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Brilliant backhands lead the list of Roland Garros wild card recipients.
The 38-year-old Frenchman Richard Gasquet and 40-year-old Swiss Stan Wawrinka —who own two of the best one-handed backhands in Open Era history—lead the list of Roland Garros main-draw wild cards recipients announced today.
Here’s a look at the 2025 Roland Garros main-draw and qualifying wild cards:
Five of the eight men’s main-draw wild cards—Terence Atman, Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Arthur Cazaux and Valentin Royer—are Frenchmen.
The 23-year-old American Emilio Nava and 24-year-old Australian Tristan Schoolkate are the other men’s main-draw wild-card recipients.World No. 102 Diane Parry leads a list of six Frenchwomen to be awarded main-draw wild cards along with Leolia Jeanjean, Chloe Paquet, Elsa Jacquemot, Lois Boisson and 19-year-old Tiantsoa Rakotomanga-Rajaonah.
The 17-year-old American Iva Jovic and Australian Destanee Aiava round out the list of ladies’ wild-card winners.
Gasquet will retire after his final French Open appearance.