Archive: marcus-willis
Marcus Willis, who played the inspiring Cinderella story from Wimbledon last summer, leads the list of entries into the 2017 Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Championships, the $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit event to be played April 21-30 at Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club.
Dominic Thiem won the second edition of Tie Break Tens by beating Andy Murray 10-5 with some blistering tennis in the final in front of his home fans at the Erste Bank Open 500 Vienna.
The World No.2 Andy Murray has been drawn to face the 2001 Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic and unlikely Wimbledon hero Marcus Willis in the round-robin stages of Tie Break Tens, which takes place on Sunday night.
Unlikely Wimbledon hero Marcus Willis will take on some of the biggest stars in tennis and have a chance to win $250,000 in a single night after being given the last spot in Tie Break Tens Vienna on October 23rd.
Click here to see photos of Dustin Brown, Marcus Willis, Serena Williams & more at the 2016 Wimbledon tennis in London.
Roger Federer has played more matches on Wimbledon's Centre Court than any other male contestant this century but the seven times champion admits his encounter with 772nd ranked Marcus Willis is one that will stick in the memory more than most.
It was unofficial Marcus Willis Day at Wimbledon, if not throughout all of London. The Cinderella story who has captivated the British sporting world this week may not have found the win column on Wednesday, but he will always be able to say that he played against Roger Federer...
Click here to see the photos from the match between Roger Federer and Marcus Willis at the 2016 Wimbledon tennis Championships.
Roger Federer will be back in action at Wimbledon on Wednesday and his opponent is perhaps the unlikeliest of all in Marcus Willis, who registers outside the top 700 of the world rankings.
Wimbledon has produced many tales of the unexpected before but the prospect of Britain's Marcus Willis, the world's 772nd ranked player who, by his own admission was a loser in life just a few months ago, is now preparing to face seven times champion Roger Federer.
