GB's Harris misses out on first ATP semi-final

Britain's Billy Harris missed retired connected a maiden ATP semi-final aft a straight-set conclusion by Lorenzo Musetti astatine Queen's.

Italy's Musetti fell to nan level successful ceremony aft wrapping up a 6-3 7-5 win.

He will look Jordan Thompson adjacent aft nan Australian, classed 43rd successful nan world, claimed a astonishment 6-4 6-3 triumph complete American 4th seed Taylor Fritz.

Musetti's triumph brought an extremity to a memorable week for Harris, who will move into nan world's apical 150 aft his tally to nan past eight.

Harris has spent astir of his profession successful nan tiers beneath ATP level, having previously travelled to tournaments successful a Ford Transit van, and was classed extracurricular nan apical 300 arsenic precocious arsenic October.

He will now make his Grand Slam debut this summertime aft being fixed a wildcard for nan main tie astatine Wimbledon, which starts connected 1 July.

The 29-year-old from nan Isle of Man was surgery successful his first work crippled and could not make nan astir of 2 break points to extremity Musetti from taking nan opener.

He was capable to put nan world number 30 nether much unit successful nan 2nd but, aft redeeming a break constituent astatine 2-2, Harris dropped service astatine 5-5 and Musetti served retired nan triumph connected his first lucifer point.

"I americium a small spot emotional," said Musetti, who reached nan semi-finals of nan Stuttgart Open past week.

"It was a really reliable twelvemonth for me, a batch of things person changed - a batch of downs and not galore ups.

"These past 2 weeks person been amazing."

Britain's Jack Draper is successful action later connected Friday against Tommy Paul, pinch nan victor to look either Sebastian Korda aliases Rinky Hijikata.

At nan Halle Open successful Germany, location dream Alexander Zverev avoided an upset aft coming backmost from a group down against Frenchman Arthur Fils.

The French Open runner-up won 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-4 to group up a semi-final gathering pinch Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, who claimed a 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 triumph against American Marcos Giron.