Murray storms into quarters
BRITISH sixth seed Andy Murray stormed into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open for the first time with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 demolition of Swiss 10th seed Stanislas Wawrinka on Monday. Murray dominated Wawrinka in every department of the game, racing to victory in one hour 49 minutes.
Kei Nishikori’s ground-breaking US Open run came to an end in the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 defeat by Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina. The 18-year-old, the first Japanese man to reach the last 16 in the US Open since 1937, was outgunned by the 17th seed ,who extended his winning streak to 23 matches.