TATA OPEN MAHARASHTRA – ATP MEDIA NOTES DAY 4 – THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2020 Balewadi Stadium | Pune, India | 3 – 9 February 2020 ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com maharashtraopen.com Mark Epps:
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[email protected] (Media Desk) Facebook: @ATPTour @MaharashtraOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS: THURSDAY 2ND-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTRE COURT Taro Daniel (JPN) vs [6] James Duckworth (AUS) First Tour Level Meeting Other meeting 14 Charlottesville CH (U.S.A.) Hard QF James Duckworth 6-1 6-2 Daniel Summary | Age: 27 | World No. 102 | Career-High No. 64 | 13-18 in 2019 (Marrakech, Geneva, Tokyo QF) • In 2020, won Burnie Challenger in Australia without dropping a set (d. Hanfmann in F). • Lost in 1R of qualifying at Australian Open (l. to Milojevic). • In 2019, advanced to QFs at Marrakech (l. to Simon), Geneva (l. to Jarry) and Tokyo (l. to Millman) • Snapped 6-match tour-level losing streak at Australian Open (d. Kokkinakis, l. to Shapovalov in 2R). • LL at Brisbane (l. to Tsonga in 2R), Sydney (l. to Thompson in 2R) and Monte-Carlo (l. to Kohlschreiber in 1R). • Led Japan to 3-2 road win over China in Davis Cup Qualifiers (d. Zhang Ze and Li). • Reached QF at 6 consecutive Challenger events but failed to make SF. Duckworth Summary | Age: 28 | World No. 96 | Career-High No. 82 | 49-18 at Challenger level in 2019 (4 titles) • In 2020, earned 1st tour-level win since 2018 Washington by defeating Delbonis in Auckland 1R (l.