Andy Murray beaten in quarter-final battle by World No 1 Novak Djokovic
Andy Murray bowed out of the US Open after being beaten 7-6 (7-1) 6-7 (1-7) 6-2 6-4 by Novak Djokovic in a gruelling quarter-final encounter.
In a rematch of the 2012 final, Murray matched the world No 1 blow-for-blow during the opening two sets before beginning to tire in the third and fading away from there.
The British No 1 had his rival on the ropes on several occasions thanks to a venomous forehand but Djokovic withstood the assault and came on strong towards the end.
Djokovic eventually completed the win in 3 hours 32 minutes to reach the semi-final stage for the 17th time in 18 grand slams and eighth straight time at Flushing Meadows.
The contest began at 9.43pm local time in New York and the clock was well past 1am by the time it had finished.
Murray began perfectly with a break in the opening game but then dropped the next four games, only to fight back to level things up again.
Murray attempted to break again in the ninth game but Djokovic held on, winning an amazing 29-shot rally and piling the pressure on his opponent. Murray held twice to force a tie-break but made a poor start and never recovered.
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