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The French tennis federation says French tennis players Alizé Cornet and Arthur Cazaux have been given wild-card entries for next month's Australian Open. The 33-year-old Cornet is ranked 116th and is set to play in the tournament for the 19th time and make a record-extending 68th consecutive appearance at a major. She reached the quarterfinals in Melbourne last year for her best achievement at any major. The 21-year-old Cazaux is ranked 130th after climbing from 381st at the start of the year and he goes into main draw first time at the Jan. 15-28 tournament. The wild card swap deal with the Australian tennis federation sees Australian players receiving wild cards for the clay-court French Open
