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Anderson stuns Murray at US Open

Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 31 August-13 September

Coverage: Live radio and text commentary on selected matches.

Andy Murray's suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit for five years as he lost a gruelling fourth-round contest against 14th seed Kevin Anderson.

South Africa's Anderson won 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 7-6 (7-0) in four hours and 18 minutes to reach his first major quarter-final.

It is the first time since the 2010 US Open that Murray has lost before the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam.

Briton Jo Konta lost 7-5 6-3 to Petra Kvitova in the women's singles.