Andy Murray given wild card into French Open

Andy Murray received a wild card into French Open on Monday.

former . 1 was only n-Frenchman of eight players to be given a free pass into main draw of clay grand slam which starts in 13 days.

Murray was also awarded a wild card into U.S. Open, after his struggles with pelvic and shin injuries dropped his ranking to 129th. He went two rounds in New York, and improved to 110th, but still too low for French Open when it published its main draw entry list.

Murray's best French Open result was final in 2016.

Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria and Eugenie Bouchard of Canada were only n-Frenchwomen to receive wild cards.

Pironkova, who made U.S. Open her first comeback tournament since 2017 after having a son, achieved an impressive first-time run to quarterfinals, where she was stopped by Serena Williams.

Pironkova's best result at Roland Garros was quarterfinals in 2016.

Bouchard reached her first final in more than four years in Istanbul on Sunday and lost in a third-set tiebreaker.

She lost to eventual champion Maria Sharapova in French Open semifinals in 2014, same year she reached Wimbledon final.

Im credits: AP