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Wimbledon 2017: Marcus Willis beats compatriot Liam Broady in qualifying

Marcus Willis is one match from qualifying for Wimbledon for the second year running after beating fellow Briton Liam Broady.

Willis, who eventually lost to Roger Federer in last year's second round, won 7-6 (7-2) 6-7 (7-2) 6-2.

He goes on to face Ukrainian ninth seed Illya Marchenko for a place in the main draw.

Alex Ward, Jay Clarke and Katy Dunne were other British winners on day three at Roehampton.

Clarke, 18, beat Sweden's Elias Ymer 6-4 7-6 (7-5) and Ward, 27, pulled off an upset by beating Japan's Go Soeda, ranked 744 places higher at 111, 6-3 6-1.