The world number two took just over two hours to seal a 6-1 6-2 6-2 triumph on the Arthur Ashe Court in NY.
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Next up for Murray is Japan’s Olympic bronze medallist Kei Nishikori, a 6-3 6-4 7-6 (4) victor over Ivo Karlovic.
But Murray was imperious – hitting a career-best 141mph bullet to win the first set, while he allowed his opponent just four service holds.
“What I like the most about practising with them is I have a responsibility to work hard and push myself”, Murray said.
“I couldn’t bend it too much the last three days”, he said.
The U.S. Open’s serve-speed readout board told the world that Andy Murray smacked a serve at 141 miles per hour.
“I played very well with very few unforced errors and made it very tough for Grigor”.
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‘I did go up in (racket string) tension a little bit from the last match.
Murray has reached the final of every Grand Slam tournament this year and will next face Nishikori, a man he has beaten in seven of their eight matches.
“They’ve played a lot of tennis this summer”. “Played a good match”.
Murray, the No. 2 seed and 2012 champion at Flushing Meadows, disagreed with chair umpire Marija Cicak’s decision to immediately halt things when play was interrupted by a sound similar to that of a gong being struck.
“I’m so glad to be part of the last eight in this tournament, and that I will have the chance to play another big challenge after tomorrow”. Andy right now is the best player out there.
Our all-French wagers on Sunday proved to be pretty comfortable winners, with Gael Monfils easing past Marcos Baghdatis in the straight sets we needed from him and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beating Jack Sock in four. It’s because I started to enjoy the process again.
The Scot is thrilled with the progress made by Kyle Edmund, who joined him in the last 16 of the US Open, and Dan Evans, who lost a monumental five-set battle with No 3 seed Stan Wawrinka on Saturday night after having a match point. “I could sense it was getting tough for him”.
“So far I think we’ve been doing a great job”.
If both Kerber and Serena make the championship match, the American will have to win to extend her reign.
Andy Murray is set to return to Great Britain’s Davis Cup team for next weekend’s semi-final against Argentina in Glasgow.
But Djokovic, 12 times a Grand Slam victor, has admitted to “personal problems” that derailed his Wimbledon campaign and appears still to be troubled by a left wrist injury.
“He’s an extremely solid player and doesn’t give you many cheap points”. He beat Novak (Djokovic) here.
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Williams will have a day off before tackling Simona Halep after the fifth-seeded Romanian’s 6-2, 7-5 victory over Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro.
