Britain’s Billy Harris won’t play in his first Grand Slam on the French Open after falling to a 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 defeat within the closing spherical of qualifying.
Harris squandered a lead in each units in opposition to Valentin Vacherot of Monaco, who was additionally making an attempt to succeed in the principle draw at a serious for the primary time.
Harris was aiming to hitch Andy Murray and Dan Evans at Roland Garros after the British duo have been awarded a wildcard for the boys’s doubles.
The world quantity 202 struck the primary blow within the opening set, however he missed a set level and Vacherot broke again earlier than dominating the tie-break.
After a disappointing finish to the primary set, Harris recovered and raced to a 3-0 lead within the second, solely to be pinned again to 4-4 by the 14th seed, who gained seven factors in a row to wrap up the match.
Harris was the one Briton left in both the boys’s or girls’s qualifying tournaments after Ryan Peniston, Heather Watson and Oliver Crawford suffered first-round defeats.
The 29-year-old gained his first match on the ATP Tour in November final 12 months, having spent the beginning of his skilled profession driving to tournaments in a Ford Transit van to save cash.