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Murray Left Dismayed at Early Exit From US Open
September 06, 2010

Andy Murray of Britain chases down the ball to return a shot to Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland at the US Open tennis tournament in New York on Sunday. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill) Andy Murray of Britain chases down the ball to return a shot to Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland at the US Open tennis tournament in New York on Sunday. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)
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A disappointed Andy Murray was at a loss to explain why his body failed him at the US Open on Sunday and left him wondering whether he would ever fulfill his dream of winning a Grand Slam.

The Scot’s movement was clearly impaired from early in the third set of his third-round clash with Swiss 25th seed Stanislas Wawrinka, and he slumped to a 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 defeat.

Murray had treatment to his left thigh midway through the third set and several times afterward, and in the fourth set he needed help from the trainer after complaining of tingling in his right arm.

He was at pains not to make excuses but was unable to hide his disappointment and confusion at why he was not at 100 percent.

“I just didn’t feel great,” Murray said. “There were a lot of things that I was feeling on the court. I just haven’t felt that way for a few years now, so I’m going to have to go look at why that was the case and try and get better.”

Murray came close to winning his first Grand Slam title in January when he reached the final of the Australian Open, losing to Roger Federer.

He was beaten by Rafael Nadal in the semifinals at Wimbledon but went into the US Open as one of the favorites, having won the Masters 1000 title in Toronto.

But the 23-year-old acknowledged that he could not guarantee that he would succeed at the highest level. “I have no idea whether I’ll win a Grand Slam or not,” he said. “I want to, but if I never win one, then what?

“If I give a hundred percent, try my best, physically work as hard as I can, practice as much as I can, then that’s all I can do.”

Murray is renowned as one of the fittest players on the tour. But as the tightness set in, he was unable to move as well as he had in the first two sets and Wawrinka, who had thigh problems of his own, slowly got the better of him.

Murray said the loss to Wawrinka was the most disappointing of his four Grand Slam defeats this year.

“I’ve had two very good majors and two where I haven’t been so good,” he said. “This summer overall, I played some great tennis again. I’m just disappointed I didn’t play my greatest tennis here.” 


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