Andy Murray vs Taro Daniel LIVE: Australian Open 2022 newest updates

There have already been a few large shocks within the girls’s draw on day 4 of the Australian Open.

The No 3 seed Garbine Muguruza is out after a 6-3 6-3 defeat to Alize Cornet whereas No 6 seed Anett Kontaveit lose 6-2 6-4 to Clara Tauson.

Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are safely by way of to the third spherical.

There has already been some excellent news for British gamers this morning, with Dan Evans already by way of to the third spherical.

The No 24 seed benefitted from a walkover towards Arthur Rinderknech and can now play the winner of the match between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Heather Watson is out, although, after a straight units defeat to Tamara Zidansek. The No 29 seed received a first-set tiebreak on her strategy to securing a 7-6(4) 6-4 victory.

Murray’s match is scheduled final up on the John Cain Area – the identical scene as his first spherical win over Basilashvili – and he’s anticipated to take to the court docket at 6:30am GMT.

The earlier match at John Cain has simply come to an finish, with No 12 seed Elena Rybakina having to retire from her match towards Shuai Zhang.

Murray’s victory over Basilashvili was fought over 4 hours, however the 34-year-old is hoping for smoother progress into the third spherical this morning.

Murray gave some fascinating feedback forward of his second spherical match on how he and his crew need to shut out matches faster, one thing he’s but to do since returning to the grand slams.

“Clearly, in among the matches that I’ve performed I wouldn’t count on, even when I used to be enjoying at my peak, essentially to win in straight units,” Murray mentioned.

“A match like (Basilashvili) towards somebody who’s within the 20s on the earth, it’s at all times going to be tough. However clearly it could be good to have some faster ones.

“That’s the place I’ve had this dialogue with my crew and we had been speaking about attempting to shorten matches and methods to play faster factors.

“It’s tough to get the stability as a result of if, proper now, I’m enjoying 20 on the earth degree tennis then, if I’m enjoying anybody that’s within the prime 50, these matches are going to be very, very aggressive and tough to win.

“In case you begin attempting to play a special fashion of tennis and attempt to shorten factors and every little thing, and also you perhaps make just a few extra errors or perhaps don’t break function a lot, that can also delay matches, as nicely.

“Enjoying my recreation fashion however enjoying it at the next degree, I feel will give me one of the best likelihood of shortening matches.

“Once I look again at loads of my matches in 2015, 2016, I used to be fairly environment friendly and medical, once I had alternatives and once I was forward of men, I’d end them off shortly.

“Proper now, as a result of I’m not fairly enjoying at that degree, the matches are perhaps just a little bit tighter. So, hopefully, if I can proceed to enhance my degree, I’ll be capable to shorten among the matches.”

Murray’s first-round win over Nikoloz Basilashvili was one other win for the ages from the previous world No 1, characterised by the identical grit and resilience that has outlined his profession in addition to his damage comeback.

Three years in the past, it regarded as if we’d have seen the final of it forward of his 5 set defeat to Roberto Bautista Agut, however on his first match again on the Australian Open Murray returned to thrill his followers over one other five-set encounter.

The Scot is now focusing on a deep run on the opening main of the 12 months, one thing he hasn’t had since returning to the game since hip resurfacing damage.

After his gruelling and sometimes spirited five-set victory over Nikoloz Basilashvili, Murray has benefitted from what ought to in idea be a a lot kinder draw. His Japanese opponent is ranked a hundred and twentieth on the earth and was simply dispatched by Murray within the pair’s solely earlier assembly again in 2016. In fact, Murray’s physique is way extra fragile now however, regardless of spending nearly 5 hours on court docket on Tuesday, he insisted he was able to make a deep run at this 12 months’s event.

“It’s wonderful to be again,” he mentioned. “It’s been a tricky three, 4 years. I’ve put loads of work to be again right here and I’ve performed on this court docket many occasions and the ambiance has been unbelievable…. I’d like to have a deep run right here if doable. It’s one thing I’ve not had at one of many slams since I got here again from the damage and it’s one thing that motivates me.”

Elsewhere within the males’s draw, probably the most raucous ambiance in Melbourne will likely be reserved for the pulsating contest between crowd favorite Nick Kyrgios and the event favorite Daniil Medvedev, which will get underway at round 8am on Rod Laver Area.