Danai rues missed chances

<p> A large crowd of fans turned up to support the Thai wildcard, who was in action at noon at the Impact Arena. In the opening set it seemed their mere presence would inspire Danai to extend his run, after a firstround match in which he stunned world No 39 Fabio Fognini.<br /> At four all in the opener, Danai wasted three break points but went on to force a 53 lead in the tiebreak. But the golden opportunity slipped away, with the Thai eventually losing 76 (75) 63 in one hour and 40 minutes.<br /> &ldquo;I was serving so well in the first round and I pushed myself to do the same today, but it didn&rsquo;t work. I couldn&rsquo;t get my first serves in, so he was aggressive all the time. I missed lots of opportunities and it affected me in the second set,&rsquo;&rsquo; said the 30yearold Danai.<br /> Reaching the second round remains his best performance in the tournament following his exit at the same stage in 20062007. He was disappointed not to go one better after opportunity came knocking yesterday.<br /> &ldquo;I had my best chance this year to make the quarterfinal, after beating a seeded player in the first round. I gave everything out there but I am getting older, my speed and accuracy are not the same as they were a year ago,&rsquo;&rsquo; said Danai who despite the loss gained a confidence boost with his upset win over the Italian No 1 Fognini on Monday.<br /> &ldquo;Before coming here I had no confidence at all. I didn&rsquo;t expect to play so well in the first round but I was serving unbelievably well. Now I&rsquo;m much more confident,&rsquo;&rsquo; added the world No 217.<br /> In a big upset yesterday, Tobias Kamke of Germany needed only 56 minutes to defeat eighth seed Pablo Andujar of Spain 60 61. Qualifier Go Soeda of Japan shocked Karol Beck of Slovakia 36 76 (70) 76 (74).<br /> Top seed and 2005 finalist Andy Murray, who received a first round bye, will play Michael Berrer of Germany in today&rsquo;s secondround match following the opening ceremony at 7pm presided over by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.<br /> The world No 4 lost the final to Roger Federer six years ago, but his runnersup place was enough to see him crack the top 100 for the first time.<br /> &ldquo;I feel a lot more experienced, more mature and physically stronger than the last time I was here,&rdquo; said Murray yesterday. &ldquo;I have a lot of good memories. We got looked after really well. It was my first time playing in Asia,&rdquo; said the Scot, who has a taste for Thai chicken satay and red curry.<br /> Murray has played Berrer once this year, emerging victorious in the French Open, and hopes to maintain his dominance over the German this evening.<br /> &ldquo;I beat him this year in the French Open. He plays better on faster courts. He is a lefthander and that makes it more difficult. I have to go out there and do my best,&rsquo;&rsquo; said the Scot, who picked out Arsenal as his favourite Premier League football team. (Visit <a href=\"http://www.nationmultimedia.com\">www.nationmultimedia.com</a> for the full Andy Murray interview.)</p> <p> Dimitrov&rsquo;s punchy forehand</p> <p> Bangkok Open champion Grigor Dimitrov put his racquet aside and donned gloves and boxing shorts adorned with his name to take a boxing class with 2008 Olympics gold medallist Somjit Jongjohor yesterday.&nbsp;<br /> &ldquo; I love the shorts with my name. I love this kind of fighting. I Like the ThaiK1 and UFC. This was a great experience for me,&rsquo;&rsquo; said the former Wimbledon and US Open junior champion, who was to play his secondround match against Simone Bolelli of Italy late yesterday.</p> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> &nbsp;</p>