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Marcus is now engaged to be married !!
Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3696681/She-said-yes-Wimbledon-ace-Marcus-Wills-proposes-stunning-girlfriend-Jenny-Bates-six-months-dating.html)- 'She said yes!' Wimbledon ace Marcus Willis proposes to stunning girlfriend Jenny Bates after six months of dating
Aww, that's lovely news for a lovely couple. He was a breath of fresh air at Wimby, totally loved his attitude.
When you know , you know , best wishes to them !!
Lovely news. I saw that Marcus tweeted the Daily Fail again though asking if they could introduce him to the lovely dental nurse they mentioned in the article as she looked gorgeous!!! His fiancee is a dentist..... but of course the Mail described her during Wimbledon as a dental nurse and will just have copied bits of the previous article....
Tennis World (http://www.tennisworldusa.org/news/news/UK_Tennis/35683/marcus-willis-comes-back-to-be-a-tennis-teacher/) - Marcus Willis comes back to be a tennis teacher
Also from his local paper.
http://www.stratford-herald.com/57662-wimbledon-hero-willis-coaches-stars-future-warwick.html
I love that he's promoting his club while he's not playing. He's down as an alternate for a challenger in Turkey in a few weeks, so looks like he is making the most of his opportunity :-)
I did wonder what happened to him after playing Federer.
greatunclebulgaria
05-09-2016, 10:25
Baby announcement
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/04/wimbledon-hero-marcus-willis-to-father-baby-conceived-during-tou/
Rosalind
05-09-2016, 11:51
What an odd headline!
it's bizarre. it's hardly a Becker-esque conception!
Sallydaisy
05-09-2016, 12:06
From the article ...
;)
"We have wondered if we should call the baby Roger or something Wimbledon related.
But we thought no, we'll stick to a normal name."
:lol:
I suspect there's been the usual journalistic tweaking done to whatever was said.
Josephine
05-09-2016, 12:14
He is directly quoted as saying it was conceived after Berankis match. Too much information.
Think he is eking out his 15 minutes of fame. Don't like it much.
What an odd headline!
Odd he should have said it in the interview.
He is directly quoted as saying it was conceived after Berankis match. Too much information.
Think he is eking out his 15 minutes of fame. Don't like it much.
Ah, I think he is quite cute, and fairly harmless. At least it wasn't a cupboard under the stairs. Let him have his moments. We hear very little about him relatively speaking.
Josephine
05-09-2016, 13:44
Yes I am probably being a bit harsh. Just think the hype was so Wimbledon typical. Plucky Brit in David and Goliath match. But now we have some really good British players to hype so the OTT nature of the hoopla around someone who is not even on the tour, and probably never will be, got on my nerves a bit.
roytennisfan
07-09-2016, 13:19
Let's give the guy some credit, achieving the second round at wimbledon for #772 without any wildcard was against all odds. Even getting in the qualification for the qualifiers was a stroke of luck, then he won 7 matches including against not one but two top hundred players and got to appear on centre court ranked#772. It will never happen like that again. The only other guy to win 7 matches was Andy, that's how many most players needed to win to become champion.
Josephine
07-09-2016, 13:26
And to beat the best!! Which he clearly could not do.
And in the past now - he's not even on the Tour.
What do you mean by not even on the tour?
He's been injured since then, played World Team tennis for the bank balance and is in qualies for a challenger next week.
Albot breaks Willis's serve 3 - 5.
Radu Albot wins the first set 6 - 3.
Marcus wins the second set 7 - 6 (11 - 9).
dewster99
22-10-2016, 13:40
Thought he was never gonna get that done
Albot wins the first game of the third and final set.
Marcus breaks Albot's serve to make it 2 - 1.
Never mind what Andy Murray's done today, Willis has just won the Kuwait Futures in both singles and doubles with German Daniel Altmaier.
Strangely, Willis also beat Daniel Altmaier to win the singles final.
Congratulations!
roytennisfan
21-11-2016, 10:27
After a three-set loss in Vienna qualifying, the British 26 year-old came back to the Itf circuit with a title in Kuwait.
Marcus Willis, who had played just three tournaments this year, came back this week in a 10,000$ futures in Meshref (Kuwait). After winning three matches easily, he defeated first seed Perez-Sanz 6-3 6-3 in the semifinals and third seed Daniel Altmaier 6-3 7-6(8) in the final. This is his first singles title since May 2015.
