Kevin Anderson at the US Open… on Monday
South
African 15th seed Kevin Anderson upset British third seed Andy Murray
7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (7/0) Monday at the US Open to reach his
first Grand Slam quarter-final, AFP reports.
Anderson ended a 0-15 career hoodoo
against top-10 opponents and an 0-7 hex in fourth-round Slam matches to
book a last-eight date with Swiss fifth seed Stan Wawrinka, the reigning
French Open champion.
Reigning French Open champion Wawrinka
defeated US left-hander Donald Young 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the
stage, while while 17-time major winner Roger Federer advanced to the
quarter-finals.
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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 quarter-final
against French 12th seed Richard Gasquet, who ousted Czech sixth seed
Tomas Berdych 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.
Murray, the 2012 champion, saw his run of 18 consecutive Grand Slam quarter-finals come to an end.
The 28-year-old Scotsman last failed to reach a Slam last eight at the 2010 US Open.
Meanwhile, Anderson insists he never gave
up hope of landing a significant Grand Slam despite being just nine
months shy of his 30th birthday.
The stunning victory on Louis Armstrong Stadium ended Murray’s run of 18 consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final appearances.
Anderson, who stands at a towering 6ft
8in (2.03m), only turned pro in 2007 at the age of 21, choosing to
complete his University of Illinois studies.
“My body’s holding up great. I really do
as much as I can to take care of myself,” said Anderson, the first South
African since Wayne Ferriera in 1992 to make the quarter-finals in New
York.
“Going to college and turning pro a
little bit later, I always felt myself a little younger than maybe some
of the other guys my age who have been on the tour a little bit longer.
“It takes a bit more out of you than I think it was when I was in college and not traveling as much.”
He also believes he can tap into the staying power of the leading 30-plus players on the tour.
Title : US Open: Anderson shocks Murray
Description : Kevin Anderson at the US Open… on Monday South African 15th seed Kevin Anderson upset British third seed Andy Murray 7-6 (7/5),...
