FLUSHING, New York—Andy Murray was just too much for American Donald Young on Thursday, finishing the rain-delayed match in three sets on Grandstand 6–2, 6–3, 6–2. The win put Murray into the quarterfinals of The US Open for the first time since 2008.
Young had a 2–1 lead when the match started, but Murray quickly took command by taking the first five games and the first set. “I thought I was hitting the ball well from the back of the court. I would’ve liked to have served better,” he said after his match. “I thought I had good intensity from the start of the match and made it difficult for him to get any free points.”
Murray took the first two games of the second set, extending his match streak to seven games, before Young finally put together a good game for his first point of the day. Young started to get his swagger back and tied the set at two-all, but he fell apart again. After dropping the fifth game, he yelled to his coach, “I can’t hold it!” referring to his grip.
Young had a 2–1 lead when the match started, but Murray quickly took command by taking the first five games and the first set. “I thought I was hitting the ball well from the back of the court. I would’ve liked to have served better,” he said after his match. “I thought I had good intensity from the start of the match and made it difficult for him to get any free points.”
Murray took the first two games of the second set, extending his match streak to seven games, before Young finally put together a good game for his first point of the day. Young started to get his swagger back and tied the set at two-all, but he fell apart again. After dropping the fifth game, he yelled to his coach, “I can’t hold it!” referring to his grip.
