Closing out Centre Court’s schedule in what may be prime time in the UK is an intriguing encounter between Johanna…
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Mishap takes place before Monday clash
Rafael Nadal is all business before his matches, but even he was able to find the humour in an unusual event prior to taking the court against Gilles Muller on Monday at Wimbledon.
During his pre-match routine, Nadal banged his head while jumping in the air at full force. The head bump wasn’t serious, though, and the Spaniard was able to joke about it with Muller.
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Brtain’s Marcus Willis and Jay Clarke were knocked out of the men’s doubles, losing in the last 16 to Austria’s Oliver Marach and Croatia’s Mate Pavic.
Willis, 26, and Clarke, 18, had beaten 2016 champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the second round.
However, their run ended with a 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-3) loss to Marach and Pavic.
In the men’s singles tournament last year, Willis battled through the qualifying tournament before losing to Roger Federer in round two.
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