Shapovalov gets Wimbledon wildcard
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JUNIOR champion Denis Shapovalov was awarded a wildcard for next month’s Wimbledon championships yesterday despite earlier this year being disqualified for striking an umpire with a ball.
The 18-year-old, winner of the junior title last year, was one of 10 wildcards named by Championships Referee Andrew Jarrett for the singles main draws, with six still up for grabs.
German veteran Tommy Haas, playing his last season on Tour, was also given a wildcard. The 39-year-old former world No. 1 stunned 18-time grand slam champion Roger Federer in Stuttgart last week to reach the quarterfinals.
Haas played his first Wimbledon 20 years ago and reached the semifinals in 2009, when he lost to Federer.
Canadian Shapovalov, ranked 193, made headlines earlier this year when he was disqualified for striking umpire Arnaud Gabas in the eye with a ball after hitting it aimlessly towards the crowd during a Davis Cup tie against Britain.
That incident in February came against Britain’s Kyle Edmund, whom Shapovalov beat at Queen’s Club this week.
Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic will play at the Eastbourne grasscourt tournament next week in preparation for Wimbledon.
Organizers say the No. 4-ranked Djokovic has accepted a wildcard into the main draw.
It will be the first time Djokovic has played a grasscourt event between the French Open and Wimbledon since 2010. He is coming off a surprise straight-set loss to Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.
Gael Monfils, Feliciano Lopez and John Isner are also playing in southern England.
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