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The 19 year old American Ryan Harrison will look to pull the biggest upset of his young career when he battles the seventh seed Spaniard David Ferrer in the second round of The Championships.
Breakdown:
Ryan Harrison, the 19 year old American, is tipped as the next big thing in tennis in America.
He is in the Wimbledon draw as a lucky loser after failing in the final round of qualifying.
The young Louisiana native does not have a defined weapon but is a counter puncher with a deceptively strong forehand.
He burst into the scene last year with a first round upset of 15 seed Ivan Ljubicic last year.
Though David Ferrer enjoyed a comfortable win in the first round, he could expect a very tricky match coming up his way.
The Spaniard consistently took care of Frenchman Benoit Paire in the first round, 6-4 6-4 6-4. Ferrer limited his unforced errors to a measly 14 and won 83% of his first serves.
Harrison earned his first ever win in a match in Wimbledon’s main draw by dispatching veteran Ivan Dodig in straight sets 7-6,6-0,7-5.
He tamed the big serving Croat with only 19 unforced errors and a winning percentage of 82 on his first serves.
Harrison won 26 out of 33 net approaches.
The Spaniard has been more or less consistent throughout his 2011 campaign defeating World No.1 en route to the semifinals at the Australian Open. While 2011 has been a resurgent year for Ferrer, it has been a breakout one for Harrison.
The American won his first title at the Challenger Tour level, in January. He is only 3-8 on the World Tour level, with seven first round losses, but each match he has played has proven to be a tight encounter.
The American can certainly draw confidence from the fact that the grass has never proved to be the Spaniard’s best surface. David Ferrer has never progressed beyond fourth round at the Championships.
Head to head record:
This will be the first meeting between the Spaniard and the American.
Match Point:
While the American relies on serve and volley and heavy ground strokes, the Spaniard is one of the best returners of the game and is a hard core baseliner.
Though the American took off a set from Robin Soderling earlier this year at the Roland Garros, it will be too early to pick him up against the experienced Ferrer. I would go with David Ferrer in four.
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