What Andy Murray’s Loss to Kevin Anderson Means for Australian Open 2016

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Published: September 8, 2015

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Andy Murray will not be adding a second U.S. Open championship to his mantle. The Brit suffered a 7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 defeat to Kevin Anderson at Flushing Meadows on Monday, removing one of the biggest contenders from the men's side.

Bleacher Report UK provided a look at the final tally:



The key for Anderson was his ability to control Murray at the net. Anderson consistently approached the middle and dictated the pace of the match, as Christopher Clarey of the New York Times highlighted:



Murray entered the U.S. Open with a solid track record in 2015. His four calendar-year titles put him on par with recent seasons, and he's performed well in high-profile tournaments. He made his fourth Australian Open final and got two wins in the Masters 1000 series—his first since 2013.   

Murray has moved back up to No. 3 in the rankings, a three-spot jump from where he was at the beginning of the year. Still, the wins were juxtaposed by confusing losses, including a second-round exit at last month's Washington Open.

"I’ve worked extremely hard to get back to where I am," Murray said, per ATPWorldTour.com. "I had a lot of downs last year, a lot of test moments last year. But I came through that well and kept believing myself and got the right people around me to help me come through that. People that believed in me."

Since he won the 2012 U.S. Open, the year-end major has been his least successful. He has yet to advance beyond the quarterfinals in the tournament, while he's made it to at least the semis in the three other Grand Slams. Per ATPWorldTour.com, Murray spoke about his mindset coming into the tournament:

Probably in the last couple of years, I was coming in pretty stressed. I had problems with my back and was struggling to deal with that. I wasn’t enjoying the practising and preparation because I was in pain. ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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