Roger Federer overcomes SA’s Lloyd Harris despite dropping the first set
Young Capetonian earns praise from the Swiss master
02 July 2019 - 19:39
SA’s Lloyd Harris was in dreamland for 30 minutes of his Wimbledon debut against Roger Federer on centre court before the Swiss maestro predictably took control to win their first-round clash on Tuesday.
Harris‚ 22, from Sea Point in Cape Town‚ took the first set 6-3 against his boyhood idol with a nerveless start to the match against the eight-time Wimbledon champion. It was the first time since 2010 that Federer had dropped a set in the first round at Wimbledon...
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