Marcus Willis | The Best Winning Streak in Wimbledon Tennis History
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Marcus Willis was a struggling professional British tennis player who could never seem to get his act together, until one fateful week in June 2016 that changed his life forever. This is the story of how one man beat the odds, going from Public Tennis Courts to Centre Court Wimbledon in 7 days.
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@Illya_Marchenko 3 жыл бұрын
Not on my watch 😂😂😂
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
hahahahah you ruined everything!!!
@yvngp00t96 3 жыл бұрын
You should have had a snickers bar and RC cola after the match to celebrate like Marcus!
@thekelvinproductionlore 3 жыл бұрын
Damn you Illya....
@minosickness 3 жыл бұрын
savage 😂
@deepulse9752 3 жыл бұрын
ahahaha hilarious man. Great story
@DustMan8vD 3 жыл бұрын
My takeaway is that if I'm ever feeling lost in life, find an extremely hot girlfriend and everything will become clear
@ralki15 3 жыл бұрын
@DustMan. PUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!...that's one way to put it.
@MezzoForte4 3 жыл бұрын
I have a better chance of fixing myself than finding a guy who would bother looking in my direction, let alone be my bf.
@henryj8363 3 жыл бұрын
All that will do is add extra stress to your life
@henryj8363 3 жыл бұрын
@@MezzoForte4 your female. The task of finding a bf for you is one of the easiest any human can be given on this planet
@MezzoForte4 3 жыл бұрын
@@henryj8363 My what? If that's so, then why am I still single? It's not worth the stress.
@trentryan1475 3 жыл бұрын
man he had to beat rublev and medvedev just to make the main draw of wimbledon.
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
can you imagine that happening today?!
@trentryan1475 3 жыл бұрын
@@CULTTENNIS doubt he would win more than 2 games in a set against either!
@Ninja-gt3zi 3 жыл бұрын
CULT TENNIS willis would thrash them hes the GOAT
@trentryan1475 3 жыл бұрын
Ninja id beat him now a days
@YesSirPhil 3 жыл бұрын
@@trentryan1475 sure, sure...
@catandfishfc 3 жыл бұрын
Willis' "Snickers and RC Cola" win over Sandgren is the most legendary tennis match of all time
@harryallan4182 2 жыл бұрын
What is a RC Cola?
@DanielChuecaTW 2 жыл бұрын
@@harryallan4182 Royal Crown, a USA brand.
@varunshahvo-tv9854 Жыл бұрын
The title of the video IS DISRESPECTFUL TO EVERYONE..."living with parents plays Federer"....what's wrong with u and who u think u are I am a millionaire and I live with my senior citizen parents to take care of them... I could've easily lived somewhere else but I care unlike the fuc*er who titled the video
@danielmacdonald9287 3 жыл бұрын
Not many people can say they’ve faced Federer on centre court at Wimbledon, so good for him! That’s always something he’ll have behind him.
@varunshahvo-tv9854 Жыл бұрын
Ur a loser
@patrickw9706 Жыл бұрын
I faced Federer on centre court. I sat just behind Willis.
@Mzee1084 3 жыл бұрын
I like your delivery. You aren't a try hard like almost every other youtube commentator. I loved how Federer let Willis soak in the limelight when they played.
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
Fed is such a classy guy
@NamiseSports 3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget he also got to R3 of Wimbledon doubles with Jay Clarke, beating the #2 seed PH Herbert and Nicolas Mahut
@rintintin7529 3 жыл бұрын
wow! I had forgotten that!
@javierheras2327 3 жыл бұрын
Woooah! Those two are great, especially on grass
@varunshahvo-tv9854 Жыл бұрын
The title of the video IS DISRESPECTFUL TO EVERYONE..."living with parents plays Federer"....what's wrong with u and who u think u are I am a millionaire and I live with my senior citizen parents to take care of them... I could've easily lived somewhere else but I care unlike the fuc*er who titled the video
@furiousflower 3 жыл бұрын
As a fellow fatty, this story gives me all the feels. 24hrs ago I discovered Taylor Townsend. Now this dude. It's a sign. I must be destined for tennis greatness.
