Marcus Willis
CountryGreat Britain
Birth date9 October 1990 (age 35)
Birth placeSlough, Berkshire, England
Height1.91 m
Turnedpro2007
Retired2021 (singles)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney$438,206
Singlesrecord1–1
Singlestitles0
HighestsinglesrankingNo. 322 (16 June 2014)
Wimbledonresult2R (2016)
Doublesrecord13–14
Doublestitles0
HighestdoublesrankingNo. 72 (9 February 2026)
CurrentdoublesrankingNo. 75 (25 May 2026)
Australianopendoublesresult2R (2026)
Frenchopendoublesresult3R (2026)
Wimbledondoublesresult3R (2017)
Usopendoublesresult3R (2025)
Mixedyes
Mixedrecord2–2
Mixedtitles0
WimbledonmixedresultQF (2024)
Updated31 May 2026

Marcus Willis (born 9 October 1990) is a British professional tennis player who currently specialises in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 72 achieved on 9 February 2026 and a singles ranking of No. 322 achieved on 16 June 2014.

Willis made his ATP tour debut at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships after qualifying for the main draw, where he gained recognition after playing against Roger Federer in the second round on Centre Court.

He has won 9 titles on the ATP Challenger Tour and 37 on the ITF World Tennis Tour from 70 career doubles finals. He has a record of 46 wins and 24 losses. He has also won 9 singles titles on the ITF Tour from 16 finals.

Willis also played touchtennis, in which he has a career-high ranking of No. 1 in singles, having won 13 singles and two doubles titles.[1]

Personal life

Willis began playing tennis at the age of 9. His mother is a learning support assistant and his father is an accountant.[2] Willis attended St Paul's Primary School, Wokingham and The Forest School, Winnersh.[3] Willis is married to Jennifer Bate, an NHS dental surgeon and former beauty model whom he had met at a concert.[4]

Juniors

Willis played his first junior match in April 2006 at the age of 15 at a grade 5 tournament in the UK. Throughout his junior career, he reached a high of No. 15 in the combined junior world rankings in September 2008 at posted a win–loss record of 92–36.[5]

Willis was sent home from the 2008 Australian Open by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) for his "slack attitude" when he missed the bus to a practice session and eventually arrived without rackets, having left them at his hotel.[6][7]

Junior Slam results – Singles:

Australian Open: A (—)
French Open: 2R (2008)
Wimbledon: 3R (2007, 2008)
US Open: 2R (2008)

Junior Slam results – Doubles:

Australian Open: A (—)
French Open: 1R (2008)
Wimbledon: 2R (2007)
US Open: 2R (2008)

Professional career

2007–2015

Willis officially turned pro in 2007 at the age of 17. Throughout 2007–2015, he made 14 ITF singles finals and 41 ITF doubles finals (winning 8 singles and 25 doubles). He only made one challenger final, the 2014 Charlottesville Challenger where he made the doubles final partnering Lewis Burton where they lost to top seed Treat Huey and Frederik Nielsen in three sets. He got a wildcard spot into the 2009 Wimbledon Qualifying where he lost in the second round and the 2014 Wimbledon Qualifying where he lost in the first round. He achieved a career-high ranking of 322 on June 16, 2014.

2016: Wimbledon second round

The only success for Willis in the first five months of 2016 was qualifying for the Tunisia Futures F1 in January, and progressing to the quarterfinals,[8] where he won $356.[7] His failure to defend the previous year's points led to his ranking falling to number 772 by the start of Wimbledon.[9]

Willis was considering his retirement in 2016 as he had just torn his hamstring and was offered a tennis teaching job in Philadelphia. His girlfriend, Jennifer Bate, convinced him to keep playing professional tennis and to give it one more try. He trained heavily throughout February to May to play his next event at Wimbledon qualifying.

Willis was awarded a spot into the qualifying draw after countryman David Rice withdrew. He won three matches to qualify for the main draw of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, which included wins against future top-ten players Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev.[10] In the first round, Willis upset Ričardas Berankis, a player ranked more than 700 places above him, to set up a clash with seven-time champion Roger Federer.[11] Willis was defeated by Federer 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 on Centre Court in the second round, receiving a standing ovation nevertheless.[12] The BBC later held a vote for the best shot made of the tournament,[13] and Willis's lob over Federer earned him the win.[14]

Injury prevented Willis from playing immediately after Wimbledon 2016, but he was given a wild card into qualifying for the Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna over the weekend of October 22–23. He has also been invited to play Tie Break Tens at the same venue on Sunday 23 October, against Andy Murray, Dominic Thiem and Jo Wilfried Tsonga.[15]

His second tournament after Wimbledon was a Future in Kuwait which he won both the singles and the doubles.

