Tennis
Harris into 2nd round at Roland Garros─── MORGAN PIEK 14:09 Tue, 29 Sep 2020
South Africa’s Lloyd Harris is into the second round of the French Open which is being played at Roland Garros in Paris.
The 23-year-old Harris needed exactly 2 hours earlier today to beat Australia’s Alexei Popyrin in straight-sets to advance.
The world number 90 won the first two sets 6-4, 6-4, before claiming the third and final set 9-7 in a tiebreaker.
South Africa's Kevin Anderson will also be playing singles on Tuesday, while Raven Klaasen will compete in the men's doubles.
Meanwhile, the world number one, Novak Djokovic, begins his campaign for a second French Open title when he takes to the Phillip Chatrier Court.
The 33-year-old 17-time Grand Slam champion will be up against Mikael Ymer of Sweden.
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