Tennis

Tennis Canada announces wild cards into Rogers Cup

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-08-05 15:12

TORONTO - Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday the four wild-card entries into the men's singles main draw of Rogers Cup scheduled for August 7-15 at Rexall Centre in Toronto.

Canadians Frank Dancevic, Pierre Ludovic-Duclos, Peter Polansky and Milos Raonic will be among the 56 players competing in the third-oldest tournament behind only Wimbledon and the US Open. Additionally, qualifying wild cards have been determined.

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"We are excited to add this Canadian contingent to the main draw at Rogers Cup presented by National Bank," said tournament director Karl Hale.

"They will add an element of homegrown talent alongside a field that is populated with the best tennis players in the world. We have witnessed Canadian magic on home courts before and we look forward to more special moments this year."

Three wildcards were also decided for the Rogers Cup qualifying tournament that takes place August 7-8 at Rexall Center. The 28-player event will determine the remaining seven places into the main draw. Athletes granted qualifying wildcards are all from Canada, and they are Philip Bester, Steven Diez, and Vasek Pospisil. The final wildcard for qualifying will be soon, according to Tennis Canada.

The official draw for Rogers Cup presented by National Bank will take place atop the CN Tower with Hale and No. 1 tennis player Rafael Nadal on Friday.