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Tennis: SA’s Lloyd Harris knocked out of the US Open, as Alcaraz and Djokovic win

# Tennis: South Africa’s Lloyd Harris exited the US Open in the second round after he was beaten, 6-4, 6-7, 2-6, 4-6, by last year’s finalist American Taylor Fritz. World number two Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz eased past Italy’s Mattia Bellucci 6-1, 6-0, 6-3, to reach the third round. Alcaraz’s potential semifinal opponent, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, beat American qualifier Zachary Svajda, 6-7, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1. In the women’s draw, last year’s runner-up American Jessica Pegula and Britain’s Emma Raducanu are also through to the third round.