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World number 1 Carlos Alcaraz beat Lloyd Harris in the US Open second round to move on to the third round Near Flushing.

Alcaraz beat his opponent in straight sets, winning 6-3 6-1 7-6 (7-4) in two hours and 28 minutes for essentially his first championship victory after his first round opponent withdrew injured .

The 20-year-old is considered by many to be the men’s tournament favorite and although he made 29 unforced errors against Harris, the Spaniard was happy with his performance.

“I played a great match from the start of the match until the last ball,” he said after the match, according to ATP.

“If I have to pick something, I think I played a good second set without too many mistakes and playing my game.”

However, as always with elite competitors at this level, he believed there was room for improvement.

The third set was much closer, with Harris posing a bigger threat.

But after the set went the distance, Alcaraz finally won the tiebreak to conclude the match.

“I had a bad match in the third set when I got broken and I had to forget about it,” Alcaraz said. “I stayed strong mentally and played a great return match to get back. It was very important for me to achieve another victory in straight sets in the first rounds.

Alcaraz will next face British player Dan Evans.

Evans came from a set down to beat Botic van de Zandschulp 1-6 6-1 6-3 6-3. Even though the Briton will be the underdog against Alcaraz, his comeback victory will give him some confidence to produce a shock.