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Cowan: Murray had nothing left
- Updated: September 8, 2016
Andy Murray’s hugely successful year finally took its toll in the US Open defeat by Kei Nishikori, says Sky Sports expert Barry Cowan.
The world No 2 has claimed the Wimbledon title and Olympic gold during a career-best spell, but fell short in the last Grand Slam tournament of the year after a 1-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 7-5 quarter-final defeat to Nishikori.
Murray had been forced to work for a third round win over Paolo Lorenzi and Cowan believes his renowned mental toughness has been pushed to the limit by a relentless schedule.
“I think that Andy’s had an incredible run, no doubt his best run ever,” said the Sky Sports expert. “But I felt that it was always going to be difficult for him, coming into the US Open, if he had to dig deep emotionally.
“Against Paolo Lorenzi, that …
