WIMBLEDON enters its second week today with both tennis ace Andy Murray and an Oxford charity still in the running to win big, but not together.

In 2003 Nick Newlife, from Tackley, placed a bet of £1,520, at odds of 66-1, that Swiss player Roger Federer would win seven Wimbledon titles before 2019.

Mr Newlife died in 2009 and left the bet in his will to Oxfam.

The charity stands to collect £101,000 if Federer, who currently has six titles, wins to tournament in London this year.

On Friday he was almost knocked out by Julien Benneteau but fought back to win in five sets.

William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe said: “This is a unique situation in my 40-year experience of the bookmaking world. Mr Newlife’s bet could land six-figure winnings from beyond the grave, and in sporting terms Roger Federer came back from the dead to keep the dream alive for Oxfam and all his fans.”

Mr Newlife, a bachelor with no children, left his estate to Oxfam when he died aged 69.

Federer is second favourite to win Wimbledon, at 11-4, with defending champion Novak Djokovic the favourite at 4-5, while three-time semi-finalist Andy Murray is 5-1 to take the title.