Sports Sunday Thread For 9/5/10: Andy Murray Is Knocked Out Of The US Open By Stanislas Wawrinka

It has been the number one Swiss that has dispatched of Andy Murray in our modern day Grand Slam times. Today, it was the number two who accomplished that feat.

Stanislas Wawrinka has produced the result of the tournament, knocking out Andy Murray in a shocking 4-set win in the third round of the US Open. The 6-7 (3), 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 result is of course a massive win for the 25th seed and utter dejection for the Scot and his many supporters.

Murray was in for a long day from the get go, as Wawrinka brought his A game today on his serve, forehand, and outstanding feel. Nevertheless though, after surviving the first set with an authoritative win in the tiebreak, Murray seem to be able to overcome today's hurdle towards his 1st Grand Slam by serving for the second set at 5-3.

But that is where the match turned on its head, as Wawrinka stayed the course and broke back. From then on, Murray lost his edge with a troubling amalgamation of poor shot selection and the usual high tension on his forehand when he's pushed in an encounter.

Still, Wawrinka earned this win by keeping his aggression high, not allowing Murray to never get comfortable at all. He truly exhibited why he was in the Top 10 a few years ago on Armstrong today, and will certainly bring that confidence he played with today into his 4th Round meeting with Sam Querrey. The backhand drop shot that he hit three feet behind the baseline to get back in the massive 4th game of the 4th set he broke Murray in exhibited how it truly was his match.

At the end of the day though, the story of this match centers around Murray painfully succumbing to the weight of expectations once more. He could never sustain any momentum from failing to take the two sets to love lead. And this defeat in the third round (where he will certainly fall out the Top 4 in the ATP World Tour Rankings) may probably be even more of a disappointment for him than losing to Roger Federer in the those two Grand Slam finals.