@varunshahvo-tv9854 Жыл бұрын
The title of the video IS DISRESPECTFUL TO EVERYONE..."living with parents plays Federer"....what's wrong with u and who u think u are I am a millionaire and I live with my senior citizen parents to take care of them... I could've easily lived somewhere else but I care unlike the fuc*er who titled the video
@jihangirastra3851 Жыл бұрын
Nah actually this is a sign for me only. Not for you dreamer. 😂
@rushrush1209 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! He beat both Rublev and Medvedev, who are firmly in the top 10. Granted, they were both very young then, but that's impressive nonetheless.
@willschultzdelsolhs7991 2 жыл бұрын
Now they're both very top 10.
@djedd23 11 ай бұрын
@@willschultzdelsolhs7991 Now Medvedev has been number 1 lol
@alexburke1899 3 жыл бұрын
I’m not a tennis fan to be honest and haven’t watched a match on tv in probably 20 years... but your videos showed up in my suggestions and I’m really glad I started watching them because they are really entertaining. You have a real talent as a story-teller and as a producer and I hope you stick with it even if it gets tough/feels like it’s not growing as expected, or gets to feel like too much work. I have a weird feeling you are going to be really successful and I can’t think of another KZfaqr I got that feeling from watching their videos.
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
hey man that really put a big smile on my face :) I really appreciate you taking the time out to comment, and I hope so as well. Thank you for being a fan
@dgill441 Жыл бұрын
@@CULTTENNIS Goes to show that good work get people interested! I just started watching your channel, and although I am a tennis fan, I have felt the way he has felt about other channels - keep up the high quality!! I would watch even if you started to do videos on dogs chasing tennis balls lol
@nimascolari1508 3 жыл бұрын
This is an example of natural talent and no dedication.
@kittuojha 3 жыл бұрын
dedication is also talent
@aristotelisaslanidis1721 3 жыл бұрын
I love that you included tsitsipas on Medvedev. Btw the video was amazing
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
Was too funny not to include, thank you!!
@youngsuit 3 жыл бұрын
wow he like literally lived the premise of wimbledon the movie
@gravinboginagis6568 3 жыл бұрын
He was never ranked 11 in the world tho
@nathan2497 3 жыл бұрын
It was the only tournament he played in his career on the main tour aswell 😂😂 he played 2 matches and he got to play Federer.
@Tronny 3 жыл бұрын
great video, deserves way more recognition. i'm glad willis got something out of his tennis career, although he was lazy he deserved to make something of his talent
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it, I’m looking forward to a post pandemic superhuman Willis !
@shafqatishan437 3 жыл бұрын
@@CULTTENNIS brother your voice sound so much like Carter Sharer!
@varunshahvo-tv9854 Жыл бұрын
The title of the video IS DISRESPECTFUL TO EVERYONE..."living with parents plays Federer"....what's wrong with u and who u think u are I am a millionaire and I live with my senior citizen parents to take care of them... I could've easily lived somewhere else but I care unlike the fuc*er who titled the video
@TrippyPepper 3 жыл бұрын
Binge watched like the entire channel, this is my favourite video so far! Very motivating too :')
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
Wow very flattering :) The music makes the video!
@duckdonald3514 3 жыл бұрын
trippy watches tennis confirmed
@shqnked8333 3 жыл бұрын
DAMN TRIPPY WATCHES TENNIS
@rikmcdik6662 3 жыл бұрын
I remember this, he was hyped up like crazy because everyone knew how unlikely all of that was. He was so happy and humble.
@LongyTV 3 жыл бұрын
This just goes on to prove that apart from talent and ability, motivation plays an important part in enabling continued success at highest level of sports.
@vanditkhanna7477 3 жыл бұрын
When I saw, dude has beaten Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev, Instant Respect
@TaoChen100 3 жыл бұрын
6:22 returning to this video after Medvedev won the ATP finals. Marcus Willis the GOAT
@thomasbrown5267 3 жыл бұрын
'Centre Court at Wimbledon'... shows picture of Court One. FeelsWeirdMan
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
you got me :(
@callis8547 3 жыл бұрын
plot twist: she just wanted him to get in shape
@ashwinchandrasekhar8279 3 жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic video. This is probably my first comment on YT and the reason for doing so is to tell you to please continue making videos. It just seems grossly unfair you have less than a million subscribers ! Keep at it because genuine talent always gets appreciated even if it takes time.
