French Open: Dan Evans beats Billy Harris within the opening around of qualifying at Roland-Garros

Dan Evans gained the all-British conflict towards Billy Harris within the opening around of French Open qualifying.

Former British No 1 Evans has fallen to 215th on this planet and is taking part in in qualifying at Roland-Garros for the primary time since 2014.

Harris is ranked greater than 100 puts upper at 103 and narrowly neglected out on a spot in the principle draw by means of proper but it surely used to be Evans who prevailed 7-5 6-3.

It used to be simplest the 34-year-old’s 2d singles win at the Parisian clay after a first-round primary draw victory in 2022 and he’s going to play French wild card Clement Tabur in around two.

Fran Jones, who has been in superb shape at the clay, is thru to around two of ladies’s qualifying after a 6-2 6-3 victory over Croatia’s Lea Boskovic.

Jones lately clinched her 2d identify at the floor this yr on the W75 Prague. The British No 4 has gained six ITF identify since 2019 and her victory within the Czech Republic used to be the second one of the yr, after she picked up the W75 Vacaria again in March.

She subsequent faces Japan’s Mai Hontama however there have been defeats for Heather Watson, who misplaced 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 to Australia’s Daria Saville, and Jan Choinski, overwhelmed 6-4 7-6 (7-5) by means of Giulio Zeppieri.

Players wish to win 3 fits to make the principle draw.

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