Roger Federer relishing clash with Britain's new Wimbledon hero Marcus Willis

Roger Federer says he cannot wait to play Britain's Wimbledon wonder Marcus Willis and hailed his progress as one of the greatest stories in the sport.

Willis, ranked 772nd in the world and nicknamed 'Willbomb', almost gave up tennis earlier this year and has been coaching rather than playing on tour but won his seventh match in a row with a 6-3 6-3 6-4 victory over bemused Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis.