Andy Murray Out Federer cruises at Cincinnati
Olympic champion Andy Murray suffered a second pre U S Open setback in as many weeks when he was knocked out of the Cincinnati Open in the third round on Thursday losing 6,4, 6,4 to Frances Jeremy Chardy.
World number one Roger Federer, in contrast, needed just 62 minutes to get by 19-year-old Australian Bernard Tomic 6-2 6-4 and book his spot in the quarter-finals.
It was even easier for second seed Novak Djokovic who advanced after Nikolay Davydenko retired injured following a 6-0 first set that took just 33 minutes.
Murray, the defending champion who pulled out of last week's Toronto Masters with a knee injury after his opening match, never looked himself as he was broken in the seventh game of the first set by Chardy, who is in the draw as a lucky loser.