GB's Harris reaches first ATP quarter-final at Queen's

Britain's Billy Harris reached his first ATP Tour quarter-final pinch triumph complete Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard astatine Queen's.

The 29-year-old defeated nan Frenchman 6-4 7-5 successful beforehand of 8,000 fans connected Centre Court.

Harris has spent astir of his profession successful nan tiers beneath ATP level and used to recreation to tournaments successful a Ford Transit van to prevention money.

"It's monolithic for my confidence," Harris said.

"I didn't cognize really I would respond coming retired present coming but arsenic soon arsenic I sewage connected tribunal I felt I was getting awesome support from nan crowd and they helped maine done nan match."

Harris, who is from nan Isle of Man, was classed extracurricular nan world's apical 300 arsenic precocious arsenic October.

He will now move wrong nan apical 150 erstwhile nan latest rankings are updated connected Monday.

Harris will make his Grand Slam debut this summertime aft he received a wildcard for nan main tie astatine Wimbledon, which starts connected 1 July.

"I came into this lucifer knowing it would beryllium very reliable pinch his service - successful nan first hr I was reasoning this service needs to slow down," added Harris, who collapsed astatine 5-5 successful nan 2nd group and past served retired nan match.

"I managed to settee successful quickly and conscionable stayed successful nan zone."

He will look either American Brandon Nakashima aliases Italy's Lorenzo Musetti successful nan quarter-finals.

There was much British occurrence successful nan doubles arsenic Joe Salisbury and American partner Rajeev Ram hit Sebastian Korda and Alex de Minaur 7-6 (8-6) 7-5.

Salisbury will look chap Briton Neal Skupski, who is playing alongside New Zealand's Michael Venus, next.

Elsewhere connected Thursday, world number 1 Jannik Sinner reached nan quarter-finals of nan Halle Open pinch a hard-fought triumph complete Fabian Marozsan of Hungary.

Italy's Sinner needed 3 sets to triumph 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 6-2 successful Germany.

The Australian Open champion will look either Greek sixth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas aliases location dream Jan-Lennard Struff next.

Meanwhile, erstwhile Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berettini, who mislaid to Jack Draper successful nan last of nan Stuttgart Open connected Sunday, fell to a 3-6 6-4 6-3 conclusion by American Marcos Giron.

Giron will play Polish 5th seed Hubert Hurkacz, who moved past Australia's James Duckworth successful consecutive sets.