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06-28-2016, 04:17 AM
The world's 772nd-best tennis player just won a spot opposite Roger Federer at Wimbledon
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Marcus Willis might be far from a household name in the world of tennis, but the 25-year-old from unglamorous Slough in England has just made the ultimate entrance at Wimbledon.
The player, who's ranked number 772 in the world (and number 23 in Britain), destroyed (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/27/tennis-world-**-772-marcus-willis-serves-up-underdog-fairytale-wimbledon?CMP=share_btn_tw) Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis in straight sets on the first day of the annual tournament. Berankis is ranked (http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36645639) 54th in the world.
In the process, Willis netted at least £50,000 ($66,000) — way more than the £220 (or $290) he's earned for all of 2016 so far — and a spot opposite Roger Federer in the second round.
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Marcus Willis faces Federer in the second round.
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Marcus Willis might be far from a household name in the world of tennis, but the 25-year-old from unglamorous Slough in England has just made the ultimate entrance at Wimbledon.
The player, who's ranked number 772 in the world (and number 23 in Britain), destroyed (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/27/tennis-world-**-772-marcus-willis-serves-up-underdog-fairytale-wimbledon?CMP=share_btn_tw) Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis in straight sets on the first day of the annual tournament. Berankis is ranked (http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36645639) 54th in the world.
In the process, Willis netted at least £50,000 ($66,000) — way more than the £220 (or $290) he's earned for all of 2016 so far — and a spot opposite Roger Federer in the second round.
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Marcus Willis faces Federer in the second round.
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