The young English tennis player Marcus Willis who, as world no.775 managed to get through 6 qualifying rounds to reach Wimbledon, then knocked out the world no. 56 to set up a match with the peerless Roger Federer, has local Aveyron connections.
Despite losing in straight sets to Federer, Marcus put up a good fight to earn the "plucky" epithet so much used for British sportsmen when they lose. So as well as huge UK media coverage, local press have been quick to point out that Marcus has been a member of the Capdenac Tennis club since 2011.
Recruited to bolster the National Division 3 club it isn't clear how often, if at all, Willis represented the club. Club President Mathieu Desroches recalls that in enticing the then 20 year old they promised that Capdenac had little other than the railway to offer.
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