Wimbledon's controversial decision has been proven to be entirely correct before the main tournament even starts

The Wimbledon organisers will be stocking up on strawberries and cream, ready to welcome tennis aficionados from all over the world, for two weeks of box office sport.

Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova will be the players with targets on their backs as they return looking to defend the titles they won last year.

Jannik Sinner will be looking to get revenge on Alcaraz after losing the French Open final to the Spaniard, whilst Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka will be on a collision course towards the final in the female draw.

The Wimbledon organisers caused a stir earlier this month by announcing a plethora of British players to make up their wildcard entrants.

Naturally, most of the Grand Slam committees favour homegrown talent for those spots, but very few of them this year recognised any real achievement or milestones.

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Wimbledon’s controversial decision now justified

There was a big talking point when the wildcards were announced on the women’s side of the draw.

Lois Boisson wasn’t handed one, despite making the last four at the French Open and beating some top players as a rank outsider.

That meant that the French player had to qualify to make the main draw, and on day one of the women’s matches, she finds herself heading back to France.

The 22-year-old will be an automatic qualifier for the US Open in August, having made it to 67 in the world rankings following her exploits at Roland Garros.

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However, the cut-off for Wimbledon came before that tournament and now Boisson won’t be at this year’s event.

CoCo Vandeweghe praised the decision to omit Boisson because her big achievement last month came on clay and not on grass.

Now, it appears as though Wimbledon have been made to look very wise and knowledgeable by not going with sentiment and giving her a wildcard.

Wimbledon decision could still backfire

It will be great to see so many home hopefuls out on the various courts at Wimbledon, but there could be repercussions for the players getting their chance.

Having overlooked players from other countries, it could make life harder for the Brits to get wildcards for the other Grand Slam events in the future.

That could hamper their development as younger players and make life harder for them as they look to progress as professional tennis players.

Still, the decision to overlook Boisson can’t be criticised and now the Wimbledon committee have had the last laugh after some fans gave them a fierce backlash.

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