Andreescu, Boisson And Cornet Feature In Blockbuster Day of Wimbledon Women’s Qualifying

It’s not often that a Grand Slam qualifying round boasts a former US Open Champion, someone coming off a stunning run to the French Open semifinal at her first main draw Slam appearance, and a fan favorite coming out of retirement for one last run at glory, but Day 2 of the Wimbledon women’s qualifying will serve up all three in one action-packed day.

Bianca Andreescu, Loïs Boisson, and Alizé Cornet are the three standout players in the women’s qualifying event taking place at Roehampton’s Community Sport Centre in London this week.

Andreescu Looks To Move On From Setbacks

2019 US Open winner Bianca Andreescu has recently shown flashes of returning to form, though her career since that stunning triumph at Flushing Meadows has been beset by a horrid run of injury and illness setbacks. She most recently returned to the tour in March after a six-month layoff following an emergency appendectomy, posting mixed results–from beating Elena Rybakina and Donna Vekic at the Italian Open to losing in the French Open qualifiers.

She remains a formidable opponent to anyone on her day and is favored to make the main draw, and will be desperate to do so as she has ranking points to defend after reaching the third round last year. It remains to be seen, though, if her body will hold up long enough to allow a deep tournament run.

Breakout Star Boisson Has a Free Hit at SW19

Despite Loïs Boisson making a stunning run to the semifinals at Roland Garros earlier this Month, the All-England Lawn Tennis Club chose not to offer the French star a wild card. Despite this, she will go in full of confidence after a barely fathomable return to the Tour after an eight-month layoff due to an ACL tear.

She will undoubtedly draw a larger-than-average crowd for a qualifier due to her exploits in Paris–but, having never played a professional match on grass before, she can go in with the lowest of ceilings for expectation, and see if she can convert the clay magic over to grass.

Surprise Cornet Comeback Likely Short But Sweet

The surprise return to the WTA tour of former world No.11 Alizé Cornet, after retiring at the French Open last year, is an interesting thread in the career of an entertaining player who readily admits herself that it is likely to be a short-lived comeback.

Cornet hung up her racket last year with a record 69 consecutive Grand Slam appearances and was, for the most part of her career, a popular player with fans who enjoyed her ability to put opponents of all styles of play under pressure with her powerful groundstrokes and topspin-heavy game.

Even though Cornet has yet to win since returning in April, she will fancy her chances of getting through the qualifiers, and if she reaches the main draw, she will relish the chance of a big first-round match, given her previous form of upsetting the odds against top players at SW19.