France, June 19 -- French Open semi-finalist Lois Boisson was on Thursday continuing her preparations for Wimbledon's qualifying rounds after organisers of the grass court slam turned down her request for a wildcard - a direct entry into the 128-player main draw.

Two-time champion Petra Kvitova was among eight women offered an invitation on Wednesday to the championships, which start on 30 June at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in south-west London.

The 35-year-old Czech, ranked 572nd, returned to the tour in February following the birth of her son in June 2024. The other seven wildcards were handed to British players Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart, Francesca Jones, Hannah Klugman, Mika Stojsavljevic, Heather Watson and Mingge Xu.

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