Toronto Masters: Qualifier Daniel upsets Mannarino in straight sets

Japanese qualifier Taro Daniel won against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (5), 6-4 to move into the second round of the Toronto Masters at the Aviva Centre on Monday night.

It was a seesaw affair initially, with world No 115 Daniel racing out to a 2-0 lead in the first set after breaking Mannarino in the opening game of the match. The Frenchman stormed right back into contention, however, squaring the set up at 2-2. Things continued on serve, with the Japanese player winning a tight tiebreak 7-5 to claim the opener.

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The pair again traded breaks in the second set, and it wasn’t until the set’s tenth game that Daniel was able to gain the upper hand and break Mannarino for a third time to close out the match.

Daniel, ranked No 115, will Canadian wildcard Milos Raonic, who beat American Frances Tiafoe, the No 9 seed, in the second round. Earlier in the tournament, Daniel navigated his way through qualifying, defeating Dane Sweeny and Corentin Moutet without dropping a set.

Toronto Masters, other first-round matches (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 6,600,000):

• Thanasi Kokkinakis (Q) beat Zhizhen Zhang: 7-5, 6-4
• Hubert Hurkacz (15) beat Alexander Bublik: 6-3, 7-6 (2)
• Matteo Berrettini beat Gregoire Barrere: 6-4, 6-3
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat J.J. Wolf: 6-0, 6-2
• Jiri Lehecka beat Brandon Nakashima: 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (2)
• Lorenzo Musetti (16) beat Yoshihito Nishioka: 6-4, 6-1
• Francisco Cerundolo beat Alexis Galarneau (WC): 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
• Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Max Purcell
• Ben Shelton vs. Bernabe Zapata Miralles
• Gabriel Diallo vs. Daniel Evans
• Alex De Minaur vs. Cameron Norrie
• Alexander Zverev vs. Tallon Griekspoor
• Aleksandar Vukic vs. Borna Coric
• Ugo Humbert vs. Nicolas Jarry
• Lorenzo Sonego vs. Andy Murray
• Mackenzie McDonald vs. Aslan Karatsev
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Sebastian Korda
• Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Marcos Giron
• Vasek Pospisil vs. Matteo Arnaldi
• Tommy Paul vs. Diego Schwartzman
• Cristian Garin vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
• Milos Raonic vs. Frances Tiafoe
• Gael Monfils vs. Christopher Eubanks