Lloyd Harris

South Africa’s lone entrant in the men’s singles draw at this year’s Wimbledon, Lloyd Harris, lost his first round match. Photo by Mike Lawrence/ATP Tour

Lloyd Harris handed HORROR first round US Open draw

South Africa’s top-ranked tennis player, Lloyd Harris, has been handed a horror first round draw at the year’s final Grand Slam, the US Open.

Lloyd Harris

South Africa’s lone entrant in the men’s singles draw at this year’s Wimbledon, Lloyd Harris, lost his first round match. Photo by Mike Lawrence/ATP Tour

South Africa’s top-ranked tennis player, Lloyd Harris, has been handed a horror first round draw at the year’s final Grand Slam, the US Open.

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The tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York starts on Monday, 30 August.

Harris, ranked 46th in the world, will face Russian 25th-seed Karen Khachanov.

The pair have never faced one another at ATP Tour level before.

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Meanwhile, South Africa’s only other entrant, Kevin Anderson, gets his tournament under way against Czech Jiri Vesely.

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