After receiving the last spot in the Wimbledon pre-qualifying draw, British wild card Marcus Willis has completed an improbable run to the main draw. He joined 15 other players who won their final-round qualifying matches on Friday, Day 5 of Wimbledon qualifying.

Willis, 25, is ranked No. 775 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, but punched well above his weight all week. After being unable to serve out his final-round qualifying match at 5-2 in the fourth set against Daniil Medvedev of Russia, he made good on his second chance and prevailed, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.

“I’ve tried to find my own tennis over the past year, but it’s been very difficult. I got injured, twice, and I’m coaching [tennis] at the Warwick Boat Club alongside training,” said Willis to Wimbledon.com after his second-round qualifying win. “It’s a bit emotional. I’m playing lots of French and German League tennis, so I’m working very hard to earn some money.”

The guaranteed £30,000 he’ll take home for qualifying will be a major boost for Willis as he looks to get back on tour full-time as soon as possible.

“I’ve been…going unbeaten in league matches for a long time, so I’m confident in my game and playing more aggressively,” said Willis. “There’s no formula to greatness. I’m going to go again in January and I’m looking forward to it.”

Another surprise story is Albano Olivetti, ranked No. 794 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, who became the lowest-ranked player to qualify for a Grand Slam since Mark Knowles (No. 1,122) at Wimbledon in 1998. The Frenchman defeated British wild card Edward Corrie, 7-6(5), 7-6(4), 7-6(3). Olivetti returned to the tour in January after missing 19 months due to injury and used a protected ranking to get into this year’s tournament.

In other matches, No. 12 seed Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan won a #NextGen battle against No. 29 seed Quentin Halys of France, 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. The victory means that Nishioka has now made it into the main draw of every Grand Slam.

American Bjorn Fratangelo, the No. 6 seed, will participate in his first main draw at Wimbledon after defeating fellow American and No. 22 seed Austin Krajicek, 6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3. Fratangelo led by two sets on Thursday when their match was called off due to rain, but he weathered an inspired comeback from his opponent to take the match. Fratangelo won his first Grand Slam main draw match last month at Roland Garros.

Another upset on Friday went to Australian Matthew Barton, who will make his Grand Slam main draw debut by defeating top seed and #NextGen star Karen Khachanov of Russia, 7-6(1), 6-7(1), 6-2, 6-3. The big serving 24-year-old hadn’t won a qualifying match at Wimbledon prior to this week.

Two other players also qualified for their maiden Grand Slam main draw. Franko Skugor of Croatia defeated No. 13 seed Gerald Melzer of Austria, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4, while Tristan Lamasine of France defeated Mohamed Safwat of Egypt, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5.

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The Aegon Open Nottingham has proved to be a revelation for Pablo Cuevas. Before arriving at this ATP World Tour 250 tournament, the Uruguayan had won just two grass-court matches in his career. But on Friday, he booked his spot in his first grass-court final with a 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 victory over Gilles Muller.

“Yesterday and today, I beat some really good players on this surface,” Cuevas said. “Gilles’ game is perfect for this surface. I’m so happy to win and it fills me with confidence. I’ve done a lot of work on grass. Now I move better and feel much more comfortable. This is my first time playing three or four matches in a week on grass and the feeling is good.

“Coming in, I thought getting one match was already good preparation for Wimbledon. But I had no idea I could play for a final. It’s perfect.”

All five of Cuevas’ ATP World Tour trophies have come on clay, with titles this year in Sao Paulo (d. Carreno Busta) and Rio de Janeiro (d. Pella). The second-seeded Cuevas will face Steve Johnson in Saturday’s final as he bids to capture his third ATP World Tour title of the season.

After saving match point to beat Marcos Baghdatis in Thursday’s quarter-finals, Cuevas was in trouble again as he dropped the first set to Muller in the semi-finals. The 30 year old teetered on the brink in the second set as he fended off three break points in the ninth game, but took control of the tie-break to level the match. Cuevas broke the eighth-seeded Muller decisively in the fifth game of the third set before going on to seal victory in just over two hours.

Despite not losing a set on Friday, Johnson also needed to work hard to book a place in the final. He first took to the court to finish his quarter-final match against Kevin Anderson, winning 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4 after darkness interrupted the match with Anderson serving at 4-3 in the deciding set on Thursday. Then, he returned to face Andreas Seppi, winning 6-4, 6-4 in a rain-delayed semi-final match. Johnson moved into the final in 78 minutes and did not drop serve in either match.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic finds himself in the same half of the draw as seven-time champion Roger Federer as he looks to win his third successive Wimbledon crown and fourth overall at The Championships.

