0000: The game finished at exactly midnight and the clock struck twelve on Andy Murray's Cinderella story. A sensational run to the final which included dumping out Rafael Nadal in the semi final's came cannot be dismissed. Federer on the other hand brutally dismantled the Scot and has Grand Slam No.13 and is just two short of breaking Pete Sampras' record. So Murray was turned into a pumpkin just at the wrong time, but Cinderella had a happy ending and Andy Murray will learn and hopefully have his in SW19 in 2009.
THIRD SET
Murray 2-6 5-7 2-6 Federer
Murray refuses to concede defeat and is fuming as he puts a lob narrowly long. Federer's forehand puts him two points away from the title - but Murray responds with a sizzling backhand down the line and Fed sees his forehand go wide after hitting the tape. An errant backhand gives Murray game point but Fed pounces on a weak second serve to make it deuce and a Murray error gives Fed his first championship point. Two brave, brilliant volleys from Murray save it but Fed earns another with a brutal backhand. The crowd don't want this to end - but it has. Murray scampers around the back of the court sending up lob after lob but Fed puts him away in the end, falling onto the court as he celebrates his 13th Grand Slam title, his first for a year and his fifth US Open in a row.
2357: Amazingly his odds have plummeted from 500-1 to 80-1 in the space of five minutes although they're still not taking bets on Federer who is still a break up on the Scot.
Murray 2-6 5-7 2-5 Federer
Hold the back page. Murray powers away a forehand winner to bring up a break point and then a searing return makes Fed net. Who wrote him off? Come on, own up.
Murray 2-6 5-7 1-5 Federer
Three cheers. Murray gets a huge roar from the crowd as he puts in a massive effort to hold serve for the first time in the set and puts my prediciton to bed...
2352: Make that odds of 500-1 for Murray to claim the US Open, I'd take a bet he'll lose his next service game though and probably to love...
Murray 2-6 5-7 0-5 Federer
The crowd aren't enjoying this much. Murray looks completely spent. Federer, though, deserves all the praise in the world. Grand Slam number 13 is a game away.
2350: For those of you who like a flutter, Paddy Power are offering odds of 200-1 that Andy Murray can win the US Open and they've stopped taking bets on Federer due to the fact he's now 5-0 up.
Murray 2-6 5-7 0-4 Federer
I can't watch, this couldn't be further from the Nadal preformance. A double fault puts Federer 0-30 up and a poor backhand into the net gives the world number two three break points. Murray trots to the net in very unconvincing fashion and doesn't seem at all surprised to see the backhand flashing past him. This could be over very quickly.
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