2017: Wimbledon doubles third round

Willis played few tournaments in the first half of 2017 due to injuries and becoming a father to his first child (a girl) but played in the Great Britain F1, F2 and F3, reaching the second round, semi-finals and finals respectively, winning $2283 overall. He then reached the quarter-finals of the U.S.A. F15 but lost in the first round of the Spain F14.[16] He then failed to qualify for the Challenger in Surbiton and then reached the second round of the Ilkley Challenger, losing to Sam Groth.[16]

At the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, Willis lost in the final round of qualifying to Illya Marchenko in straight sets, although Willis had been hindered by a knee injury he suffered against fellow Brit Liam Broady in the previous round. Since he failed to defend his points from last years Wimbledon his ranking fell below number 500 in the world.[17]

In the Wimbledon doubles, he and partner Jay Clarke had been awarded a wild card for the main draw. In the opening round, they beat Jared Donaldson and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan after coming back from two sets to love.[18] They caused a big surprise by defeating the defending champions and second seeds Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the next round, also in a five-setter.[19] Their run ended with a loss to Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić in the third round.[20]

2018–2020: Final years in singles

Willis missed Wimbledon in singles after losing to Dan Evans in the pre-qualifying playoffs.[21] His final professional match was in the qualifying event for the 2018 Wimbledon doubles.[22] After Wimbledon, he played for the San Diego Aviators in the 2018 World TeamTennis league,[23] where the team narrowly missed the WTT finals.

He had continued to play doubles tournaments at Futures events since November 2020.[24]

His most recent participation in touchtennis dated back to September 2020,[25] prior to his return in 2022.

2021: Retirement

In March 2021, Willis announced he was retiring from the sport.[22]

2022–2023: Doubles comeback, first Challenger title

WIllis resumed playing doubles on the ITF tour from August 2022. Until May 2023, he won seven ITF 25k tournaments, six of them with partner Scott Duncan.[26] He then mainly plays on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 2 December 2023, he won his first ATP Challenger title in Maspalomas, again with partner Duncan.[27]

2024: Wimbledon mixed doubles quarterfinal, top 100 in doubles

In January, Willis won his second doubles title on the ATP Challenger Tour in Oeiras, partnering Jay Clarke. Over the course of the next five months he went on to win another five Challenger titles including his first on grass at the Nottingham Open, where he and John Peers defeated Harold Mayot and Luke Saville in the final when it went to a deciding champions tiebreak.[28] As a result of winning the title he reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings on 17 June 2024.[29]

Partnering Alicia Barnett at Wimbledon, Willis reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals, losing to Santiago González and Giuliana Olmos in straight sets.[30]

In October, he won his seventh Challenger title of the season at the Taipei OEC Open, partnering David Stevenson to a straight sets victory over Nam Ji-sung and Joshua Paris in the final.[31]

2025: Maiden ATP Tour doubles final

Partnering Patrik Trhac, Willis reached his first ATP Tour doubles final at the Croatia Open, losing to fourth seeds Romain Arneodo and Manuel Guinard.[32]

In August, he made his debut at the US Open, after receiving a last-minute place in the draw as an alternate alongside Karol Drzewiecki following the withdrawal of Francisco Cerúndolo and Federico Agustín Gómez.[33] They defeated 16th seeds Matthew Ebden and Jordan Thompson,[33] before overcoming John Peers and Jackson Withrow to reach the third round,[34] at which point they lost to Tomáš Macháč and Matěj Vocel.[35]

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
WimbledonAQ2AAAAQ1A2RQ3A0 / 11–1
Career statistics
Overall win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–10–00–01–1
Year-end ranking965606609729962350365474441598–

Doubles

Current through the 2026 French Open.

