On January 20, Beijing time, the second round of the 2022 Australian Open Men's Singles Tournament continued. Former world no. 1 and five-time Australian Open men's singles runner-up winner and British star Andy Murray, after holding out for 2 hours and 48 minutes, lost to Japan's Daniel Taro in three 4-6 qualifiers, missing the third round. The latter, for the first time in his career, advanced to the third round of the Australian Open men's singles tournament.
This Australian Open is the 14th time in Murray's career to participate in the Australian Open men's singles tournament. Previously, he was runners-up in men's singles at the Australian Open five times in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016. After 2017, he missed three times due to injury reasons, and the only time he participated in 2019 was to stop in the first round. Currently, he is ranked 135th in the men's singles world, and this tournament is played with a wild card.
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