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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Wimbledon 2016: Marcus Willis Sparks Hope For Lower-Ranked Players


This is probably the first time I've seen a player ranked as low as #772 to be in the main draw of a grand slam!  Marcus Willis, who was all over the news of the tennis world these past few days, is an inspiration to lower-ranked players, that is, if they just train better and get physically fit, they, like their other peers have a chance to make tennis a career,and compete at its highest levels.

Marcus Willis had to qualify for the main draw.  He drew Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis in the first round, upsetting the #54th ranked player 63 63 64.

In the second round, he was casually dismissed by the legendary player Roger Federer (#3) 60 63 64, but even then, just by having this opportunity certainly meant a lot for him.

I hope this won't be the last time we hear of Marcus Willis. I hope he improves his game so he can enter the main draw of the slams soon.


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