Tournament2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA2R0 / 11–1
French OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA3R0 / 11–1
WimbledonQ1Q1Q1AAAQ1AA3RQ1ANHAAA1R2R0 / 33–3
US OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA3R0 / 12–1
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–13–22–20 / 67–6
Career statistics
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Titles00000000000000000000
Finals00000000000000000101
Overall win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–18–73–513–14
Year-end ranking–3784896178983252514321052230750–136714704461668978'

Mixed doubles

Tournament20242025SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
WimbledonQF1R0 / 22–2

ATP Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 2025Croatia Open, CroatiaATP 250ClayPatrik TrhacRomain Arneodo
Manuel Guinard
5–7, 6–7(2–7)

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (4–0)
Grass (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 2014Charlottesville,
United States
Hard (i)Lewis BurtonTreat Huey
Frederik Nielsen
6–3, 3–6, [2–10]
Win1–1Dec 2023Maspalomas,
Spain
ClayScott DuncanThéo Arribagé
Sadio Doumbia
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win2–1Jan 2024Oeiras,
Portugal
Hard (i)Jay ClarkeThéo Arribagé
Michael Geerts
6–4, 6–7(9–11), [10–3]
Loss2–2Jan 2024Oeiras,
Portugal
Hard (i)Arjun KadheKarol Drzewiecki
Piotr Matuszewski
3–6, 4–6
Win3–2Feb 2024Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Hard (i)Scott DuncanKyle Edmund
Henry Searle
6–3, 6–2
Win4–2Mar 2024Lille,
France
Hard (i)Christian HarrisonTitouan Droguet
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win5–2Apr 2024Savannah,
United States
ClayChristian HarrisonSimon Freund
Johannes Ingildsen
6–3, 6–3
Win6–2May 2024Tunis,
Tunisia
ClayFederico Agustín GómezPatrik Rikl
Michael Vrbenský
4–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Win7–2Jun 2024Nottingham,
United Kingdom
GrassJohn PeersHarold Mayot
Luke Saville
6–1, 6–7(1–7), [10–7]
Win8–2Oct 2024Taipei,
Taiwan
Hard (i)David StevensonNam Ji-sung
Joshua Paris
6–3, 6–3
Loss8–3Feb 2025Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Hard (i)Vasil KirkovDaniel Cukierman
Joshua Paris
7–5, 4–6, [10–12]
Win9–3Apr 2025San Luis Potosí,
Mexico
ClayIvan LiutarevichTrey Hilderbrand
Alfredo Perez
6–3, 6–4
Loss9–4Nov 2025Bratislava,
Slovakia
Hard (i)Joshua ParisSander Gillé
Sem Verbeek
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win10–4Nov 2025Bergamo,
Italy
Hard (i)Joshua ParisDavid Poljak
Tim Rühl
7–6(7–3), 6–4

ITF Tour finals

Singles: 16 (9–7)

Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 2008Great Britain F16, GlasgowHard (i)Dan Evans2–6, 1–3 ret.
Win1–1Jan 2013Great Britain F1, GlasgowHard (i)Josh Goodall6–4, 6–4
Loss1–2Mar 2013Great Britain F6, ShrewsburyHard (i)Dan Evans6–7(3–7), 6–7(1–7)
Win2–2Jul 2013Great Britain F14, FelixstoweGrassNeil Pauffley6–2, 6–4
Loss2–3Aug 2013Great Britain F17, WrexhamHardDaniel Cox2–6, 3–6
Loss2–4Sep 2013Kuwait F2, MishrefHardIvo Klec6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win3–4Oct 2013Kuwait F3, MishrefHardTak Khunn Wang6–3, 6–2
Loss3–5Mar 2014Thailand F3, NonthaburiHardChung Hyeon2–6, 4–6
Win4–5Mar 2014Great Britain F8, TiptonHard (i)Sam Barry7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win5–5May 2014Great Britain F10, EdinburghClayNeil Pauffley6–1, 6–3
Loss5–6Sep 2014Great Britain F15, LondonHardFrederik Nielsen6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win6–6Sep 2014Spain F27, MadridHardMick Lescure6–3, 6–2
Win7–6May 2015Spain F11, MóstolesHardJorge Hernando-Ruano6–7(14–16), 6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Win8–6May 2015Egypt F20, Sharm El SheikhHardJulien Dubail7–5, 6–7(8–10), 7–5
Win9–6Nov 2016Kuwait F3, MishrefHardDaniel Altmaier6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Loss9–7Feb 2017Great Britain F3, ShrewsburyHard (i)Oscar Otte5–7, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 58 (37–21)

