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NEWPORT, R.I. -- Sixth-seeded Adrian Mannarino of France rallied past James Duckworth of Australia 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) to advance to the second round of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Tuesday.The 28-year-old Mannarino was the only seeded player in action and voiced his displeasure over playing on a side court and the condition of Newports grass surface.I feel relieved that I won the match, but still I didnt enjoy any minute on the court, he said. The court is just ridiculously bad. Were playing (next to) the other court. Youve got the camera, the microphone on the court. You cant really move. This is really not respectful for the players to come, that kind of court.Qualifier Frank Dancevic of Canada beat American Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-4 on center court in a match that ended a few minutes after Mannarinos victory.Mannarino went up 5-2 after breaking serve in the seventh game of final set, but struggled and became visibly upset, yelling at himself when he hit a lob long to close the eighth game.The tourney is held on the grounds of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and fans can get an up-close look at play on the side courts. Spectators stand about 20 feet beyond both baselines, behind a fence thats approximately three-feet high, with a mesh netting attached.Mannarino said its difficult for players to see shots, especially with bad bounces.We dont see the ball, he said. We dont see anything because youve got all the people behind the court.Mannarino closed the 2 1/2-hour match with an ace. He is hoping to play on the main court in his next match.Im seeded here so hopefully my second match will be on the center court, he said.Asked about Mannarinos comments, Todd Martin, a longtime pro who serves as the tournament director, focused on the Frenchmans victory.The players, no matter where they are or what conditions they play in, have one goal each day ... be better than their opponent. Today, Adrian Mannarino accomplished that in spite of not liking the conditions, Martin said through a spokeswoman for the tournament.The 24-year-old Harrison lost in the first round for the fourth straight match this season.Its been a disappointing year, he said.Projected as one of a rising group of young Americans a few years ago, Harrison reached 43rd in the world in 2012. He entered this week 158th.Its frustrating, he said. 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The Freiburg midfielder misjudged Jefferson Farfans corner and bundled the ball into his own net. Youve heard of counting your chickens before they hatch? Well, putting Bryce Harper anywhere near the top 100 -- let alone at No. 85 -- is counting your chickens before the eggs are even laid.Look, I get it. Harpers potential is huge. His ceiling is higher than the one in Yao Mings bedroom. Last year, as a 22-year old, Harper put up one of the greatest offensive seasons for a player his age. Im not going to regurgitate the numbers for you here because by now youve heard them plenty and seen them plenty. Suffice it to say, when you become the youngest unanimous MVP in the history of baseball, youve done OK.But just because a guy has one good year at the office (OK, one really, really good year) doesnt mean hes going to keep doing it over and over again. Sure, if you look at the roster of players who won MVPs at a young age, youll see lots of legendary names -- guys like Johnny Bench, Stan Musial, Cal Ripken, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. As youd expect, every one of those greats cracked the top 100, and with plenty of breathing room. But that same list of precocious players also contains names such as Don Mattingly and Fred Lynn, both very good players in their own right, but neither of whom even sniffed our rankings because their flames didnt burn eternal -- they werent good enough for long enough.I know what youre thinking (and by you, I mean our top-100 polling posse): Mattingly and Lynn werent blue-chip prospects like Harper. Donnie Baseball was a 19th-rounder. And although Lynn was a second-rounder, its still not the same thing as being the top overall pick, which Harper was in 2010. Combine the prime pedigree with the historic 2015 season, and presto, youve got a legend in the making. Or so it seemed.(Sound of needle scratching on record.)In case you havent noticed, the legend of Harper isnt going according to plan in 2016. Oh, he started the season well enough in defense of his MVP crown. Sure, you could argue that he didnt deserve to be named National League Player of the Month for April (see: Arenado, Nolan). But you cant argue that Harper -- with his 9 home runs, 24 RBIs and 1.120 OPS during that first month -- didnt come out of the gate mashing.dddddddddddd But that was then, and this is now.Since April 27, Harper is hitting just .231 with a .378 slugging percentage. His average ranks 149th out of 159 qualified major leaguers over that time, and his slugging ranks 130th. Even when Harper isnt getting hits, his prolific plate discipline -- he set a franchise record with 124 walks last season and walked 45 times in his first 39 games this year -- has a huge impact on the game. But since May 19, he has drawn a relatively human 27 free passes in 50 games. During that time, his .347 on-base percentage puts him firmly in the middle of the pack (38th out of 82 NL players).On one hand, maybe its just a slump. A really extended, nearly half-season slump thats about to end. Maybe Harpers on the verge of busting out and going on a tear that will have his average north of .300 come October, and well all look back and say, See, we knew it was just a matter of time.On the other hand, maybe what were seeing this year is the real Bryce Harper. Maybe the .270-something that he hit in each of his first three seasons is more like the rule, and last years video game numbers were the exception. If thats the case, then the slash line were seeing offensively from Harper in 2016 (.252/.394/.477) is roughly equivalent to what we can expect in the years to come. For the record, its also roughly equivalent to what?Joey Votto?is doing this season. And with all due respect to Votto -- who, like Harper, is a former MVP -- his name doesnt appear anywhere on our top-100 list.Just because Harper put up one monster year doesnt mean we should automatically grant him the keys to the kingdom. Slow your roll. Let him do it a few more times before we exalt him to top 100 in the history of a sport that has been in existence for nearly two centuries status.After all, hes still only 23 years old -- well within the parameters of whats known in the poultry biz as a spring chicken. Its way too early to start counting him. ' ' '