Eastbourne Results: Jacob Fearnley increases the shoulders of fall while Billy Harris beats Cameron Norrie

Earlier, the semi-finalist of Eastbourne 2024, Billy Harris, obtained his campaign this year starting strong with a victory in the shock against his colleague British player Cameron Norrie.

Harris, who only qualified for this year’s competition as a lucky loser, beat the former semi-finalist of Wimbledon, Norrie 6-4 6-4, in the third match of Tuesday on Center Court.

For the world’s number 142 Harris, it was only his second victory over a player in the top 100 when he saw Norrie 61st impressively.

“I knew it would be a difficult match today,” said English Harris. “I had to play a good match and I managed to stay solid in the wind.

“I had good memories of last year here, I hope I can make a good week.”

In the first match of simple competitive between the compatriots, Harris ran in an advance of 4-1 with a double break, taking the two break points offered in the set.

A grinding opener with only five winners in total was partly decided by 13 non -forced errors from Norrie, who received a joker for Eastbourne but was below the peer here, despite the fact of Beak Harris to serve in the eighth match. He also did not succeed in hitting an ace of the meeting an hour and 24 minutes.

Harris then broke up in the seventh game in the second set, and saw four break points in Norrie in the last game when he was used for the match.

Harris will play Italian qualification Mattia Bellucci in the second round.