Mallorca Open: Harris moves into last four

South African qualifier Lloyd Harris advanced to the last 4 of the Mallorca Open by winning against Russian lucky loser Pavel Kotov 7-5, 6-2 at Mallorca Country Club on Thursday.

Harris, ranked No 298, will play the winner of the match between French lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech and American Christopher Eubanks next.

Harris in wonderland 🎉@lloydharris63 reaches his 5th tour-level semi final in Mallorca! He defeats Kotov 7-5 6-2.#MallorcaChampionships pic.twitter.com/ffLFUMZnHX

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 29, 2023

The South African defeated Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles, the No 7 seed (6-2, 7-6 (2)) and Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin (7-6 (5), 6-3) in the previous rounds of the Mallorca tournament.

Earlier in the tournament, Kotov, ranked No 116, won against Australian qualifier Li Tu (7-6 (4), 6-3) and edged out Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the second seed (2-6, 6-3, 6-4).

Mallorca ATP250, other quarter-finals results (Mallorca Country Club, grass, EUR 915.630, most recent results first):

• Adrian Mannarino vs. Corentin Moutet
• Yannick Hanfmann vs. Feliciano López
• Arthur Rinderknech vs. Christopher Eubanks