Overview
- Grant beat Harmony Tan 6-4, 7-6(5) in the final qualifying round at Roehampton on Thursday to earn her first Grand Slam main-draw spot.
- The 18-year-old Roman, ranked about No. 173, reached the main draw after earlier qualifying wins over Tylah Preston and Joanna Garland.
- Grant showed nerves in the decider with seven double faults and two missed match points at 5-4 but closed the match in a 7-5 tiebreak.
- Her appearance at Wimbledon follows a 2024 US Open wildcard when she represented the United States and a recent ITF title in Kosice.
- Grant joins Jasmine Paolini and Elisabetta Cocciaretto as Italy’s women in the Wimbledon main draw while compatriot Lucia Bronzetti failed to qualify after losing to Lina Gjorcheska.