Murray knocked out in 3rd round of US Open

Britain's Andy Murray was bundled out of the US Open in the third round yesterday, losing 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 to Number 25 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland.



Murray alone bears the burden of Britain's hopes for their first male Grand Slam champion since 1936. He was a popular pick to go far at Flushing Meadows, he was the runner-up at the 2008 US Open and at this year's Australian Open, also on hard courts.



Wawrinka will next attempt to solve the serve of American Sam Querrey, who hit 19 aces at up to 137 miles per hour and never was broken in a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over by 14th-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain.



Of the 15 Americans that entered the tournament, there are two who are still around for the fourth round, Querrey and Number 19 Mardy Fish, after Number 18 John Isner lost to Number 12 Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 6-4, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 despite hitting 33 aces last night.



Fish will take on Number 3 Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the third round. Querrey never has been to the quarterfinals at a major tournament, nor has Wawrinka.



Wawrinka's win was the only significant surprise on a day that saw Number 1 Rafael Nadal and four other Spaniards advance Number 8 Fernando Verdasco, Number 10 David Ferrer and Number 23 Feliciano Lopez, and unseeded Tommy Robredo.



There is only one American woman left, and it's seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, who struggled but eventually beat 16th-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel 7-6, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals in New York for the 10th time.



Williams next faces reigning French Open champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy, a 6-3, 6-0 winner against 20th-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.