Roger Federer does not know what is coming to him as the 17-time major champion gets set to face Wimbledon giant-killer Marcus Willis, says British number six Liam Broady.
Willis' remarkable story will write another chapter on Wednesday when the 25-year-old faces Federer, ranked 769 places above him, on Centre Court.
The British number 23, who almost gave up the game earlier this year and had to win six qualifying matches just to make the main draw, will pocket £50,000 for reaching round two.
Broady, who lost his first round match to Andy Murray on Tuesday, is ranked 235th in the world but has also struggled against Willis, the outsider winning four of their seven previous encounters.
"Is he going to beat Federer? Stranger things have happened, I know that," Broady said.
"One of the guys said to me before how Federer said you'd be amazed how little ranking means when it gets to these sorts of matches.
"Everybody hits the ball pretty well. I don't think Roger is going to have played anyone like Marcus. I know that for a fact."
While beating Ricardas Berankis on Monday was Willis' first ever victory on the ATP Tour, Federer is looking for his 1077th against the Briton.
The Swiss master has also earned 98.1million US dollars in his career, compared to Willis' $95,129.
The part-time coach from Wokingham, however, appeared entirely relaxed in his new surroundings against Berankis and his colourful personality is likely to draw more affection on Centre Court.
"Marcus is a comedian. He's the funniest guy on the tour I think," Broady said.
"He has that reputation among pretty much all nationalities. Those challengers I played him in America, he was drinking Pepsis on the court, eating Snickers on the court. That's when he got the nickname Cartman. He lives up to it.
"I think that's one of his big advantages, he's so relaxed at this stage. He laughs it off.
"No one likes playing Marcus. He's so tricky, he's so talented. He's very aware of what he's doing on the court, how to make it awkward for people."
One man who does have experience of beating Willis is Britain's Dan Cox, who has won 11 of their last 14 match-ups.
Cox believes Willis can cause Federer a few problems but was not prepared to give away any secrets.
"I'm not going to say anything before he plays Roger in case Roger takes a few tips," Cox said.
"Guys who haven't seen his style of play before, it is very tricky. I watched most of his matches through qualifying and guys were tearing their hair out.
"You could see Berankis wondering what the hell was going on. He looked like he wanted to get off the court as quickly as he could, go to the changing room and then go back to Lithuania.
"He makes you do that. On this surface, that's the perfect game plan. They don't know what to do."
Source: PA
