Venus, Thiem handed US Open wildcards

Venus Williams of the U.S. plays a shot against Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in the first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 2:19:45 WAT

Former US Open champions, Venus Williams and Dominic Thiem were handed wildcard entries into this year’s final Grand Slam tournament, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Wednesday.

Other Americans, along with Williams, getting Flushing Meadows wildcards were former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, CoCo Vandeweghe, Elizabeth Mandlik, Peyton Stearns and 17-year-old Eleana Yu.

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American men gaining direct entry into the main draw via wildcards include Sam Querrey, Emilio Nava, JJ Wolf, Ben Shelton and Learner Tien.

This year’s tournament will run from August 29 to September 11.

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