Britain Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Wimbledon, England - 29/6/16 Great Britain's Marcus Willis reacts during his match against Switzerland's Roger Federer REUTERS/Tony O'Brien
LONDON (Reuters) - With a huge dollop of understatement and a wry smile, rank outsider Marcus Willis described the day he faced the greatest player of all time on Wimbledon's Centre Court as "not my standard Wednesday".
"Not enjoying my alarm, getting up, training in the morning then stretching in the gym, getting a cup of tea and banging out four hours (coaching)," the Briton, who earns 30 pounds ($40.33) an hour feeding balls to beginners, told reporters when asked what his normal timetable involved.
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