Taro Daniel, who is ranked 120th on the ATP rankings, defeated Andy Murray in the second round of the Australian Open by a score of 3: 0 (6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 4).
Taro Daniel has qualified for Melbourne through the qualifiers and, for the first time in his career, he will play in the third round of a Grand Slam.
Although three sets were played, the match lasted almost three hours.
Daniel took the lead with 3: 1 in the first set, so Murray returned the break and equalized. However, the Japanese tennis player immediately made a break and celebrated in the first set.
Everything was resolved in the third game, in which Taro made the only break and took the lead with 2:0 in the sets.
The third set went well for the British tennis player. He took a 2-0 lead but lost his serve again. In the ninth game, the Japanese make a break and win.
In the third round, the Japanese play against the winner of the duel between Johnson and Sinner.
