The loss to qualifiers halted the second round of the Australian Open, with Murray, 34, losing to time

The 34-year-old British star Murray appeared physically weak in today's second round after a five-set battle in the first round, and after holding out for 2 hours and 48 minutes, the Briton lost three 4-6 to Japanese qualifier Daniel Taro, stopping in the round of sixty-four.

Murray's opponent today is the 28-year-old qualifier, and Daniel Taro is currently only 120th in the world rankings, his fifth time playing at the Australian Open. For the five-time Australian Open runner-up Murray, this was supposed to be an easy contest, but the physically exhausted Murray sent 9 break points and lost the blow.

It is worth mentioning that the veteran used all his strength in the first round of the men's singles on the 18th, and narrowly defeated the world's 23rd-ranked Georgian Baslashvili in 3 hours and 52 minutes.

The top player who was known as the "Big Four" with Federer, Nadal and Djokovic had won three Grand Slam men's singles titles and finished runner-up in the Australian Open finals five times. He has been plagued by injuries since 2017, three years ago, Murray hinted before the Australian Open that he might retire due to injury, that year he lost to the Spanish players in the first round, after the game, Murray decided to undergo hip surface replacement surgery and returned to the field that year. But Murray, who came back after surgery, participated in five Grand Slam tournaments and failed to break the spell of the first three rounds of exits. Perhaps, the veteran did not lose to his opponents, but to time. (Photo/Visual China)

Author: Wu Shu

Edit: Gu Miao