Everyman's everyman, who faced Federer at Wimbledon, retires

[ASFN Admin]

Marcus Willis, the Everyman’s everyman who was ranked 772nd when he faced Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2016, is ending his playing career and will focus on coaching tennis to help kids learn “that anyone can live the dream.” The 30-year-old from Britain announced his retirement from professional tennis via a post on Twitter on Thursday. Willis earned his Warholian 15 minutes of fame — well, for the record, the match lasted 1 hour, 25 minutes — when he lost to Federer on Centre Court at the All England Club in the second round five years ago.

Continue reading...