Tennis news - Sam Querrey downs Lloyd Harris to advance at New York Open

ByReuters

Updated 13/02/2019 at 08:19 GMT

Feb 12 (Reuters) - American Sam Querrey fired his 13th ace on match point to dispatch rising South African talent Lloyd Harris 7-6(2) 6-2 in the first round of the New York Open on Tuesday.

Sam Querrey of USA in action against Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia during ATP World Tour Chengdu Open 2nd Round at Sichuan International Tennis Centre on September 27, 2018 in Chengdu, China.

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The big-serving Querrey proved too strong for the 21-year-old Harris, who is the second-highest ranked South African and a rising star who made it through qualifiers to compete in last year's US Open and this year's Australian Open.

Harris had no answer for Querrey's blistering serves and punishing groundstrokes unleashed from the outset on the black hard courts of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

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Querrey will next face either Croat Ivo Karlovic or Moldovan Radu Albot, who play their first round match on Wednesday.

Querrey's win capped a good day for the hometown Americans as Louisiana native Ryan Harrison's pinpoint serving sent Canadian Peter Polansky packing in a 6-3 6-4 route earlier in the day.

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