Taro Daniel upsets Borna Coric 6-4 4-6 7-65 in the 1st round in Tokyo on Tuesday. Daniel will play Jordan Thompson in the 2nd round.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Daniel conquered in the 3rd game (2-1) before winning the set (6-4).
2nd set.
Coric won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Croatian broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 10th (6-4) game before winning the set 6-4.
3rd set.
Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Eventually, Daniel won the tiebreak at 5.
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