Journeyman tennis player Billy Harris goes from van life to mapping his Wimbledon debut


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LONDON — Billy Harris couldn't pull off the upset at Queen's Club. He's still winning, though. Harris earned about $153,000 for reaching the quarterfinals on Friday in London. He'll pick up about $76,000 when he makes his Wimbledon singles debut. Not bad for a guy who drove around Europe in a van — sometimes sleeping in it — to save money while playing in lower-tier tournaments earlier in his career. The 29-year-old British player's total career earnings until now had been about $293,000. Harris' run at Queen's Club came to an end against Lorenzo Musetti by 6-3, 7-5.

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