During his nice week, the “Cartman” did not lose a set, dropping his serve only once. Though, he needed an impressive turnaround in the final, where he was 6-3 down in the second set tie-break, before saving four set points and converting his second match point on 9-8. He also won the the doubles tournament with Altmaier, beating De Valk and Joncour 6-1 6-1 in the last round.
Willis will earn 18 atp points and will come back into the top 450 in the singles ranking. He might play another tournament before the end of the year, as he has entered an Itf in Egypt (scheduled in two weeks).
banskogirl
21-11-2016, 10:53
Marcus is up 2 places to 501 on this mornings ATP rankings page.
When I look at the rankings, it says Willis is 441, and James Ward is 442.
roytennisfan
21-11-2016, 13:04
When I look at the rankings, it says Willis is 441, and James Ward is 442.
Yes points not on current atp rankings but are on the live rankings as +18 points +60 places
440 434 Xin Gao 22.5 CHN4 91 -4 - - - - -
441 322 Marcus Willis 26.1 GBR11 90 +60 +18 - Meshref 3 W - -
442 89 James Ward 29.7 GBR12 90 -5 - - - - -
443 264 Aleksandre Metreveli 23.2 GEO2 90 -5 -
banskogirl
21-11-2016, 20:12
Yes points not on current atp rankings but are on the live rankings as +18 points +60 places
440 434 Xin Gao 22.5 CHN4 91 -4 - - - - -
441 322 Marcus Willis 26.1 GBR11 90 +60 +18 - Meshref 3 W - -
442 89 James Ward 29.7 GBR12 90 -5 - - - - -
443 264 Aleksandre Metreveli 23.2 GEO2 90 -5 -
Oh good :) thanks Roy!
Sallydaisy
19-03-2017, 21:09
Willbomb's a daddy ...
;)
Marcus Willis @Willbomb90 (https://twitter.com/Willbomb90) 1h1 hour ago (https://twitter.com/Willbomb90/status/843550009492721664)
Martha May Willis was born yesterday at 18.32 weighing 6'13 Mum and Baby are doing great.
Dad is the proudest man around. #baby (https://twitter.com/hashtag/baby?src=hash) #love (https://twitter.com/hashtag/love?src=hash)
... and here's the piccy to prove it.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7TkPypX4AEhCla.jpg
RosieBear
19-03-2017, 21:20
Aw, cute. Willbomb obviously celebrated his Wimbledon run in style ;)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4333614/Wimbledon-ace-Marcus-Willis-shows-daughter.html
Nice pics
Aw, cute. Willbomb obviously celebrated his Wimbledon run in style ;) Cute?! It's a baby ;).... we prefer puppies :big grin::maggie:
Cute?! It's a baby ;).... we prefer puppies :big grin::maggie:
Defo with you on the puppies Caro :) :)
Daily Fail got it wrong as usual - they say his wife is a dental nurse rather than a dentist!!!!
roytennisfan
28-04-2017, 09:06
Aljaz then Andy then Willbomb all playing quarter finals today.
Willbomb playing ITF Vero Beach this evening, he is playing in the ITF charity tournament, the Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Championships, as the No. 2 seed.
goldfish
28-04-2017, 22:46
Marcus lost 16 36
roytennisfan
29-04-2017, 07:33
Sadly no Marcus in Semi Final today so just the 3 Brits playing semis today Dom 11.45, Andy 12.30 and Aljaz 1pm
He's going to play in Liverpool.
exislander
22-06-2017, 16:39
Playing in Ilkley Marcus lost to Sam Groth 7-5 6- 7 3-6 so a good fight.
Elizabeth
23-06-2017, 09:51
I watched most of this match and thought Marcus played very well. He was just a bit unlucky in the second set and should have won it.
themass15
25-06-2017, 17:24
Can't see his name in the draw for the Wimbledon qualifying singles.
He plays the 31st Seed, Andrej Martin of Slovakia.
themass15
25-06-2017, 18:22
I realised after he is in the bottom part of the draw.
