The decision of the organizers of Wimbledon not to allocate Wild-Card to Loïs Boisson aroused strong reactions.
The incredible epic of Loïs Boisson in Roland-Garros was not enough. Despite his presence in the last square, a first for a Wild-Card, and his victories on Jessica Pegula, third world player, and Mirra Andreeva, sixth player in the WTA ranking, the organizers of Wimbledon have indeed retorted her invitation request.
All Tennis England has indeed favored the raw players, seven of the eight invitations returning to English women, as well as Petra Kvitova, twice winner of the London major. And Loïs Boisson will be left to have to go from Tuesday by qualifying with three games to win Before you can join the main draw.
The decision has aroused strong reactions, fans of the French crying for injustice or theft on social networks and some do not hesitate to denounce a form of scandal. But for Julien Benneteau, former captain of the French team from Billie Jean King Cup, it is not.
“The English do not give a damn about Loïs Boisson”
“The English do not give a damn about Loïs Boisson. They do what they want. They do not transgress any rule, that’s why it is not unfair. Loïs Boisson is unlucky: there are many young English players who grow and they favored that ”he said to the RMC microphone.
“Before giving wild cards, the English also look at the past you have on lawn,” he developed. Whether it is in Wimbledon or on front tournaments on lawn. Loïs Boisson has never played on lawn, so for them, when we say that it is the new crack in world tennis, that she has made a semi-final … For Wimbledon, it is nothing for the moment. And it’s not derogatory. »»
And Nicolas Escudé, if he said
” disappointed “, is on the same line. “It’s not illogical. I do not know if we, in Roland-Garros, we would have given a Wild-Card to an English player who would have made a very good result just before ”he observed at the microphone of Eurosport.
