Lloyd Harris to face American teenager in Wimbledon Round 1

South Africa’s Lloyd Harris will face little-known American teenager Alex Michelsen in the first round of this year’s Wimbledon tournament. Image: EPA/WILL OLIVERSouth Africa’s Lloyd Harris will face little-known American teenager Alex Michelsen in the first round of this year’s Wimbledon tournament. Image: EPA/WILL OLIVERHarris, 27, came through three rounds of qualifying to secure his spot in the men’s singles main draw starting on Monday, 1 July.

Harris beat Italy’s Andrea Vavassori 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of qualifying, then proved too strong for Britain’s George Loffhagen, winning 7-6 , 7-6 in the second round.He is guaranteed a handsome pay cheque at Wimbledon, no matter how far he progresses.Harris’s best performance to date on the hallowed grass courts at Wimbledon came in 2021 when he reached the second round.At the time of publishing it’s unclear whether Harris will be in men’s doubles or mixed doubles action at Wimbledon.

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