Novak Djokovic Beats Andy Murray Beats Andy Murray to Reach US Open Semi-Finals
Scotland tennis star, Andy Murray is now out of the US Open after losing in the quarter-final to Novak Djokovic.
After more than three and a half hours on the court, the gruelling match finally finished with Djokovic completing a 7-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 victory and heading into the semi-finals.
Its the first year since 2009 that Murray has failed to reach a Grand Slam final, owing to a back operation he underwent last year. During the match, his movement appeared impaired in the latter stages, though he fought hard to remain in contention.
He said afterwards that he was disappointed to have struggled physically, especially given the hard work that he had put into his summer training camp in Miami.
“Physically I would say he was definitely fresher, but towards the end I tried to hang in as best I could,” Murray said afterwards. “He appeared fresher than me. Whether he was or not, I don’t know, but maybe he does a better job of hiding it than me. The pace of my serve slowed significantly towards the end of the third set.”
World No 1, Djokovic is now through to his eighth consecutive US Open semi-final, which equals that of Roger Federer’s record but still four short of Jimmy Connors’.
The Serbian will now face Japan’s Kei Nishikori, who reached his first Grand Slam semi-final when he beat Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 in a match that lasted over four hours.
