Roger Federer: I think Lloyd Harris played great in Adelaide



by DZEVAD MESIC

Roger Federer: I think Lloyd Harris played great in Adelaide
Roger Federer: I think Lloyd Harris played great in Adelaide

Swiss Roger Federer praised rising South African star Lloyd Harris while in Cape Town for a charity match. Federer, 38, will clash against world No. 2 Rafael Nadal this Friday in South Africa. While in Cape Town, Federer reflected on world No.

85 Harris' great run at the Adelaide International from the beginning of the season. In Adelaide, Harris made his maiden ATP final as a qualifier before losing to Russian Andrey Rublev. The 22-year-old South African won a total of six matches in Adelaide but he ran out of the gas in the final as Rublev claimed an easy 6-3 6-0 win.

Federer himself experienced how it feels to play Harris last year when he met the rising South African star at Wimbledon. Record eight-time Wimbledon champion Federer struggled a bit early on in the match but eventually beat Harris 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 in his opener at The Championships.

"I think Lloyd Harris played great in Adelaide. I remember watching his semis and finals. I also played him at Wimbledon last year," Federer said in Cape Town, per Sport 24.

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