Andy Murray
France’s Jeremy Chardy toppled third seed Andy Murray at the Western & Sothern Open in Mason, Ohio on Thursday 6-4, 6-4 to move into the quarterfinals. It was Murray’s first loss to Chardy who made it into the main draw as a “lucky loser.”
Murray noted that he had a difficult time controlling his shots in the windy conditions.
“I was a little bit uncomfortable with those balls bouncing extremely high, Murray said. It was fairly hard to control.â€
The Olympic singles gold medalist admitted that he had an off-day. “I didn’t serve particularly well,†said Murray. “You know, I got broken three times in the second set, which isn’t good enough. You know, I broke him a couple of times in the second.
“I had a lot of close games on his serve in the first and second set and didn’t convert enough chances, and, yeah, I didn’t serve well enough.
“Sometimes a few games can change matches. Had breakpoints in the first set. If I had maybe gone up there maybe I would have started to play better, but when I went behind he started serving better, and he was going for his shots.
Murray said that he won’t be playing any more matches before the US Open.
“I won’t play any more matches, Murray added. “I mean, always when going into the big tournaments, sometimes I’ve won tournaments in the buildup and it hasn’t helped me; this year Wimbledon I lost in the first round at Queen’s and made the final there for the first time. I have won Queen’s before and not done well at Wimbledon.
So it doesn’t normally have that much bearing. But, you know, obviously I would have liked to have done a bit better this week.â€
Chardy will play Juan Martin Del Potro on Friday for s spot in the semifinals.