Finals by surface
Hard (27–17)
Clay (6–3)
Grass (2–1)
Carpet (2–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 2009France F2,
Feucherolles
Hard (i)Dan EvansOlivier Charroin
Nicolas Tourte
3–6, 4–6
Win1–1May 2009Great Britain F6,
Edinburgh
ClayDaniel SmethurstRichard Gabb
Ashley Hewitt
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [14–12]
Loss1–2Jul 2009Great Britain F9,
Frinton
GrassNeil PauffleyTristan Farron-Mahon
Colin O'Brien
7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [6–10]
Loss1–3Aug 2009Belgium F2,
Koksijde
ClayAlexander WardRabie Chaki
Frederic De Fays
3–6, 2–6
Win2–3Sep 2009Italy F28,
Porto Torres
HardVasek PospisilAlessandro Giannessi
Francesco Piccari
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss2–4Sep 2009Italy F29,
Alghero
HardVasek PospisilFederico Gaio
Alessandro Giannessi
2–6, 5–7
Loss2–5May 2010Great Britain F6,
Edinburgh
ClayBarry KingJames Cluskey
Colin O'Brien
3–6, 3–6
Loss2–6May 2010Great Britain F7,
Newcastle
ClayManiel BainsIgnacio Coll Riudavets
Gerard Granollers
1–6, 4–6
Loss2–7Sep 2010Great Britain F14,
Nottingham
HardSean ThornleyLewis Burton
Dan Evans
5–7, 6–1, [11–13]
Win3–7Oct 2010Greece F3,
Heraklion
CarpetDaniel GlancySam Barry
Colin O'Brien
7–5, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss3–8Mar 2011Great Britain F3,
Tipton
Hard (i)Miles BugbyChris Eaton
Josh Goodall
2–6, 2–6
Win4–8Sep 2011Great Britain F14,
Roehampton
HardJosh GoodallLewis Burton
James Marsalek
6–3, 5–7, [10–5]
Win5–8Sep 2011Great Britain F15,
Nottingham
HardJosh GoodallDavid Rice
Sean Thornley
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win6–8Jul 2012Great Britain F9,
Manchester
GrassJosh GoodallTom Burn
Dan Evans
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win7–8May 2013Great Britain F10,
Edinburgh
ClayMatthew ShortRichard Gabb
Jonny O'Mara
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win8–8Aug 2013Great Britain F17,
Wrexham
HardGeorge CouplandLiam Broady
Joshua Ward-Hibbert
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win9–8Sep 2013Great Britain F18,
Sheffield
HardLewis BurtonRichard Bloomfield
Daniel Cox
6–1, 6–1
Win10–8Sep 2013Great Britain F19,
Roehampton
HardLewis BurtonEdward Corrie
Joshua Ward-Hibbert
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win11–8Sep 2013Kuwait F1,
Mishref
HardLewis BurtonPatrick Davidson
Saketh Myneni
6–4, 7–5
Loss11–9Sep 2013Kuwait F2,
Mishref
HardLewis BurtonRuan Roelofse
Tak Khunn Wang
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Win12–9Oct 2013Kuwait F3,
Mishref
HardLewis BurtonThomas Statzberger
Sam Weissborn
6–2, 6–2
Win13–9Oct 2013Great Britain F22,
Tipton
Hard (i)Lewis BurtonGraeme Dyce
Calum Gee
7–6(7–0), 6–2
Win14–9Nov 2013Greece F20,
Rethymno
HardLewis BurtonNikola Čačić
Alexandros Jakupovic
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win15–9Jan 2014Israel F1,
Eilat
HardLewis BurtonShonigmatjon Shofayziyev
Anton Zaitcev
6–3, 6–4
Loss15–10Jan 2014Israel F2,
Eilat
HardLewis BurtonHuang Liang-chi
Amir Weintraub
3–6, 6–7(9–11)
Win16–10Jan 2014Israel F3,
Eilat
HardLewis BurtonClaudio Grassi
Amir Weintraub
6–3, 7–5
Loss16–11Feb 2014Thailand F1,
Nonthaburi
HardLewis BurtonYuichi Ito
Hiroki Kondo
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss16–12Feb 2014Thailand F2,
Nonthaburi
HardLewis BurtonChung Hyeon
Nam Ji-sung
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [7–10]
Win17–12Mar 2014Thailand F3,
Nonthaburi
HardLewis BurtonChung Hyeon
Nam Ji-sung
6–3, 7–5
Win18–12Mar 2014Great Britain F8,
Tipton
Hard (i)Lewis BurtonDavid Rice
Sean Thornley
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–6]
Win19–12Apr 2014Great Britain F9,
Bournemouth
