Tennis-Venus, Murray handed Wimbledon wild cards


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 16 Jun 2021

FILE PHOTO: Mar 23, 2021; Miami, Florida, USA; Venus Williams of the United States hits a forehand against Zarina Dayas of Kazakhstan (not pictured) in the first round of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

LONDON (Reuters) - Former champions Venus Williams and Andy Murray were named in Wimbledon's initial list of wildcards on Wednesday for this month's grasscourt Grand Slam.

American Williams, who will turn 41 on Thursday, has won five out of her seven Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon but has slipped to 103rd in the women's world rankings.

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