Marcus Willis

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Marcus Willis

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

And the hits just keep on coming. Marcus is going to be a DAD !! He and Jenny announced today that Jenny is pregnant and the baby is due on the 12 March. Apparently it was conceived after the Berankis match. No wonder Marcus was injured for his match against Federer.

Priesty · Challenger level

Interesting preparation.....following up the Berankis win with a love game.

christ · Futures level

Congratulations both!

thejester · Satellite level

Priesty wrote:
Interesting preparation.....following up the Berankis win with a love game.

Brilliant biggrin

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

From the Beeb's rolling sports news page:

Marcus Willis to compete for his biggest payday yet...

Unlikely Wimbledon hero Marcus Willis will take on some of the biggest stars in tennis and have a chance to win $250,000 (almost Â£202,000) in a single night after being given the last spot in the "Tie Break Tens" contest in Vienna.Â

Willis, who won six matches to reach the main draw of Wimbledon and eventually went down to Roger Federer in round 2, joins Andy Murray, Dominic Thiem, Jo Wilfried Tsonga, Tommy Haas and Goran Ivanisevic.Â

"The opposition isn't very good, is it?" joked Willis.Â

"In a three-set match against guys like Andy Murray, Dominic Thiem and Jo Wilfried Tsonga I would be unlikely to win, but in Tie Break Tens in a first-to-10-point tie-break? I think I could win a 10-point tie-break against anyone".Â

The event takes place on October 23rd in Vienna.

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the addict · Tennis legend

Via steven on twitter
www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2016/10/10/marcus-willis-determined-to-prove-he-is-not-a-one-hit-wonder/

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
No wonder Marcus was injured for his match against Federer.

That was aÂ hernia.Â According to an article by James Gheerbrant in today's Times, he didn't need an operation, but has required "therapy to realign his body - including wearing a mouthguard fitted by Jenny's best friend, a chiropractor, to straighten his wonky jaw"!Â Sounds a bit grim.

He has a few choice words for tennis administration in this country, too.Â The headline for the article is: Â 'It's a shambles how young players are managed in the UK'.Â He reckons he's getting better as he gets older. wink

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
No wonder Marcus was injured for his match against Federer.
That was a hernia. According to an article by James Gheerbrant in today's Times, he didn't need an operation, but has required "therapy to realign his body - including wearing a mouthguard fitted by Jenny's best friend, a chiropractor, to straighten his wonky jaw"! Sounds a bit grim.
He has a few choice words he has for tennis administration in this country, too. The headline for the article is: 'It's a shambles how young players are managed in the UK'. He reckons he's getting better as he gets older.

By the time he gets to my age, he should be quite good then. wink

Born2WinTennis · Club Coach

From my facebook news feed it looks like it was Marcus' stag do in Dublin this weekend, with a who's who of former and current British tennis players joining him.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I don't know if this has been put or referenced on another thread but it's worth reading:

www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2016/10/10/marcus-willis-determined-to-prove-he-is-not-a-one-hit-wonder/

Interesting about his food/weight/body/health approach - has lost 7% body fat - been wearing a mouthguard to correct his posture etc. etc.

Priesty · Challenger level

Seen this in another thread CD. Certainly belongs in the one as well though.

edit - not in another thread actually but in this one on the previous page! Steven posted it smile

-- Edited by Priesty on Sunday 30th of October 2016 12:21:29 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Interesting about his food/weight/body/health approach - has lost 7% body fat - been wearing a mouthguard to correct his posture etc. etc.

I mentioned the mouthguard in a post on the previous page after reading about it in an interview he gave James Gheerbrant of The Times on 11th October.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Priesty wrote:
Seen this in another thread CD. Certainly belongs in the one as well though.
edit - not in another thread actually but in this one on the previous page! Steven posted it

-- Edited by Priesty on Sunday 30th of October 2016 12:21:29 PM

Thanks, Priesty - thought it must be somewhere but couldn't find it ...

Oakland2002 · All-time great

So that would make him about 88kg for someone listed at 191cm which at last is beginning to get not only into the ball park but onto the diamond. He really needs to be boasting about achieving his target optimal body fat if he is going to play until he is 34 (on the pro tour), but a 7% loss can't be bad start given where he started.

Like Evo he is a talent, and I have got an immense amount of time for both in that respect but I am sure any quietness is in part related to the fact that he didn't have the discipline to optimise it. Being a top 100 talent and not really fat will get you to about 200 perhaps 150 the rest is grunt, discipline and grinding out any competitive advantage you can seek.

Let's hope now he is no longer footloose and fancy free it focuses the mind and he puts himself in a position to be successful. If not he can always reflect on the fact he must have carried one of the highest % body fat to a challenger semi final.

I love the fact his new girlfriend knew he was into tennis but thought he was the equivalent of a keen Sunday footballer until her brother pointed out er..... No he is actually extremely good indeed the fattest man in the world top 500 for some time,!