Former world number one has just qualified for the Olympics despite not playing at the French Open

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The tennis calendar roars on, with stars of the men’s and women’s games now switching from clay to grass.

The grass-court season has arrived, with the clay-court season brought to an end with the conclusion of the French Open.

Young Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz lifted the men’s singles trophy in Paris, with world number one Iga Swiatek clinching the women’s title.

Both will be confident of further success at Wimbledon, with the third major of the season set to get underway next month, where a record total prize pool of £50million is available.

But also taking place this summer is the Olympics, with tennis stars needing to revert back to clay given that Roland Garros will host the iconic competition.

Caroline Wozniacki provides 2024 Olympics update

Wimbledon will run from 1-14 July, quickly followed by the Paris Olympics, with the event running from July 26 to August 11.

And among those set to take part in the summer competition is former WTA number one Caroline Wozniacki.

The Dane has confirmed her presence in Paris on social media, writing on X: “Today I officially qualified for my 4th Olympics!!! Paris 2024, see you there!!!”

Her upcoming appearance in the French capital comes despite the 33-year-old having not taken part in the 2024 French Open.

Caroline Wozniacki among French Open wildcard snubs

After a glittering career spanning 15 years, Wozniacki called time on tennis in 2020, although reversed that retirement decision in 2023.

The Dane, who won the 2018 Australian Open, received wildcards for the 2024 event in Melbourne and indeed for the 2023 US Open.

But no such wildcard went her way at Roland Garros, with former winner Simona Halep and two-time runner-up Dominic Thiem also snubbed, with the men’s ace fully accepting the decision.

Wozniacki was eligible to enter qualifiers for the tournament in Paris, with the Dane currently sitting 117th in the WTA rankings.

But no entrance was submitted, with the 33-year-old now set to focus all of her energy on the upcoming Olympics, which will ironically take place at the same venue.

The former world number one has three previous Olympics appearances to her name, but failed to win a medal in Beijing, London or Rio, having been the flag bearer for Denmark in Brazil.