US Open: Murray defeats Dimitrov 6-1, 6-2, 6-2

Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates his victory against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria during their 2016 US Open men match. ©AFP

World Number 2 Andy Murray has swept past Grigor Dimitrov to reach the last eight at the US Open tennis tournament.

The UK star dropped only five games as he thrashed the Bulgarian in straight sets in just two hours. He will next face Japanese sixth seed Kei Nishikori.

Nishikori himself advanced to the quarter-finals with a win over Ivo Karlovich of Croatia in 3 tough sets.

Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria returns a shot to Andy Murray. ©AFP

Meanwhile, Juan Martín del Potro of Argentina is also through to the quarters after his rival Dominic Team retired with a knee injury.

Del Potro had won the first set 6-3 and was UP a break in the 2nd when the Austrian took medical timeout to have trainers look at his injured right knee. Team returned to the court, but after one point he was forced to quit.

Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka also defeated Ukrainian Illya Marchenko in 4-sets to reach the last-8. The Swiss is looking to win his 3rd Grand Slam Title.

 


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