Yes, I saw how he played against Andrej Martin. That was really interesting
Marcus is doing okay so far...won the first set. Looking a little "chubby"...:rolleyes:
goldfish
26-06-2017, 15:08
And won the second so M Willis d. Andrej Martin 75 75
Unfortunately he plays Liam Broady in R2
JAMES4578
26-06-2017, 15:58
A good win , at least either Liam or Marcus in R3.
Marcus lost the first two sets, but is probably unable to continue as he is in a lot of pain in his right leg :sad:
angiebabez
29-06-2017, 15:25
Hes looking rather portly is he not?
JAMES4578
29-06-2017, 15:34
A pity for Marcus but a few good wins. Doesn't seem to have fitness of typical tennis player though,wonder if Liam would've done better.
What a trooper!! He leads 4-3 in the third
Sadly, Marcus lost in the tb, but what an effort when he was clearly hurting
And so the fairy tale ends for this year. A valiant fight.
Josephine
30-06-2017, 09:45
He used his wedding and baby as excuse for not doing more in his tennis career last year. Well, we all know that doesn't need to be the case. He does look a bit out of shape for an athlete and I'm quite glad we won't have the same daft fuss made over him as there was last year!
How wrong can you be? He and Jay Clarke have put out the #1 doubles seeds!!!
How wrong can you be? He and Jay Clarke have put out the #1 doubles seeds!!!
It was brilliant fun. They deserve all the fuss.
Brilliant and spectacular and so heart-warming. Particularly pleased for Jay!
It was an awesome match. They made a great team. Just seeing them both enjoying themselves and playing well made me smile and shout.
They deserved to win, some fantastic shots made.
It also reminded me of my only trip to Wimbledon when I got tickets for court 3.
Josephine
09-07-2017, 05:02
Oh my God - not all the Willis nonsense again..... ;)
Oh my God - not all the Willis nonsense again..... ;)
What is nonsense about it? He and Jay Clarke (who I think will be the next great British player) were given Wild Cards into the Doubles, and unlike some of our other Wild Cards have got, not just beyond Round One, but into R3 knocking out the defending Champions in the process. It's a great story.
Josephine
09-07-2017, 08:27
The fuss last year was ridiculous! He can play well on grass every so often. It doesn't make him a superstar!
I did put the wink - I'm not entirely serious - but in my view the fuss is all a bit of Wimbledon daftness.
Jay Clark does look as though he has potential. Let's hope he has the right work ethic to follow it through.
RosieBear
09-07-2017, 10:34
The fuss last year was ridiculous! He can play well on grass every so often. It doesn't make him a superstar!
I did put the wink - I'm not entirely serious - but in my view the fuss is all a bit of Wimbledon daftness.
Aw, c'mon Josephine you know you love it deep down - Wimbledon isn't Wimbledon without hyping up the underdog Brits - highlights for me were Luke Milligan's "run" to R3 in 1996 and Chris Bailey's unconverted mps against Goran in 1993....oooooh the drama :big grin:.....you never know though the loveable chubster Willbomb and Jay might just repeat Marray and Nielson's heroics - now that would be genuinely brilliant :peace:
Josephine
09-07-2017, 10:47
Of course Marray - whatever happened to him???
Who was the one they went mad for when everyone hated Andy in 2006? Lasted a couple of rounds. Had a very pretty girlfriend too - that always seems to help for some reason....
OK it is Wimbledon madness and sometimes I like it but it was a bit OTT for Willis!
Elizabeth
09-07-2017, 18:15
Marcus and Jay play tomorrow at 11.30am
Watching live now on court 14. Good match but sadly a set and a break down
RosieBear
10-07-2017, 11:37
Watching live now on court 14. Good match but sadly a set and a break down
Oooh brilliant, have a great time! If you'd like to post about the match please could you do so the Wimbledon dubs thread so all posts are together - thanks, Jerry. http://www.andymurrayfanforum.com/forums/showthread.php?2918-Wimbledon-2017-Doubles-amp-Mixed-Doubles/page16&p=225735#post225735
Marcus playing in Leon, Mexico and is due on court later this evening
Alas. Marcus was beaten .....4-6, 3-6
Good to see Marcus playing doubles with Scott Duncan in Rome, Georgia, USA. They play Hijikata and Martin in the first round.
I thought he had retired! :confused:
jackie55
23-02-2023, 08:55
I thought he had retired! :confused:
Me too
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