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GB's Harris misses out on French Open main draw

Britain's Billy Harris will not play in his first Grand Slam at the French Open after falling to a 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 defeat in the final round of qualifying.

Harris squandered a lead in both sets against Valentin Vacherot of Monaco, who was also trying to reach the main draw at a major for the first time.

Harris was aiming to join Andy Murray and Dan Evans at Roland Garros after the British duo were awarded a wildcard for the men's doubles.

The world number 202 struck the first blow in the opening set, but he missed a set point and Vacherot broke back before dominating the tie-break.