GB's Harris one win from French Open & Murray given doubles wildcard

Billy Harris won his first ATP Tour match at November's Sofia Open, aged 28

Britain's Billy Harris is one win away from a first Grand Slam main draw appearance after a hard-fought victory in the second round of French Open qualifying.

The 29-year-old beat France's Manuel Guinard 6-3 3-6 7-6 (10-4) on the Paris clay.

He could join Andy Murray and Dan Evans at Roland-Garros after the British duo were awarded a wildcard for the men's doubles.

The 13 other doubles wildcards announced all went to French pairs.

However, former world number three Dominic Thiem lost on his final French Open appearance.

Austria's Thiem, who is retiring later this year, fell 6-2 7-5 to Finland's Otto Virtanen.

Thiem was not given a wildcard for Roland Garros, where he is a two-time runner-up.

An on-court ceremony was held for Thiem after his loss, with the 30-year-old presented with a commemorative trophy.

World number 202 Harris is the only Briton left in either the men's or women's qualifying tournaments.

He will play 14th seed Valentin Vacherot of Monaco for a place in the main draw, which starts on Sunday.

Harris won his first match on the ATP Tour in November last year, having spent the start of his professional career driving to tournaments in a Ford Transit van to save money.

He is appearing in only his fourth Grand Slam qualifying contest.

Burrage to miss French Open

British number three Jodie Burrage has confirmed she will not feature at the French Open after injuring her ankle.

The 24-year-old has endured an injury-hit 2024 and had to undergo surgery on her wrist in March.

After working through a rehabilitation programme, Burrage was aiming to qualify for the main draw at Roland Garros.

"Yesterday I fell and rolled my ankle whilst playing points on the clay prepping for Roland Garros," Burrage said on Instagram.

"With how it is right now I've had to withdraw from next week. I won't know the extent of the damage until I get further scans in the next few days.

"After everything with my wrist and how well my recovery has gone, it's hard to get my head around what's happened. Praying for good news in the next few days."

Burrage last played competitively on 24 February, losing against Marina Melnikova and faces a race to be fit for Wimbledon, which starts on 1 July.