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Marcus Willis is the biggest story of Wimbledon's early days, and the dream continued on Wednesday as he was matched up against one of the all-time greats.

Willis, ranked No. 772 in the world, had earned less than $292 in prize money this year before qualifying for Wimbledon and miraculously beating No. 54 Ricardas Berankis in the first round.

The 25-year-old Englishman quickly became a fan favorite, and earned a second-round date with world No.