Billy Harris takes encouragement from Wimbledon Qualifying run

Billy Harris took encouragement from his Wimbledon Qualifying campaign after defeat in the final round of action in Roehampton. Manxman Harris had picked up two impressive victories to reach this stage, rallying from a set down to beat both Alexander Ritschard and 25th seed Hugo Gaston to reach the third round. Ad Thursday saw him face another tough test against Hamad Medjedovic, a 19-year-old hard-hitting Serbian who made his Grand Slam debut at the French Open last month.

WimbledonExclusive: Schett 'can't see anybody beating stronger than ever' Djokovic18 MINUTES AGO And it was Medjedovic who used his aggressive game style to control proceedings on Stadium Court, prevailing 6-4 7-6(6) 6-4 to reach the Wimbledon main draw for the first time in his career. Harris said: «It was a very tough match with his serve. He had a big first and even his second serve, you didn,t know where it was going — it was coming down like most people,s first serve.

I didn,t have much rhythm as there weren't many long rallies. »Second set I managed to keep it tight and take it to the tiebreak, and that was my chance to drag the match out a bit more, try and tire him a bit more. I think if it went to four sets he might have flagged a little bit, but overall his serve was too good today.

«In the rallies, I was starting to win more and more points, and he was missing a few forehands. When it mattered, he served his way out of trouble. »Three straight sets, he,s beaten me fair and square — he was obviously the better player.