February 15, (THEWILL) – At the Qatar Open on Tuesday, Andy Murray exacted vengeance on Taro Daniel, who had defeated him at the Australian Open.
Murray was rarely troubled by the Japanese player, who had produced the performance of his career to knock out the three-time major winner on the Australian hard courts. Murray was playing for the first time since losing to Daniel in the second round in Melbourne.
The Scot produced a clean game, taking five of 11 break opportunities in a 6-2, 6-2 victory to go to the Round of 16 taking full advantage of his wildcard entry into the main draw.
He is a two-time winner of the Qatari tournament, having won it for the second time in a row in 2009.
Murray will face Roberto Bautista Agut, the second seed, in the quarter-finals.
The Spaniard, a past winner and last year’s losing finalist, was given a first-round bye. The winner of that match will face the winner of another British-Iberian match: fifth seed Dan Evans will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who defeated Malek Jaziri in straight sets on Tuesday.
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