Ward is No855 in the world, 854 places adrift of Andy Murray, with whom he hit again on Saturday. He has earned £130,000 in his career, just £6,600 of it this year, and was £12,000 in the red before he made the Wimbledon main draw last year. Life for Ward, like many of his contemporaries, is what most matches are for Murray: tough. Had he missed out on Wimbledon, he would have been playing in a Futures tournament in Getxo, northern Spain. “Last year was massive because I got a wildcard into the Wimbledon main draw.

Source: The Guardian July 01, 2017 21:22 UTC