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ashwin, that means a lot!!
@eliaskouakou7051 3 жыл бұрын
@@CULTTENNIS welp you should make a video about Aslan Karatsev. Who also was able to beat Medvedev twice and has not lost to him.
@SamuelPearlman 3 жыл бұрын
The moral of the story is ... if he'd put in the hard work all along, he might be a top-ranked player today. Right?
@ceb7894 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, he certainly would have....
@Nabend1402 3 жыл бұрын
That is true of many players. If Dustin Brown had ever switched to playing for wins rather than for entertainment, he could have been top 10.
@tendmkt4024 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe. Theres no certainty, but for sure could have worked harder to find out at least. But not everyone has it in them to train for 4-6hours a day and eat right, not go out ect ect, in fact most dont. He did amazing and will always have that video to show people. ..imagine that!
@piffflair2624 3 жыл бұрын
Monfils comes to mind.
@tonybennett4159 3 жыл бұрын
Sadly that's been all too true with many Brits. Don't know why so many of them have loads of promise but just don't knuckle down. Luckily Dan Evans got the message with enough time left in his career to make the most of what he's got, but it was a close call.
@JnRGaming 3 жыл бұрын
this gave me chills man. amazing editing and brilliant story. anything is possible!!!!
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much JnR!!
@paulelverstone8677 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool and remember this well. the UK loves an underdog and they didn't get much more under than him. Great story. Great drama... :o)
@zenokada2278 2 жыл бұрын
I call getting to the rights to this mans film Literally everything’s already there, him finding out he’s in the qualifiers, not moving to America, the upsets, a sense of the magnitude of the occasion for him but also the funding for his career and it happened a while ago so there’ll be a lot of viewers who don’t know about this story. Even a love story to make it a happy ending
@knotwilg3596 3 жыл бұрын
Your angle on pro tennis is exceptional.
@krisherdown 3 жыл бұрын
While I remember following this when it was happening, to discover he beat two eventual Top 10 players en route to the main draw does make the story even better.
@petarfaist38 3 жыл бұрын
Please do a Karatsev story like this. Love your content, good job man!
@pseven21 2 жыл бұрын
This man beat the current US Open Champion!
@1438Thejames 3 жыл бұрын
How he win against rublev and medvedev. It's unbelievable. But now he 70% lose his match on feature event.
@SpaceTvRadio1 3 жыл бұрын
Not so unbelievable 4 years ago. They were both still developing i would assume. Today though, unfathomable.
@elfro1237 3 жыл бұрын
And now they are playing each other in a quarter final.
@nathan2497 3 жыл бұрын
@@elfro1237 And Marcus Willis has retired now he only played Wimbledon in his whole career on the main tour.
@elwoodinho7047 3 жыл бұрын
Marcus Was born just round the corner from me. Really nice guy
@jacklondon4753 2 жыл бұрын
It could a perfect movie about Willis. Great story
@Fragranceroom 3 жыл бұрын
As a tennisfan im so glad i found this channel. love these "story time" type of videos. Great job:)
@KDBBM 3 жыл бұрын
I love these stories, make more please
@touchtennis 3 жыл бұрын
Chris Eaton also achieved this feat in 09. Three pre qualies, three qualies and lost second round of wimby main.
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting! I did not know this! Apparently he actually lost in pre-quailes semis, but a lucky loser spot got him into qualifying draw, from which he then qualified. I guess a second round loss to Tursonov doesnt sound as cool as a loss to Roger!
@wimpyfrogz7734 3 жыл бұрын
It just goes to show how great the elite players are like Federer and Nadal. 40GS combined. Pure dominance and legacy. Never to be repeated.
@a_l_e_k_sandra 10 ай бұрын
Say what? 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
@HowardRoarkBR 3 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful story, great video, thanks for sharing
@pikasup1696 3 жыл бұрын
Update: Marcus Wills is currently no.1374 in the world
@CrispyBacon1 Күн бұрын
He’s unranked in singles now, but 110 in doubles!
