Hewitt, Barty receive wildcards Melbourne, 16 May 2012 | Tennis Australia Lleyton Hewitt and Ashleigh Barty have been awarded wildcards into the main draw of the French Open. Hewitt, who had foot surgery in February, has made a speedier than expected recovery and has been training well on clay. “I’m looking forward to playing the French Open especially after missing it last year due to injury,” Hewitt said. 去年Hewitt因伤错过征战法网的机会。 Rising star Ashleigh Barty, 16, is also looking forward to another Grand Slam challenge. “I’m thrilled to compete in the main draw of the French Open for the first time and test my game against the world’s best. Thank you to Tennis Australia for believing in me enough to give me this opportunity and I will do my best to make everyone proud,” Barty said. With a WTA ranking of 327, Barty, a member of the AIS Pro Tour program, is one of only two 16-year-olds in the top 330. The 2011 Wimbledon Junior champion has reached the final of three Pro Tour events so far this year, winning in Sydney and Mildura and finishing as runner up in Ipswich. She is currently competing in Europe. Barty小妹很感谢网协相信她的实力，给她这个机会，能和世界级的选手较量 令她觉得很兴奋。目前排在世界第327位，在世界前330位里，像她一样年仅 16岁的选手，只有两个。 她在去年青少年温网赛夺冠，在今年的三个职业赛打进决赛，赢得雪梨和密尔杜拉 赛，在伊普斯威奇获得亚军。她现在还在欧洲打其他比赛。 “It’s great to see Lleyton back from injury and we are very pleased to be able to reward his efforts with this wildcard,” Tennis Australia’s Director of Tennis Craig Tiley said today. “We are also delighted to give another Grand Slam opportunity to Ash whose commitment, work ethic and professionalism have seen her rise rapidly through the pro ranks. She is continuing to improve and deserves to test herself against the world’s best,” Tiley continued. http://tinyurl.com/c4p7k5d --

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