Harris takes heavy beating
South Africa's Lloyd Harris suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.
Lloyd Harris was handed a tennis lesson by the Russian number 15 seed Daniil Medvedev, who needed just two hours to post a one-sided 6-1, 6-2, and 6-1 win in their Australian Open first-round clash in Melbourne.
The in-form Medvedev, who enjoys a career-high world ranking of 16, did his number 15 seeding proud as he held serve throughout the match and reeled off a succession of 27 winners.
Last week he served notice of his form when he reached the Brisbane International final which he lost to Japanese ace Kei Nishikori.
Harris managed six aces against seven by Medvedev and squandered no less than 17 breakpoints. In all, he dropped service seven times as the Russian secured a second-round berth.
South Africa's great Aussie Open hope Kevin Anderson, the fifth seed, plays his second match against unseeded American Frances Tiafoe today on the Margaret Court Arena (Show Court One).
On Monday Anderson saw off the tricky Frenchman 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 and 6-1 in two hours and 53 minutes in the first round to progress at Melbourne Park.
Last year Anderson suffered a shock first-round defeat to Johannesburg-born Brit Kyle Edmund in five sets.
Anderson's big serve and aggressive play from the baseline will be the key to his success and he is one of the favourites at this year's event.
South Africa's doubles ace Raven Klaasen is seeded sixth with his New Zealand partner Michael Venus.
Their first-round match will be on Thursday against unseeded Mikhail Kukushkin (Kazakhstan) and Bradley Klahn (USA).
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The in-form Medvedev, who enjoys a career-high world ranking of 16, did his number 15 seeding proud as he held serve throughout the match and reeled off a succession of 27 winners.
Last week he served notice of his form when he reached the Brisbane International final which he lost to Japanese ace Kei Nishikori.
Harris managed six aces against seven by Medvedev and squandered no less than 17 breakpoints. In all, he dropped service seven times as the Russian secured a second-round berth.
South Africa's great Aussie Open hope Kevin Anderson, the fifth seed, plays his second match against unseeded American Frances Tiafoe today on the Margaret Court Arena (Show Court One).
On Monday Anderson saw off the tricky Frenchman 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 and 6-1 in two hours and 53 minutes in the first round to progress at Melbourne Park.
Last year Anderson suffered a shock first-round defeat to Johannesburg-born Brit Kyle Edmund in five sets.
Anderson's big serve and aggressive play from the baseline will be the key to his success and he is one of the favourites at this year's event.
South Africa's doubles ace Raven Klaasen is seeded sixth with his New Zealand partner Michael Venus.
Their first-round match will be on Thursday against unseeded Mikhail Kukushkin (Kazakhstan) and Bradley Klahn (USA).
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