The first number in the former ATP ranking, Murray, who is currently in the 113th place in the ranking, lost 4-6, 4-6, 4-6 to the defeated Japanese Taro Daniel, who is seven positions lower in the ranking.
Murray played in the Australian Open with a special invitation from the organizers and won the Georgian Nicolas Basilashvili (ATP 23rd) in five sets in the first round.
In the previous meeting, Murray lost only five games to the Japanese in the Davis Cup match, which requires three sets to be won. Also, Murray “Grand Slam” has never lost to a tennis player below the 91st position.
Murray did not play in the previous three “Australian Open” – twice due to injuries, but last year he was prevented from doing so by Covid-19.
Meanwhile, the fourth number in the ranking, Stefan Cicips, defeated Sebastian Baes of Argentina (ATP 88) with 7-6 (7: 1), 6-7 (5: 7), 6-3, 6-4.
Both are the former first numbers in the junior rank, but at the professional level, Cicipam is still much brighter. After the match, Cicips noted that the 21-year-old Baes has one of the most difficult repulsions from the right.
Daniliil Medvedev from Russia, the second racket of the planet, defeated the home team Nick Kiri (ATP 115) with 7-6 (7: 1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. After Novak Djokovic’s Australian visa was revoked, Medvedev was left with the highest number in the tournament.
Andrejs Rublovs, a compatriot of Medvedev, also reached the third round, winning Lithuanian Richard Beraņka (ATP 93rd) with 6-4, 6-2, 6-0. The next round of the planet’s ninth racket, the Canadian Felix Ojie-Alasim, also entered, with 7-6 (7: 4), 6-7 (4: 7), 7-6 (7: 5), 7-6 (7: 4) ) defeated the Spanish Alejandro Davidovich-Fokin (ATP 50).
The Australian Open will run until January 30.
