Andy Murray conceded he might 'need to accept' he is no longer capable of reaching the latter stages at Grand Slams after a demoralizing straight-sets loss to Grigor Dimitrov in the US Open second round.
Andy Murray conceded he might "need to accept" he is no longer capable of reaching the latter stages at Grand Slams after a demoralizing straight-sets loss to Grigor Dimitrov in the US Open second round.
The 36-year-old Murray, the 2012 US Open champion, produced a flat display in his 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 defeat to 19th seed Dimitrov, and has not been past the last 32 at a major in six years. A three-time Grand Slam champion and eight-time runner-up, Murray has not been close to replicating his best since a litany of injury problems which threatened to end his career.
"Some days it's harder than others. But yeah, today is obviously a really disappointing defeat and probably the manner of it as well. I fought hard enough, but just didn't play well enough.
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