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Marcus Willis, Wimbledon's Everyman of yesteryear who played Roger Federer, returns in doubles
Read full article: Marcus Willis, Wimbledon's Everyman of yesteryear who played Roger Federer, returns in doublesA tennis club instructor who faced Roger Federer at Centre Court while ranked 772nd in 2016 has made a return to Wimbledon in men’s doubles.
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Everyman's everyman, who faced Federer at Wimbledon, retires
Read full article: Everyman's everyman, who faced Federer at Wimbledon, retiresFILE - Marcus Willis, of Britain, celebrates after winning a point against Roger Federer of Switzerland during their men's singles match on day three of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, in this Wednesday, June 29, 2016, file photo. Willis, the Everymans everyman who was ranked 772nd when he faced Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2016, is ending his playing career and focusing on coaching tennis to try to show youngsters that anyone can live the dream. 1 are tied with Novak Djokovic for the most in ATP history (until Monday, when Djokovic will break the record). And just to get to that segment of qualifying matches, Willis needed to win three earlier matches in a special playoff set up for low-ranked British players. A year later, Willis was beaten in the third round of Wimbledon qualifying and never made it back in singles.