For Murray, Another U.S. Open, Another Early Exit

The dire forecasts - weather wise and - That were supposed Thurs rattle the United States Open field, seemed Thurs pass Sunday with very little of the doom and Gloom Expected. The wind, wakes up on Saturday had Turned into a mess, calmed by Sunday afternoon and all seemed well UNTIL Andy Murray, the tournament's version of Eeyore, Took the court ..

Murray, the No. 4 seed, careened out of the tournament in the third to round in at his usual star-Crossed fashion Sunday. Stanislas Wawrinka, the 25th seed, was the one Ken Murray has pounced's Weaknesses this time in a 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-3 victory. Wawrinka Used 13 aces and 58 winners Thurs grab control of a match as Murray at his grip is lost it.

"They Played Better Than me and that's it," Murray said. "In the third to fourth and sets, I was struggling Physically. I tried to find a Way to come back. I have Not Been That in position for a very long time. Maybe That had something to do one with it. "

For Murray, it was girls on Thurs failure shake the dark cloud That Seems Thurs follow him here. Aside from advancing to the final in 2008, Many of Murray's exits looked like this one: full of dispirited and play games in the WCG, they looked like they wanted to Be just about anywhere else.

Murray's match capped an afternoon That Seems wise for months without draw-rattling results.

Kim Clijsters, the No. 2 seed, started the day squashing Any thoughts upset Ana Ivanovic Might not have had in Their fourth-round match, charging through a 6-2, 6-1 victory in less than an hour. Venus Williams, the No.. 3 seed, looked like the picture of Frustration against Shahar Peer of Israel, vain she was never in real danger for months in her 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory. And No.. 1 Rafael Nadal Even went so far as to try to at his match against Gilles Simon of France look easy, something they Almost never does at the Open. But Nadal crushed Simon, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2, in less than two hours.

And Even Simon had a Consolation prize: His wife had Their first baby on Thursday, so they gets Thurs rush home to see at his son.