Wimbledon: Willis’ fairytale overshadows Federer, Djokovic wins on Day 1

Great Britain's Marcus Willis celebrates with friends after winning his first-round match against Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis on Day 1 of Wimbledon at the All England Club in London, on June 27, 2016. (Reuters)

Updated on: Jun 28, 2016 4:02 PM IST

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Great Britain's Marcus Willis celebrates with friends after winning his first-round match against Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis on Day 1 of Wimbledon at the All England Club in London, on June 27, 2016. (Reuters)

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Ranked 772, Willis won his first ever tour-level match to assure himself of £50,000 and a second-round meeting with seven-time champion Roger Federer. (REUTERS)

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Marcus Willis had to play a qualifier event just to get into the qualifying round for the Wimbledon main draw. (AP)

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Switzerland's Roger Federer serves during his 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3), 6-3 win over Argentina's Guido Pella in the first round. (AFP)

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Germany's Angelique Kerber celebrates her win over Britain's Laura Robson. (AFP)

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Canada's Milos Raonic returns during his 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-4 win over Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta. (AFP)

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Britain's Laura Robson reacts after losing a point against Germany's Angelique Kerber. (AFP)

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Belgium's Ruben Bemelmans serves to Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci. (AFP)

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The crowd on Centre Court watches as Roger Federer serves. (AFP)

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Romania's Simona Halep celebrates after winning her match against Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-4, 6-1. (Reuters)

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Perfect weather for tennis as Milos Raonic (near) and Pablo Carreno Busta battle it out on the No 2 Court. (AFP)

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Spain's Garbine Muguruza celebrates winning her match against Italy's Camila Giorgi 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. (Reuters)

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Gael Monfils of France plays a return to compatriot Jeremy Chardy. Monfils lost in five sets. (AP)

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Spectators stream through the grounds of The All England Club. (AFP)

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Spectators dressed to resemble former champions Bjorn Borg (L) and John McEnroe (R) pose for a photograph. (AFP)

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after beating James Ward of Britain. (AP)

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Kei Nishikori of Japan plays a return during his 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 win over Sam Groth of Australia. (AP)