London, Sep 6 (ANI): British tennis star Andy Murray’s chances of winning a Grand Slam title faded when he made a shock third-round exit at the US Open losing 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-3 to Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka.

The 23-year-old Scot was widely expected to win comfortably.

Murray served for a two-set lead at one stage, but the game shifted wildly as both players took and lost the initiative by turns.

Wawrinka will now play American 20th seed Sam Querrey in the last 16.

“He played better than me. There’s not a whole lot more to it. He had a chance to win the first set; didn’t take it. I had a chance to win the second set; didn’t take it. I just struggled from then on,” The BBC quoted Murray, as saying.

Asked why he fell away in the closing stages, the World No.4 said: “I was disappointed that I was struggling physically. I tried to find a way to come back. Didn’t quite do it.”

Wawrinka’s attacking style gave Murray problems from the start and, after he saved four break points in game two, he broke serve in the following game and moved impressively to 5-2 with six aces and 20 winners. (ANI)