Andy Murray crashes out of US Open as South African Kevin Anderson plays 'match of his life'
Andy Murray crashed out in the fourth round of the US Open on Monday, making his earliest grand slam exit since 2010 to end his run of 18 consecutive major quarter-finals.
Andy Murray crashed out in the fourth round of the US Open on Monday, making his earliest grand slam exit since 2010 to end his run of 18 consecutive major quarter-finals.
South African 15th seed Kevin Anderson stunned the British third seed 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-0) to reach his first grand slam quarter-final after seven prior fourth-round defeats.
“It was the match of my life,” Anderson said. “This is a great accomplishment for me.”
I'm just so excited to be through. Beating a guy like Andy, I really feel like I’ve taken a step forward. It’s amazing
Not since a third-round exit in the 2010 US Open had Murray been eliminated so early at a grand slam tournament.
“That’s obviously something that is disappointing to lose because of that. That’s many years’ work that’s gone into building that sort of consistency. To lose that is tough,” said Murray, the 2012 champion.
“Also to lose a match like that, that was over four hours, tough after a couple of tough matches earlier in the tournament as well, it’s a hard one to lose, for sure.”
Swiss second seed Roger Federer advanced to his 1th US Open quarter-final on Monday by defeating American 13th seed John Isner 7-6 (7-0), 7-6 (8-6), 7-5.
