Canada's Schnur makes Wimbledon as lucky loser after Coric withdraws

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Canada's Schnur makes Wimbledon as lucky loser after Coric withdraws

The Canadian Press Published Saturday, June 29, 2019 2:05PM EDT

Canada's Brayden Schnur serves to India's Ramkumar Ramanathan during Davis Cup singles tennis in Edmonton, Alta., on Friday, September 15, 2017. Canada's Brayden Schnur is one win away from reaching the first Grand Slam main draw of his career. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

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WIMBLEDON, United Kingdom -- Brayden Schnur of Pickering, Ont., made the men's singles draw at Wimbledon on Saturday as the lucky loser.

Schnur will play Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus on Tuesday in the grass-court Grand Slam after Borna Coric withdrew with an injury.

His inclusion in the tournament means that five Canadians will play in the men's singles tournament, joining Milos Raonic, Denis Shapovalov, Vasek Pospisil and Felix Auger-Aliassime.

That ties the record for most Canadians in a draw at a Grand Slam tournament, matching the 2018 U.S. Open and the 1990 Australian Open.