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Williams, 43, has won the third major of the
year five times and returned to action this month after a
five-month injury layoff.
Williams is currently ranked 697th and is competing in the
Birmingham Classic, having secured a victory against a top-50
opponent in nearly four years when she beat Italian Camile
Giorgi in the round of 32 on Monday.
Ukrainian Svitolina reached the French Open quarter-finals
following a maternity break before suffering a defeat against
Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova on her return to grass at
Birmingham earlier this week.
British number one Katie Boulter is among the other wildcard
entries after winning her first Women's Tennis Association title
at the Nottingham Open over the weekend.
Boulter will be joined by compatriots Jodie Burrage, Harriet
Dart, Katie Swan and Heather Watson as wildcard entries.
In the men's tournament, Liam Broady, Jan Choinski, Arthur Fery,
David Goffin, George Loffhagen and Ryan Peniston were handed
wildcard entries.
The four outstanding wildcards – two men and two women – are yet
to be announced.
(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by
Christian Radnedge)
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