Andy Murray out of US Open on bad night for British tennis

Jo Konta also crashes out, ending hopes of a Brit in both the men's and women's quarter-finals

Andy Murray - US OPEN
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Andy Murray suffered his earliest elimination from a Grand Slam event for five years as he lost to 15th seed Kevin Anderson in the US Open on Monday evening.

The Scot went down in four sets to the giant South African with the booming serve, 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-0).

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