Djokovic and Federer have met in the final the past two years at the All England Club.

Meanwhile, second seed and 2013 champion Andy Murray is on a semi-final collision course with fourth seed Stan Wawrinka.

Blockbuster first-round clashes include: John Isner vs. Marcos Baghdatis, Sam Groth vs. Kei Nishikori, Ivo Karlovic vs. Borna Coric, Stan Wawrinka vs. Taylor Fritz, Jack Sock vs. Ernests Gulbis.

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The 29-year-old Djokovic has already pocketed the Australian Open and Roland Garros titles this year, beating Murray in both finals, and is in hot pursuit of the calendar-year Grand Slam. The Belgrade native opens his Wimbledon campaign against Great Britain’s James Ward, who made his best Grand Slam showing when he reached the third round last year.

Next up for Djokovic would either be another British opponent – #NextGen star Kyle Edmund – or Adrian Mannarino. The first seed Djokovic could face would be No. 28 Sam Querrey in the third round, with No. 13 David Ferrer projected to face Djokovic in the fourth round, although former quarter-finalist Philipp Kohlschreiber is also in the Spaniard’s section.

A stacked part of the draw completes the top quarter. Sixth seed and 2014 semi-finalist Milos Raonic, who finished runner-up at the Aegon Championships last week (l. to Murray), could meet Djokovic in the quarter-finals. The Canadian opens his bid against Pablo Carreno Busta, with Andreas Seppi or Guillermo Garcia-Lopez possible second-round opponents. No. 27 Sock is projected to meet Raonic in the third round, with No. 11 David Goffin or No. 20 Kevin Anderson potential fourth-round rivals.

Federer headlines the second quarter of the draw. The 34-year-old Swiss was forced to miss Roland Garros, ending his Open Era-record streak of 65 straight Grand Slam appearances, but returned on the grass in Stuttgart and Halle with two semi-final showings. Federer, who lifted his seventh Wimbledon trophy in 2012 (d. Murray), opens his campaign against Guido Pella.

The first seed Federer could face is No. 30 Alexander Dolgopolov, with two Frenchmen – No. 16 Gilles Simon and No. 17 Gael Monfils – leading the charge to face the Swiss in the fourth round, though former semi-finalist Grigor Dimitrov also features in that section.

Fifth seed Kei Nishikori is projected to challenge Federer in the quarter-finals, though the Japanese star has never been past the fourth round at SW19. Nishikori has a dangerous first-round opponent in Australia’s big-serving Groth, who reached the third round last year. The Croatian contingent is tightly packed in the second quarter of the draw, with Karlovic drawn to face #NextGen star Coric in the first round and 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic a possible third-round rival for either.

In an all-British first-round clash, Murray will challenge wild card Liam Broady, who recorded his only tour-level win when he defeated Marinko Matosevic in the first round at Wimbledon last year. In the second round Murray would face either a qualifier or Yen-Hsun Lu, with No. 26 Benoit Paire seeded to face Murray in the third round.

There is potential for a blockbuster fourth-round clash between Murray and former quarter-finalist Nick Kyrgios, but the #NextGen star must first overcome the experienced Radek Stepanek in the first round and strong grass-court contenders Dustin Brown and Feliciano Lopez.

Seventh seed Richard Gasquet and No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga feature in a section of the draw stacked with grass-court potential, all vying to face Murray in the quarters. In that section, Isner faces former semi-finalist Marcos Baghdatis in the first round and last year’s quarter-finalist Vasek Pospisil could look to upset Gasquet in the third round.

Under the guidance of Richard Krajicek as a grass-court consultant, Wawrinka will look to improve on two quarter-final showings in the past two years. But the Swiss has his work cut out for him. He opens against American #NextGen prospect Fritz, and could face 2013 semi-finalist Juan Martin del Potro in the second round, should the Argentine overcome Stephane Robert in his opener.

Eighth seed Dominic Thiem is projected to face Wawrinka in the quarter-finals. The 22-year-old Austrian won his first grass-court title in Stuttgart, right after reaching his first Grand Slam semi-final at Roland Garros. But Thiem’s first-round match sees him take on Florian Mayer, who beat the Austrian last week in the Halle semi-finals.

Tenth seed Tomas Berdych, who finished runner-up to Rafael Nadal in the 2010 final, could meet Thiem in the fourth round, but #NextGen Alexander Zverev may first challenge the Czech in the third round. The 19-year-old German reached his first grass-court final last week in Halle (l. to Mayer).

Defending champion Djokovic will lead off the first-round action on Monday at the All England Club, when he leads the Centre Court billing.