French Open: Lloyd Harris fails to qualify for Roland Garros
There will be no South African representation in this year's men's singles draw at the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris.
There will be no South African representation in this year’s men’s singles draw at the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris.
South Africa’s lone hope, Lloyd Harris, lost in the second round of qualifying on Wednesday.
Forced to qualify
Due to his 128th ranking, Harris was forced to qualify for the tournament which gets under way on Sunday, 26 May.
Harris, 27, won his opening round match 2-6, 6-1, 7-5 against France’s Arthur Géa.
But the Cape Town-born Harris fell short in the second round, losing 6-1, 7-6 (11/9) to Italian Mattia Bellucci.
Harris was seeded 20th for the qualifiers.
Only the top 16 plus an undetermined number of ‘lucky losers’ will progress to the tournament itself.
Harris has a poor record on the clay in Paris having played in five consecutive events from 2019 to 2023, but never having progressed past the second round.
At the time of publishing it’s unclear whether Harris will take part in the men’s doubles.
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