GUIA DE ISORA, February 14, 2026

Lloyd Harris has reached the final of the Tenerife Challenger 2. The 28-year-old South African edged past No. 7 seed Pablo Llamas Ruiz of Spain 6-4, 7-6(5) on a sunny Saturday afternoon at the Abama Tennis Academy in Guia de Isora.

On Tenerife Arena, Harris sent down five aces and won 70 per cent of his first-service points. The sixth seed broke his rival three times to secure victory in two hours and five minutes.

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“It was a big fight, a big battle. It wasn’t an easy match today but I won the big points and the game came back from a break down in the second set. No matter the score, I am playing full the whole time and that helps me to get the results,” Harris told Tennis TourTalk afterwards.

“This is possibly the slowest court I have ever played on. It is impossible to avoid long rallies here. It doesn’t matter how hard you hit the balls, it’s coming back a lot. It’s very physical and demanding but I am up for the challenge. It is important to keep the legs firing.”

Harris is competing in Tenerife for the second time after reaching the semi-finals here in 2023. “My last time here was more challenging, as I was struggling with something and couldn’t play my final match. But the place is beautiful. I really enjoy the tournament and the club, that’s why I am back,” said the world No. 186, who reached a career-high ranking of 31 in September 2021 but had to deal with a lot of injuries in recent years.

“It’s a new career for me, it’s a new start. It feels like I am starting a new process from nothing. I am in a good stepping stone in my new process. I prefer not to compare it to the past. It was a younger me and had to undergo many surgeries. I am just trying to improve day by day now and that’s more important for me.”

Harris had a good start into the season winning his seventh ATP Challenger crown in Soma Bay, Egypt in January.

“I have many good memories from Egypt. I started to play all the Futures there and spent a lot of time in Sharm-El-Sheik. I have a lot of friends and people there. Mohamed Safwat is running the tournament there. It was a also a bit slow and windy but they are doing a great job there. Winning a trophy is always memorable.”

South Africa also is back on the Challenger map with two back-to-back tournaments announced for late May, early June in Centurion.

“I believe that there are also more Futures events than it has been plus these Challengers that had already been announced,” Harris said. “There are rumors that they are working on some more, which is good. Unfortunately, I can’t play as it is the time of Roland Garros qualifying but it’s a great opportunity for a lot of our players that are trying to come up. They have so many more weeks in South Africa, which also helps them financially to come to the circuit with more stability. 

“Tennis in Africa has always been strong from the junior level but the transition period into the professional circuit have always been difficult. We have so many strong juniors but in the end it is hard to breakthrough. The more tournaments there are, the more opportunities players from Africa will have. For me it’s amazing, as that’s where my heart.”

Moro Canas returns to Tenerife Challenger final

Harris will take on Alejandro Moro Canas on Sunday. The wild card entry emerged victorious from the all-Spanish battle with last week’s Tenerife Challenger 1 champion Daniel Merida, winning 6-2, 3-6, 7-5.

Moro Canas capitalized on all of his five break-point chances to prevail after two hours and three minutes.

“We played last week and I knew what I had to do today,” Moro Canas said. “I stayed aggressive and my match plan worked out for me. I am very happy.”

The will appear in his second Tenerife Challenger final after finishing runner-up to Pablo Carreno Busta last year. “I played Pablo last year and tomorrow Lloyd. Two players with an amazing career. It is going to be just good to play at home against a guy of which I have a lot of respect but I enjoy my time on and off the court here in Tenerife.”

Harris and Moro Canas will meet for the first time. The winner of the tournament will earn €15,510 in prize money as well as 75 ATP Ranking points.