singles tournament by the All England Club.
The 34-year-old Australian is planning on retiring at the Australian Open next January.
A former World No. 1, Hewitt has won just one match this year and has dropped to 117th in the rankings.
Other men who were given wild card singles entries on Wednesday include Nicolas Mahut of France and three British players. Mahut won his third career title last week at the Topshelf Open on grass.
Two British players — Naomi Broady and Johanna Konta — were granted invitations for the women’s singles, as were Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit and Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko.
More wild cards will be announced before play begins on June 29.
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