New York: Andy Murray crashed out of the US Open in the fourth round, his earliest Grand Slam exit in five years, while 17-time major winner Roger Federer advanced to the quarterfinals. South African 15th seed Kevin Anderson stunned British third seed Murray 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (7/0) to end his run of 18 consecutive major quarterfinals since the 2010 US Open.
“It was the match of my life,” Anderson said. “This is a great accomplishment for me.” Anderson reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal after seven prior fourth-round defeats, and has booked a last-eight date with Swiss fifth seed Stan Wawrinka. Reigning French Open champion Wawrinka defeated US left-hander Donald Young 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Swiss second seed Federer, seeking his sixth US Open title, dispatched US 13th seed John Isner 7-6 (7/0), 7-6 (8/6), 7-5 to reach a quarterfinal against French 12th seed Richard Gasquet, who ousted Czech sixth seed Tomas Berdych 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.
Halep, Azarenka, Kvitova in quarters
In the women’s section, two women's quarterfinals will be played between No.2 Simona Halep and No.20 Victoria Azarenka, and between No.5 Petra Kvitova and No.26 Flavia Pennetta. Pennetta defeated British qualifier Johanna Konta 7-5, 6-3; Azarenka eliminated 46th-ranked American Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 6-4 and Halep scored a 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-2 win over Sabine Lisicki.
