[穆瑞] Brilliant Murray into last eight
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Brilliant Murray into last eight
By Piers Newbery
Andy Murray produced one of the best performances of his career to sweep
aside Stanislas Wawrinka and reach the quarter-finals of the US Open.
The British number one, 21, dominated from the outset and wrapped up a
6-1 6-3 6-3 victory in one hour 49 minutes.
And the quality of Murray's play will have boosted his credentials as a
real title contender at Flushing Meadows.
The Scot will next meet 19-year-old Argentine, Juan Martin del Potro, who
is on a 23-match winning streak.
It will be the second consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final for Murray,
who lost heavily to Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon and could face a rematch with
the Spaniard in the last four in New York.
Murray must first beat the form man on tour in 6ft 6in Del Potro, who has
won his last four tournaments and saw off Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-3 6-4 6-3
on Monday.
That's my goal for the tournament, to try and win it
Andy Murray
But if he can repeat the form of Monday night there is no reason Murray
should fear anyone in the draw.
He had struggled at times in the early rounds, needing four sets to
beat Michael Llodra before coming back from two sets down to beat Jurgen
Melzer.
And with a 3-3 record against Switzerland's Wawrinka - the world number
10 - tournament officials clearly expected a titanic struggle when they gave
the clash top billing as the night match on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
It may have been the first time in the 20,000-seater arena for both men
but Murray looked much the more comfortable from the start.
He broke Wawrinka three times in a flawless first set that saw him
equally strong off both forehand and backhand from the baseline, and
occasionally darting to the net to shorten the points.
Wawrinka managed to save a break point early in the second set and
looked briefly threatening at 3-3, but Murray took the initiative again in
game eight, stepping inside the baseline to force the errors and grab a
vital break.
When under pressure at 0-30 while serving for the set, Murray again
found inspiration with a blistering backhand winner and a deft drop volley.
606: DEBATE
Really pleased and proud (and totally worth staying up!!) but obviously Del
Potro looks ominous
pottiella
And he wasted no time in moving clear in the third set, getting to 0-40
in game three and stepping inside the baseline to thump away another backhand
return.
Murray broke again to seal the win and, from a player who sometimes
struggles to maintain his form throughout a match, it was his most clinical
display to date.
And he was not afraid to set his sights high when looking ahead to the
rest of the week.
"When you're at a tournament like this this, for me there is a chance that I
can win the tournament so I say to myself I'm going to give it my best shot
to try and win," said Murray.
"That's my goal for the tournament, to try and win it.
"If you set yourself a target of the third round and you reach it you can
kind of feel like you've achieved what you came here to do. I think it's
better to set the bar high and maybe you don't reach it.
"I might not necessarily win this tournament but then if I go out with the
intention of doing it, it might not come as such of a surprise if I do go
deep."
Jamie Murray made it through to the semi-finals of the mixed doubles as
he and American partner Liezel Huber won a dramatic match against second seeds
Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjic.
The pair won the last five points in the decisive tie-break for a (7-5)
6-7 (9-11) 11-9 victory.
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║ソフトバンク,軟體銀行四大天王 ║ＳＯＦＴＢＡＮＫ║ ﹦ ║
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║カズミ サイトウ,トシヤ スギウチ,ナギサ アラカキ,ツヨシ ワダ ║
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