Wimbledon: Marcus Willis beats world number 99 Yuichi Sugita in qualifying
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British world number 708 Marcus Willis beat Japan’s 99th-ranked Yuichi Sugita in their Wimbledon qualifying opener.
Warwickshire’s Willis, 25, beat Sugita, seeded fourth in the Roehampton tournament, 1-6 6-4 6-1.
The British number 23 needs to win another two matches – starting with Russian teenager Andrey Rublev – to secure his main-draw place.
Compatriot Joe Salisbury, ranked 706th in the world, caused another upset, beating Italian Alessandro Giannessi.
On Monday Britain’s world number 554 Dan Cox overcame 16th seed Thiemo de Bakker.
Britain’s Katie Boulter, Edward Corrie and Gabriella Taylor also won their first-round matches, but Daniel Smethurst is out after a 6-3 7-6 (8-6) defeat by France’s Calvin Hemery and Maia Lumsden lost to Czech Tereza Smitkova 2-6 6-2 6-2.