British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

the addict wrote:

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From the Wimbledon website
"Wild cards have been allocated since 1977 and from 2003 some singles wild cards have been determined by competition."

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 Thanks a lot.  So 2003's my answer -- it's quite clear, but a difficult one to google (or get via AI).

I clicked on the link.  Most readers would probably assume that the "wild cards" refer to the main draw

rather than the Qualifying.

Note the tentative and misleading phrasing in a (successful) attempt to discourage people like me who try to spectate.

Paul Epstein