Fresh from the biggest win of his career at the LTA’s cinch Championships last week, Harris came up against Rothesay Open Nottingham champion Jacob Fearnley. The 29-year-old wildcard broke Fearnley towards the end of the first set before winning a tight tie-break tussle to book his place in the second round with a 6-4 7-6(7) win. In the middle of an encouraging grass-court season run, Harris admitted his task against first-round opponent and friend Fearnley was no easy feat.
He said: “It was a great atmosphere out here today, the crowd were amazing. “It’s my first time in Eastbourne, it’s a great court to play on and it felt great out there. “I definitely gained some confidence from last week but at the same time, it was a very tough match.
“Jacob won his last tournament and beat a lot good players so I knew I had to be really on my game for these matches. “It’s been amazing the last few weeks and I hope to continue in this tournament and also onto Wimbledon.” Still rising 🔥 Career highs for @jackdraper0 & Billy Harris after a BIG week at the #cinchChampionships #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 pic.
twitter.com/wIrqv8O5sq Harris will face Charles Broom after Queen's champion Tommy Paul dropped out of the draw. The Isle of Man player broke into the top 150 in West Kensington last week on the way to the quarter-finals, beating Wimbledon Qualifying top seed Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in straight sets 6-4 7-5.
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