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ByHowardFendrich TheAssociatedPress LONDON How much money might you be willing to pay for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to play tennis against Roger Fe- derer on Centre Court at Wim- bledon? Or merely for the chance to emerge from the tunnel lead- ing out to the green grass there and hear the full-throated yells of nearly 15,000 standing, clap- ping spectators pulling for you? Or, perhaps best of all, for the chance to look up at a guest box and see your parents, sis- ter, brother and cousin leaping out of their seats, rejoicing, af- ter you conjured up a beautifully curled lob that floated over the man considered by many to be the sport's greatest player in history and landed in to win a 14-stroke exchange? Marcus Willis, who lives at home with Mom and Dad and works as a tennis instructor at a club in central England, got to experience all of that and more Wednesday, and it didn't cost the 25-year-old a dime. Ac- tually, Willis earned the biggest paycheck of his career despite winding up with the sort of re- sult everyone expected when a guy ranked 772nd in the world somehow found himself across the net from the man who spent more weeks at No. 1 than any- one: a 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 victory for Federer in the second round at the All England Club. "I did look up twice as I bounced the ball, and saw Roger Federer, and thought, 'Oh, haven't seen this before,"' Wil- lis said. "Yeah, it was surreal. ... I had to get used to it and play." He earned the right to be out there. WIMBLEDON TennisteacherrevelsinshotatFederer Swiss17-timemajorchampionbeatsBritish upstart Willis in 3 sets in 2nd-round match TIMIRELAND—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Roger Federer returns to Marcus Willis during their men's singles match Wednesday in the Wimbledon Championships in London. By Paul Newberry The Associated Press OMAHA,NEB. Michael Phelps is heading back to the Olympics. So is Missy Franklin. Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, held off a stiff challenge from Tom Shields to win the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials Wednesday night. Phelps whipped around to look at his time — a bit slower than he probably would've liked — and held up all five fingers on his right hand. Yep, it's Olympics No. 5, mak- ing him the first male swimmer to compete in that many Sum- mer Games. "I think that means the most tonight," Phelps said, pausing to compose himself. "Just being able to finish how I want to is so important to me. Getting on this team is what I wanted to do." Franklin, meanwhile, turned in one of the gutsiest perfor- mances of her career to earn a spot for Rio in the 200 freestyle. One night after she struggled to seventh in the 100 backstroke — an event she won four years ago in London — there was plenty of speculation that she'd be hard- pressed to qualify for any indi- vidual events at these games. Franklin herself sounded as thoughshe'dbehappyjustgetting on the team as a relay swimmer. Turns out, she'll be busier than that in Brazil. While Katie Ledecky romped to victory in the 200 free, earn- ing a second individual event at the Olympics, Franklin rallied over the second half of the race to claim the runner-up spot. Ledecky touched in 1:54.88, following up her easy victory in the 400 free. Franklin's coach, Todd Schmitz, pumped his fists and charged down the steps of the arena to congratulate his bub- bly swimmer, one of the biggest stars of the London Games. "Last night was really tough and coming back from that, I was telling myself, 'I'm not done fighting. I'm not done with be- lieving in myself,'" Franklin said. "That's probably the most proud race I've ever swam in my entire career, coming back from such a loss last night and telling myself that I still have it in me to do whatever I believe I can do." Franklin touched in 1:56.18, edging out Leah Smith by just under a half-second. Allison Schmitt, the defending gold medalist, settled for fourth but that will at least be good enough to get another star from the Lon- don Games on the team as a re- lay swimmer. Phelps, who retired after the last Olympics but soon reversed his decision, took the 200 fly in 1:54.84 — far off the world record of 1:51.51 he set at the 2009 world championships while wearing one of the high-tech suits that have since been banned. But there's time to work on his speed between now and Rio. For now, Phelps is thrilled to be go- ing back to the Olympics, where he'll get a chance to add to the already staggering amount of hardware he's accumulated at the last four Olympics: 18 golds and 22 medals overall. Going along for the ride this time is his first child, 7-week-old Boomer, who watched from the stands in the arms of his mom. The infant wore noise-cancel- ing headphones adorned with American flags so he wouldn't be startled by the huge roar that went up when his daddy touched the wall first. Phelps reflected on his stum- bles since London, most notably a second drunken driving ar- rest that prompted him to take a whole new look at his life. He reconnected with his long-es- tranged father, got engaged, gave up alcohol and committed himself to closing his career with a flourish. OLYMPICS Phelpslocksuptripto a5thOlympicGames Franklin qualifies as runner-up in 200-meter freestyle for Rio this summer PHOTOS BY MARK J. TERRILL — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Michael Phelps gestures a er winning the men's 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Wednesday in Omaha, Nebraska. Phelps qualified for his fi h Summer Games. Phelps adjusts his goggles before swimming in the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Wednesday. Phelps won the race. By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press AKRON, OHIO The U.S. Open tro- phy was on the kitchen table in Dustin Johnson's home in South Florida. That was by design. "So when I came down the next morning, it was sitting right there," Johnson said Wednesday. "Gave me a smile a little bit." For all his power, there is a sub- tle side to Johnson. He never got too down on himself when he was shooting 82 at Pebble Beach or grounding his club in sand with- out realizing it was a bunker at Whistling Straits. He played golf with friends the day after a three- putt cost him a shot at Chambers Bay. He sure didn't go over the top when he captured his first major at Oakmont. Johnson skipped all the talk shows in New York. He waited until last Wednesday, his 32nd birthday, to head for some soli- tude in the Bahamas with fam- ily and friends, spending time on his boat, in the water and playing a little golf ("a couple holes here and there") at Baker's Bay. He wasn't seen in public un- til he showed up on the range Wednesday at Firestone for the Bridgestone Invitational. PGA TOUR Johnson has major title with confidence US Open champion set for Bridgestone Invitational TONY DEJAK — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Dustin Johnson hits from the range during the practice round Wednesday for the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. LAURENT CIPRIANI — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Tejay van Garderen of the U.S. is a top contender for overall victory in the upcoming 103rd Tour de France, which starts Saturday. By Dave Skretta The Associated Press Tejay van Garderen was third overall in the Tour de France a year ago, just a handful of stages between him and a podium place in Paris, when he pulled to the side of the road and climbed into his team car. A respiratory infection he had been fighting for days had forced him out of the race. It was a bitter disappointment for van Garderen, who has twice finished fifth in cycling's marquee race, but also for American fans waiting for someone to step into the void left by Lance Armstrong. Perhaps this is the year that fi- nally happens. Van Garderen will join four other Americans on the start line Saturday in Mont-Saint-Michel, all of them with enough ability to stir things up. In fact, van Gard- eren and Richie Porte were picked as co-leaders of the BMC Racing Team, which means the 27-year- old from Tacoma, Washington, will have plenty of support. "I've already raced the Tour de France a couple of times with most of these guys, so I couldn't be happier to line up with them once again," van Garderen said. TOUR DE FRANCE Van Garderen leads 5-man US contingent in biggest race SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, June 30, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1