Quebecer Eugenie Bouchard could return to play at the Wimbledon tournament, which will begin on June 27 at the All England Club.
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Some media quickly mentioned the information sent on Tuesday by the Twitter account Entry List Updates Women, which reports the additions and withdrawals listed by the organizers of the upcoming competitions. Thus, the presence of “Genie” in the main draw – and at the same time his withdrawal from that of the qualifications – was indicated by the source in question. The absence of the Egyptian Mayar Sherif would have given access to the one enjoying a protected ranking, i.e. 118th in the world.
However, it was above all the absence of Russian and Belarusian players, banned from Wimbledon this year due to the armed invasion in Ukraine, which opened the door to the 2014 finalist in the women’s singles event. Indeed, with the banishment of the athletes of the two countries concerned, Bouchard found herself at the top of the potential replacements in the event of other packages.
Excluding the Protected Ranking, the Maple Leaf player is no longer in the WTA Tour’s Top 1,000 Athletes group, in which she hasn’t played since the Monterrey tournament in March 2021. As of June Next, she underwent surgery on her right shoulder.