@luckyleo7050 3 жыл бұрын
Please make a video of Aslan Karatsev's success at the Australian Open 2021
@Samfoote 3 жыл бұрын
I must have watched this video a dozen times. Inspirational story and well told
@varunshahvo-tv9854 Жыл бұрын
The title of the video IS DISRESPECTFUL TO EVERYONE..."living with parents plays Federer"....what's wrong with u and who u think u are I am a millionaire and I live with my senior citizen parents to take care of them... I could've easily lived somewhere else but I care unlike the fuc*er who titled the video
@smoulito 2 ай бұрын
Man I just discovered your channel I love it! Very interesting topics and videos
@Ahmad-ps9zh 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video amazing storytelling, keep it up man, subscribed!
@Axelh2000 3 жыл бұрын
awesome video man! so well made
@jacobg7422 3 жыл бұрын
\bro I’ve never watched a tennis match in my whole life but your videos are so engaging and very high quality and kept me as interested as a documentary on espn or something. Keep em comin man
@MeganManXxX Жыл бұрын
I love it. He’s like the Kenny Powers of tennis.
@MartinParnham 2 жыл бұрын
Joe Salisbury, whose name is pictured at 4:55 has just won the men's doubles and mixed doubles at the US Open...
@Nikica40 3 жыл бұрын
Man ur channel is SO good, I really hope ur channel will grow!!
@juakofoo94 3 жыл бұрын
I have just found out your channel and I can't stop watching your videos. You earned a suscribe. Greetings from Argentina!
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
Hello down there!! say hi to DelPo for me!
@williamneidecker-gonzales 3 жыл бұрын
Love your channel! Clearly very through on research and coverage of everything :D
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
@abdoomni 3 жыл бұрын
finally a good tennis channel .. keep it up
@Pavel_grodman 3 жыл бұрын
8:43 in this picture we can see the goat of tennis in his very best, oh there's roger as well
@noahkhimasia6437 2 жыл бұрын
Marcus Willis played a men’s doubles match at my club just the other day! Edit: I played a doubles match against him! Really funny fella
@nightowldickson 3 жыл бұрын
It was amusing seeing Marcus wearing a RF top in his match against Federer
@contort69 3 жыл бұрын
great video, a hidden gem this one was
@tendmkt4024 3 жыл бұрын
Loved this fairy tail. Goosebumps watching him arrive on centre and win that 1st game against fed.
@deepulse9752 3 жыл бұрын
Your channel is one hell of a special one. I already hit subscribe right away. What an amazing story. Your storytelling is very compeling. keep it up dude.
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the nice comment :)
@zTayx 3 жыл бұрын
Great content, keep it up!
@mengleelim2835 2 жыл бұрын
Great video mate! Need one for raducanu soon!
@byrne8509 3 жыл бұрын
awesome content man
@stephenpatterson2204 3 жыл бұрын
Great video👏
@indanekwaffles7074 Ай бұрын
Great story. Only ever heard about it from your channel. Subbed.
@AmbisinisterSSBM 3 жыл бұрын
really impressed by this channel in general, know it's cliche to say this sort of thing but I truly feel it's an injustice that this channel doesn't have more attention on it, although I'm sure that'll change with time
@logintech 3 жыл бұрын
keep up the great content!
@kevinhanandi 7 ай бұрын
Apart from the first set 0-6 to federer, set 2 and 3, he did put a respectable resistance
@manojbharadwaj37 2 жыл бұрын
Keep making amazing videos - really enjoy your channel :)
@reedspacer558 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, and thanks for including one of my clips. I knew it looked familiar haha.
@coltonlambert552 3 жыл бұрын
Bro there’s a KZfaq channel that catalogs the history of speedrunning video games named SummoningSalt, and you sound EXACTLY like he does 😂😂. Like your voice, and the way you organize this video. It’s SO similar LOL
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
Ha! I actually subscribe to SummoningSalt! And someone else mentioned that to me, he could have inspired my style without me even realizing!
@runnexplorer 3 жыл бұрын
Colton Lambert I legit though it was him! Scrolled for the comment to see if he was. Crazy
@wakeruncollapse 3 жыл бұрын
Same here. It was recognizable in a good way!
