Brazilian tennis player Marcos Daniel is at the centre of an investigation by Australian Open officials after an alleged fracas involving a female spectator on Tuesday.
The second seeds scored a comfortable 6-3, 7-6 (3) win over the Argentine-Brazilian combine of Eduardo Scwanck and Marcos Daniel at the Chennai Open.
A rampaging Rafael Nadal roared through the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday when Brazil's Marcos Daniel retired with the world number one on a tear at 6-0, 5-0.
Rafa Nadal will take on Brazilian world number 96 Marcos Daniel in his first round of the Australian Open but faces a rocky path in his bid to become the first man to hold all four grand slam crowns simultaneously since Rod Laver in 1969.
Rafael Nadal's day-glo outfit and his ferocious forehands lit up a gloomy Queen's Club on Wednesday as the Spaniard marked his return to grass with a 6-2, 6-2 demolition of Brazilian journeyman Marcos Daniel.
Prakash Amritraj tested third seed and world No 96 Marcos Daniel of Brazil before crashing out of the French Open qualifying event in Paris on Tuesday. The unseeded Indian ace fought well but erred at crucial junctures and lost the first round match 4-6, 4-6.
Seeded 26th, the Indian Davis Cupper was beaten 0-6, 1-6 by third seed Marcos Daniel of Brazil in the final round of qualifiers, in Paris, on Friday.
Lleyton Hewitt twisted his ankle during a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 loss to Marcos Daniel in the first round
The world number one was made to battle all the way before beating Brazilian Marcos Daniel 7-6, 6-4 to open his Thai defence
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