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South Africa’s Lloyd Harris was eliminated from Wimbledon after going down in five sets in his second round match against American Ben Shelton on Thursday.
South African tennis sensation Lloyd Harris has made headlines by advancing to the second round at Wimbledon, showcasing his resilience and determination on the court.
Having achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of 31st in September 2021, Lloyd Harris now finds himself way down in 128th.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz dispatched South Africa's Lloyd Harris 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) in 2hr 28min on the Arthur Ashe Stadium showcourt in the second round of the US Open on Friday.
When SA’s Lloyd Harris stands on the other side of the court to world number one Carlos Alcaraz in the second round of the US Open on Friday, he will try to remember how he used to beat the Spaniard as a teenager.
Lloyd Harris, South Africa’s lone entrant at the Australian Open, was at a loss for words after his first round win over Lorenzo Musetti on Monday.
South Africa’s Lloyd Harris crashed out in the first round of the French Open in Paris on Tuesday, losing in straight sets to the French veteran Richard Gasquet.
SA’s Kevin Anderson lost in straight sets to American Reilly Opelka in the first round of the Australian Open a few hours after Lloyd Harris was knocked out by a wild card entrant.
SA’s Lloyd Harris was expected to advance against lower-ranked Australian wild card Aleksandar Vukic, but lost in four sets, which the rapturous cheers from the home crowd.
Lloyd Harris, seeded fifth at the Adelaide International, lost to the unseeded Kwon Soon-woo in a tournament where the SA player was expected to at least make it to the quarter-finals.
With some members of the SA squad being tied to universities in the United States, Christo van will need to negotiate their release to ensure a full-strength team is available.
Christo van Rensburg, once the poster boy of South African tennis, was like a kid in a candy store after guiding his Davis Cup charges to a 4-0 whitewash over Venezuela.
Christo van Rensburg started his tenure as the new South African Davis Cup captain on a high note on Saturday, as Lloyd Harris hands out a few ’bagels’ against Venezuela.
It will be the first time that the 39th world-ranked Lloyd Harris plays in a fourth match at a Major after beating seventh-seeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov at the US Open.
Lloyd Harris, ranked a career-high 50th, called it the greatest victory of his career after his 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 win over Rafael Nadal at the Citi Open.