Marcus Willis and Liam Broady all-British clash rained off in Wimbledon qualifiers
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ByEurosport
Updated 27/06/2017 at 21:34 GMT
Briton Liam Broady hopes to deny compatriot Marcus Willis another fairytale run to the Wimbledon main draw when they meet in the second qualifying round at Roehampton on Wednesday.
Rain at Wimbledon
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World number 374 Willis became a crowd favourite last year by winning six qualifying matches to reach the main draw before his adventure was ended by seven-time champion Roger Federer in the second round on Centre Court.
The 26-year-old began his 2017 campaign with a 7-5 7-5 win over Slovakia's Andrej Martin on Monday, but there was frustration as rain over Roehampton denied them the chance to reach the final qualifying round.
"I think a lot of people will be rooting for Marcus," Broady told the Times. "Fingers crossed I'll break a few hearts.
"We both know what's on the other side of the net. He's a very tricky customer who fights very hard.
"I'm looking forward to the battle, but it's never nice playing a friend and it's never nice playing another Brit."
Broady, who beat Canadian Frank Dancevic 6-2 6-3 in the first qualifying round, holds a 4-3 head-to-head advantage over Willis in previous meetings.
He was beaten by Andy Murray in the first round of Wimbledon a year ago.
Meanwhile, Brisol's Katie Swan, 18, was beaten 6-3 5-7 6-0 by Uzbekistan’s Nigina Abduraimova in women's qualifying.
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