{"id":75101,"date":"2022-01-20T19:17:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T19:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=75101"},"modified":"2022-01-20T19:17:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T19:17:37","slug":"subdued-murray-out-of-australian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=75101","title":{"rendered":"Subdued Murray out of Australian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Sports Desk:<\/strong> The hurt from disappointing defeats “does not get any easier” said Andy Murray after a subdued display against Japan's Taro Daniel saw him knocked out of the Australian Open in round two.<\/p>\n

Britain's Murray lost 6-4 6-4 6-4 to qualifier Daniel – ranked below him at 120 in the world – on John Cain Arena.<\/p>\n

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It was a far cry from the 34-year-old's performance in Tuesday's victory over 21st seed Nikoloz Basilashvili.<\/p>\n

“When you know you've not got many years left it is frustrating,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I put a lot into the off-season for practising and preparing, hopefully to not play like that in the big tournaments.<\/p>\n

“So it is especially disappointing when you perform like that.”<\/p>\n

Former world number one Murray, now ranked 113th, had never previously lost a Grand Slam match to an opponent ranked as low as Daniel.<\/p>\n

For 28-year-old Daniel, victory meant he reached the third round of a major for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n

Murray shot a disconsolate look towards his box after Daniel clinched victory with a crisp backhand volley on his first match point.<\/p>\n

The three-time Grand Slam champion walked off court shaking his head before giving a quick thumbs up to a crowd glad to see him back at Melbourne Park and appreciative of his efforts.<\/p>\n

Murray's exit was soon followed by defeat for Emma Raducanu, meaning Dan Evans is the final Briton left in the singles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sports Desk: The hurt from disappointing defeats “does not get any easier” said Andy Murray after a subdued display against Japan’s Taro Daniel saw him knocked out of the Australian Open in round two. Britain’s Murray lost 6-4 6-4 6-4 to qualifier Daniel – ranked below him at 120 in the world – on John […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":75102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n