Andy Murray vs. Kevin Anderson: Score and Reaction from 2015 US Open

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Published: September 8, 2015

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Kevin Anderson pulled off one of the biggest upsets of this year's U.S. Open on Monday night, as the No. 15 seed knocked off No. 3 Andy Murray, 7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, in a match that lasted over four hours.

The U.S. Open shared the winning point on Twitter:



It's Anderson's first trip to the quarterfinals in any Grand Slam, as he was previously 0-7 in round-of-16 matches at Grand Slams, per ESPN Stats & Info. For Murray, it's a huge disappointment, as this marks his earliest exit at a Grand Slam in five years, per Jon Williams of ABC.

"I'm at a loss for words right now," Anderson said in his post-match interview on ESPN. "Obviously, coming out and playing Andy is incredibly tough, and I think I just played one of the best matches of my life."

Darren Cahill of ESPN agreed with that assessment:



Even Katie Couric was impressed:



Anderson controlled the match with his powerful serve, averaging 125 mph on his first serves, ripping 25 aces (to 19 for Murray) and winning 79 percent of his first-serve points, per USOpen.org. His power was on display throughout the match, as he finished with an astonishing 81 winners to Murray's 49.


Neither player earned a break in the first set, with Anderson winning the tiebreaker 7-5 on this forehand, per the U.S. Open on Twitter:



Anderson then steamrolled his way to a 5-1 lead in the second set. Murray was finally able to break Anderson in the seventh game and held serve in the following game, needing one more break to climb his way back into the set. Anderson was having none of it, however, and sealed the deal in the next game on his fifth set point, per the U.S. Open on Twitter.

Anderson had the momentum and looked poised to dispense of Murray in straight sets, breaking him again in the opening game of the third set. Murray broke Anderson for the second time in the match just...
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