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Patna : Qualifier Lloyd George Muirhead Harris, 24, South Africa, stunned top seed & World No 4 Dominic Thiem, 27, Austria, in straight sets in 2nd round of ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships at Dubai, UAE, on March 16, 2021, night, to move into Round of 16 of the tournament. Harris beat reigning US Open champion Theim Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-4 in just 72 minutes winning 2 break points and 3 games in a row in the match.
World No 81 Harris fired 9 Aces during the match to 6 by Thiem. The Austrian committed 5 double faults during the match to 4 by Harris. Harris, in all, won 56 points during the match to 46 by the Austrian. Harris will face 14th seed Filip Krajinovic, 29, Serbia, in Round of 16 on March 17, 2021, night.
World No 33 Krajinovic defeated World No 52 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 21, Spain, 7-5, 6-4 winning 2 break points and 5 games in a row in 2nd round on March 16, 2021. Krajinovic hammered 16 Aces during the match to just 2 by Fokina.