2023-05-15 18:09:23
The case caused a stir last week. The French Tennis Federation had announced that it was granting a wildcard to Hugo Gaston (110th) via the “Destination Roland-Garros” program, which offers an invitation to the highest-ranked Frenchman in the international race, the ranking established according to the results since the start of the season, which is not directly qualified for the final table of the tournament. The ranking of this Monday, May 15 was to be authentic, but the FFT was initially based on that of May 8.
This inconsistency had strongly reacted to Benoît Paire (160th), who then reached the final of the Challenger of Francavilla al Mare, overtaking at the same time his compatriot Gaston in this classification. To extinguish this controversy, the FFT preferred to rectify the situation and offer the wild card to the Avignonnais. ‘After verification, the wild-card’’circuit international”, originally attributed to Hugo Gaston, goes to Benoît Paire,” she wrote in a statement.
The Toulousain was still invited thanks to the four wild cards still available. Arthur Cazaux (197th), Hugo Grenier (124th) and Giovanni Mpetshi-Perricard (233rd) are the other winners, while Arthur Fils (119th) had already obtained the other invitation granted thanks to the “Destination Roland-Garros” program.
Mladenovic also invited
On the women’s side, in addition to Clara Burel (108th) and Jessika Ponchet (119th), who benefited from this same program, Séléna Janicijevic (189th), Léolia Jeanjean (125th), Kristina Mladenovic (153rd) and Diane Parry (109th) enter directly into the big picture. Note that two other invitations will be granted, in the women’s and men’s draw, to American and Australian players under a partnership between the federations.
The invitations for the qualifications have also been issued. Audrey Albie (241st), Loïs Boisson (495th), Emeline Dartron (393rd), Fiona Ferro (392nd), Emma Lene (418th), Daphnée Mpetshi-Periccard (14 years old, unclassified), Nina Radovanovic (558th), Margaux Rouvroy (292nd) and Alice Tubello (342nd) will have a chance to enter the final table.
Among the men, Dan Added (251st), Terence Atmane (249th), Gabriel Debru (533rd), Titouan Droguet (275th), Mathys Erhard (361st), Arthur Gea (982nd), Antoine Ghibaudo (734th), Sasha Gueymard-Wayenburg (396th) and Harold Mayot (196th) are the lucky ones.
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