The 23-year-old Capetonian will have his work cut out for him when the takes on the 7th seeded David Goffin of Belgium on court 5.

During round one on Monday, Harris, 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.

Goffin in his turn was made to break a bit of a sweat by dispatching America’s Reilly Opelja with a 7-6, 3-6, 6-1 and 6-4 victory.

Meanwhile, at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, the world number one, Novak Djokovic, will be in action against the South African-born Kyle Edmund, who plays under the British banner.

In the women's singles, Petra Kvitova takes on Kateryna Kozlova, Noami Osaka will face Camila Giorgi and the top-ranked Karolina Pliskova will play against Caroline Garcia.

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