Yesterday, the 25-year-old Harris was knocked out of the Madrid Open in Spain in the round of 64 with a straight-sets defeat to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Davidovich Fokina managed to convert two of the three breakpoints he earned against Harris.

The 22-year-old Spanish player beat Harris 7-5 and 7-6 at the clay-court event.

Earlier in the season, Davidovich Fokina caused a big upset when he beat the world number one, Novak Djokovic, at the Serbian Open.

Last week Harris was beaten 6-3 and 6-4 by Carlos Taberner at the Estoril Open in Portugal.

Harris has not entered the doubles for this week in Madrid.

The latest defeat comes as a blow to Harris’ preparations for the upcoming French Open at Roland Garros. It’s the fourth time that Harris has been beaten in six clay-court events this season.

The 2022 French Open in Paris begins on Sunday 22 May.

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