ClayLewis BurtonJake Eames
Brydan Klein
6–1, 7–5
Win20–12May 2014Great Britain F10,
Edinburgh
ClayJonny O'MaraMaverick Banes
Gavin van Peperzeel
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win21–12May 2014Great Britain F11,
Newcastle
ClayJonny O'MaraMaverick Banes
Gavin van Peperzeel
7–6(10–8), 6–1
Loss21–13Aug 2014Spain F24,
Pozoblanco
HardLewis BurtonEdward Corrie
David Rice
4–6, 5–7
Win22–13Jan 2015Great Britain F2,
Sunderland
Hard (i)Lewis BurtonIsak Arvidsson
Micke Kontinen
6–3, 6–2
Loss22–14Mar 2015Great Britain F5,
Shrewsbury
Hard (i)Sean ThornleyLuke Bambridge
Scott Clayton
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss22–15May 2015Spain F11,
Móstoles
HardJosé Checa CalvoJuan-Samuel Arauzo
Ivan Arenas-Gualda
3–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Win23–15May 2015Egypt F19,
Sharm El Sheikh
HardDaniel SmethurstKarim-Mohamed Maamoun
Issam Haitham Taweel
6–4, 6–4
Win24–15May 2015Egypt F20,
Sharm El Sheikh
HardDaniel SmethurstKarim Hossam
Issam Haitham Taweel
6–1, 6–3
Win25–15Jul 2015Great Britain F6,
Frinton
GrassDaniel SmethurstEvan Hoyt
Bradley Mousley
6–4, 6–4
Loss25–16Sep 2015Sweden F4,
Falun
Hard (i)James MarsalekDavid O'Hare
Joe Salisbury
3–6, 5–7
Win26–16Nov 2016Kuwait F3,
Mishref
HardDaniel AltmaierRoy Sarut De Valk
Ronan Joncour
6–1, 6–1
Loss26–17Feb 2017Great Britain F3,
Shrewsbury
Hard (i)Jack MolloyScott Clayton
Luke Johnson
6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Win27–17Aug 2017Portugal F17,
Sintra
HardEdward CorrieYanais Laurent
Maxime Tchoutakian
6–1, 6–4
Loss27–18Feb 2018Great Britain F1,
Glasgow
Hard (i)Neil PauffleyMatthias Haim
Jakob Sude
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [6–10]
Win28–18Feb 2018Great Britain F3,
Shrewsbury
Hard (i)Scott ClaytonHarri Heliövaara
Frederik Nielsen
6–2, 7–5
Loss28–19Sep 2022France M25,
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
HardJames MacKinlayJoris de Loore
Yannick Mertens
6–7(3–7), 7–6(8–6), [6–10]
Win29–19Sep 2022Spain M25,
Madrid
ClayScott DuncanLamine Ouahab
Mohamed Nazim Makhlouf
6–1, 6–3
Loss29–20Oct 2022France M25,
Nevers
Hard (i)Federico Agustín GómezSascha Gueymard Wayenburg
Antoine Hoang
7–6(12–10), 6–7(5–7), [7–10]
Win30–20Oct 2022France M25,
Sarreguemines
Carpet (i)Scott DuncanGrégoire Jacq
Arthur Bouquier
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win31–20Nov 2022France M15,
Villers-lès-Nancy
Hard (i)Scott DuncanGrégoire Jacq
Arthur Bouquier
6–1, 2–0 ret.
Win32–20Jan 2023Great Britain M25,
Sheffield
Hard (i)Scott DuncanCorentin Denolly
Simon Freund
6–3, 6–4
Win33–20Feb 2023Great Britain M25,
Bath
Hard (i)Scott DuncanBen Jones
Daniel Little
6–3, 6–4
Loss33–21Mar 2023Canada M25,
Montreal
Hard (i)Scott DuncanJuan Carlos Aguilar
Joe Tyler
4–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Win34–21Apr 2023Great Britain M25,
Nottingham
HardNeil OberleitnerAugust Holmgren
Johannes Ingildsen
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win35–21May 2023Great Britain M25,
Nottingham
HardScott DuncanGiles Hussey
Ben Jones
6–3, 6–2
Win36–21Nov 2023Great Britain M25,
Sunderland
Hard (i)David StevensonJames Davis
Joshua Goodger
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win37–21Jan 2024Great Britain M25,
Sunderland
Hard (i)David StevensonDan Added
Clément Chidekh
4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–8]

Wins over top 10 players

Doubles

PartnerOpponentsRankTournamentSurfaceRdScoreWillis
Rank
2017
1.Jay ClarkeNicolas Mahut
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
4
7
Wimbledon, United KingdomGrass2R3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3708

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