Two more Australian Open wildcards have been revealed, for women's veteran Alize Cornet and rising male star Arthur Cazaux, both French.
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The 33-year-old Cornet, who is ranked 116th, will participate in the tournament for the 19th time and make a record-extending 68th consecutive appearance at a major. She reached the quarter-finals for the first time in Melbourne last year -- her best achievement at any major.
The 21-year-old Cazaux is ranked 130th after climbing from 381st at the start of the year, and he goes into main draw first time at the January 15-28 tournament.
Cazaux has shown promise by winning one challenger series title and reaching three other challenger finals in 2023 -- losing one of them to three-time major winner Andy Murray on grass at the Nottingham Open in June.
Both players were announced by the French tennis federation on Monday. The wild card deal is part of a swap arrangement with the Australian tennis federation, which will also receive wild cards for the clay-court French Open, to be held at Roland Garros from May 26-June 9.
Australian Associated Press
