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Andy Murray to face Marcus Willis in the Tie Break Tens

ByPA Sport

Updated 20/10/2016 at 21:39 GMT

Andy Murray will play Wimbledon hero Marcus Willis in this weekend's Tie Break Tens exhibition in Vienna.

Great Britain's Marcus Willis reacts during his match against Switzerland's Roger Federer

Image credit: Reuters

The pair have been drawn in the same group for the event on Sunday along with former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic.
The trio will take on each other over a first-to-10-points tie-break, with the overall winner of the tournament, which also features Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Dominic Thiem and Tommy Haas, pocketing the 250,000 US dollars prize pot.
Willis burst into the spotlight at Wimbledon this summer by winning seven matches to set up a second-round clash with Roger Federer while ranked 772.
The 26-year-old will look to make an impression in the ATP event in Vienna next week after being given a wild card into qualifying.
He fancies his chances of giving Murray a test, saying: " It's 10 points. Accrington Stanley would lose to Manchester United over 90 minutes, but in a 10-minute match they would stand a chance. I think it will suit my game."
Murray lost in the final of the inaugural Tie Break Tens event at the Royal Albert Hall last year to compatriot Kyle Edmund.
He is on a 10-match winning streak after claiming titles in Beijing and Shanghai and will look to continue his push for the world number one spot in Vienna next week.
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