@ribtickle4143 Жыл бұрын
Great video, this reminded me of something in tennis I'd all but forgotten about! I remember watching his match against Sandgren, but in my head I thought the cola and Snickers guy was Dan Evans before he became more committed. Had totally forgotten about Willis!
@sophocles8761 3 жыл бұрын
Your videos are real high quality I expect you don't make too many as you probably have a day job but these are truly inspiring stories you should use this to try and get investment
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
Good guess! Yes work does limit my time, but expect much more frequent uploads this winter!
@josepablo8651 3 жыл бұрын
Best Tennis content creator on KZfaq your Channel will grow big Im sure keep it up!
@paulcreed8151 Жыл бұрын
You miss out on the real story and the way he got there. The tennis was one thing but the luck he had in finding his soul mate almost completes the story but with the current finale being the birth of his daughter. Everyone loves the underdog but this is a lot more than that,. Well done Marcus enjoy it all.
@AnthonyCastrio 3 жыл бұрын
I loved this so much
@recruitmentch 2 жыл бұрын
I just always remembered him as the 'snickers guy' 😂 Clearly an example of a talented player who just couldn't be disciplined off the court.
@dand2810 3 жыл бұрын
Best tennis channel out there
@krogdog 3 жыл бұрын
Terrific summary! I would love to see you apply the same storytelling style to John Isner’s meteoric rise in the Summer of 2007.
@Bsiywk 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve always been looking for well edited tennis commentary channels. I’ve found it.
@teeks8713 Жыл бұрын
Dude beat two future #1 players, what a madlad
@juanleyva7928 3 жыл бұрын
Not even into tennis but I will be binge watching the whole channel 😌
@agreen182 3 жыл бұрын
This is such a good channel
@fedtartexterminator3851 3 жыл бұрын
Hahah loved this video Your should be a story teller Legend
@pratheekk__ 3 жыл бұрын
Respect what a legend
@thegraveofus 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t even play, or watch tenis and yet I’m obsessed with these videos
@steffen1405 3 жыл бұрын
That forehand grip though! Mental..
@masterofmagikarp4656 2 жыл бұрын
my man beating future number 1 in the world lmao, I remember this story but knowing now who he beat just makes it even more amazing
@kevinle5460 3 жыл бұрын
best new sports channel
@alexobed4252 3 жыл бұрын
You're very funny in a dry-pan kinda way.
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
The real joke is if Marcus Willis isn't our 2021 Wimbledon champ
@Bsiywk 3 жыл бұрын
CULT TENNIS You’re funny in a great type of way.
@cindygirlification 3 жыл бұрын
The most interesting tennis channel ever! 👍🏆
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate that!!
@publicdomainblaine 3 жыл бұрын
great great vid
@CULTTENNIS 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!!
@kl2389 2 жыл бұрын
A year after you post this another unknown player appears and won a grand slam. That unknown player is Emma Raducanu.
@shane708 2 жыл бұрын
She did it in her second Grand Slam though, so she is not really unknown, she reach the 4th round on her first Grand Slam.
@yuvrajgupta571 2 жыл бұрын
What a motivation!
@chervenkov1997 3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha he has a belly and is drinking Pepsi on the court. What a legend!!!!
@thehealerslm 3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. Make more if you have times. Ideas: Marcelo Rios, agassi, mc enroe,
@mattiaarseni4684 3 жыл бұрын
U actually deserve way more views
@dmitryishtuganov1942 3 жыл бұрын
He also had a great win in doubles at Wimbledon 2017 over Herbert/Mahut, reaching round of 16 and losing to eventual finalists Marach/Pavic
@Eaglewilliamjohn 3 жыл бұрын
this channel is like the Summoning Salt of tennis
@idontsignin 3 жыл бұрын
Kinda true what he says about the LTA, kids feel they need to go to Spain or Florida or even France to even stand a chance of making it. Andy Murray went to Spain as a kid, Johanna Konta also went to Spain and Heather Watson went to Florida. The LTA just don't cut it I'm afraid when it comes to producing players.
@christophers6886 3 жыл бұрын
This man could perform on the biggest stage when it matters. Clutch.
@rogue0192 3 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna make a feature film about this that's incredible
@saintkproductions3068 3 жыл бұрын
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