News about Taro Daniel

The Australian Open comes a day early in 2024, with tennis fans taking a day off on Sunday to see how many Australians have won a spot in the Australian Open main draw, who are opponents, and how likely they will progress beyond the first rounds.

After a line of celebrities slammed drunk and rowdy fans in recent years, Crowd's behavior at the Australian Open has been put into focus, with tennis legend Pat Cash expressing his doubts. The Australian great is one of the stars of a forthcoming documentary that explores how the Grand Slam's message to the world regarding Australia is often far from a great advertisement for the country.

After former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic received four fans ejected from Melbourne Park on Thursday night, drunk crowds yelling abuse at players has taken center stage at the Australian Open. It comes after Canadian Denis Shapovalov also complained about a drunk fan in the crowd at the Open

Denis Shapovalov had a tense chat with a spectator at the Australian Open, claiming that the chair umpire was intoxicated. The Canadian grew yelling on Court No. 2 after facing a triple break-point in his second round match against Japan's Taro Daniel on Wednesday. Shapovalov pleaded with the chair umpire that the fan had interrupted a rally and speculated that alcohol use was the catalyst for the row.

In the San Diego Open semi-finals, British number two Dan Evans was defeated in straight sets by American Marcos Giron. Evans, the tournament's top seed, had defeated Japan's Taro Daniel and veteran Frenchman Constant Lestienne on his way to the last four.