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This is the first in a series of pieces about the Canadian journey on the US Open this year.
And it is on time – Calgaran Cleeve Harper will make his Davis Cup debut on Saturday in Halifax, in Doubles with Liam Draxl.
We overtaken him at the US Open, where he made another debut – in the main drawing of a Grand Slam. And won his debut, in combination with former world no. 3 and three-time big winner Jean-Julien Rojer.
At 44, Rojer is 20 years older than Harper.
It was their first time that it worked together and it was a last-minute thing. This is how that looked like:
After that victory, we caught up with Harper for a pretty interesting interview that ran the range.
– how he opened in the US, after he came close to Wimbledon
-Break in the top 100 after just 14-15 months in the pros
-A long university career at the University of Texas that went through a red-shirt year, the pandemic, a bachelor’s degree and a Masters diploma in Finance
– how he decided to make it as a double specialist
– A few coaching help – Finally!
– What is the following
We would like this stuff on videos. But not allowed at the US Open. So here is the audio.
Their second round was competitive, but Harper and Rojer fell on the much more experienced and accomplished team of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni from Australia.
You saw the veteran Rojer give some more feedback and tips in this second game.
That’s as if you have a coach with you on the field.
This is how that looked like:
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