Atlanta Open: Qualifier Harris moves into last 16
The South African will play the winner of the match between No 7 seed Ugo Humbert and Constant Lestienne in the next round
South African qualifier Lloyd Harris advanced to the last 16 of the Atlanta Open by defeating Australian qualifier James Duckworth 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Monday.
Harris, a former top 40 player who is now ranked No 204 in the world after struggling with injuries, will play the winner of the match between No 7 seed Ugo Humbert and Constant Lestienne next.
For the second day in-a-row, Lloyd Harris 🇿🇦 wins in three, edging Duckworth 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the #AtlantaOpen round of 16 pic.twitter.com/29hujNhMgb
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Harris had missed the second half of 2022 to recover from a wrist injury.
“Happy to be playing tennis again, honestly.”
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Lloyd Harris 🇿🇦 following today’s second straight three-set win to reach the Atlanta R16…
The former no.31 sat out back half of ‘22 to recover from wrist surgery less than a year after his ‘21 US Open QF run #AtlantaOpen pic.twitter.com/E4vwcLEvDl