It was, however, not all doom-and-gloom for South Africa with Lloyd Harris advancing to the next round.

Anderson was sent packing following a 7-6, 5-7, 6-3 and 7-5 defeat to Zverev.

Following his win over Anderson, Zverev conceded that he was happy with beating a tricky opponent earlier in the Grand Slam.

“I'm actually quite happy with a first-round like that.

“Kevin is not someone you usually play in a first round. This is a fourth-round, quarter-final, semi-final match normally against him.

“I am extremely happy to be through."

The 23-year-old Harris in his turn breezed into the next round with a straight-sets victory over the Italian, Marco Cecchinato.

Harris claimed the win with a 6-4, 7-5 and 6-2 victory over Cecchinato to set up a date with the Belgian, David Goffin, in the next round.

The 10th seeded Goffin was made to work for his win by dispatching America’s Reilly Opelja with a 7-6, 3-6, 6-1 and 6-4 victory.

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