Japanese wildcard Taro Daniel and qualifier Yasutaka Uchiyama each advanced to the second round of the Rakuten Japan Open after respectively stunning second-seed Borna Coric of Croatia and fourth-seed Benoit Paire of France on Tuesday.Daniel dispatched Coric in a tiebreak to claim a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5) win, while Uchiyama cruised past Paire 6-2, 6-2 at the Ariake Coliseum, the recently renovated venue for tennis at the 2020 Tokyo Games."It was tough (facing Coric) but I felt like it wasn't impossible," said Daniel, who advanced to the second round here for the first time."My opponent made a lo…READ FULL ARTICLE