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Murray’s US Open troubles
- Updated: September 13, 2016
Andy Murray has struggled to challenge in the latter stages of the US Open since winning it in 2012. What’s gone wrong?
2013, quarter-finals
Murray’s return to Flushing Meadows as the reigning champion ended limply against Stan Wawrinka, despite his landmark Wimbledon victory just months earlier.
His US Open campaign never really got up and running as he suffered from the understandable comedown of ending Britain’s Wimbledon hoodoo.
He was expecting to be given a tough examination by Wawrinka, but few expected the Swiss to sail into his first Grand Slam semi-final in straight sets inside two-and-a-half hours. The 6-4 6-3 6-2 result came amid an angry Murray failing to earn a single break point, and getting a code violation for smashing his racket. Wawrinka, meanwhile, has turned into a pretty handy US Open player.
2014, quarter-finals
Murray matched Novak Djokovic shot-for-shot for the majority of their last eight clash, but lost. It was a match that summed up this period of Murray’s career against the long-time …
