Andy Murray’s US Open hopes over as Matteo Berrettini finds power and touch

• No 13 seed Berrettini wins 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-3
• Fine court-craft sees Italian through to fourth round

At the beginning of this long and unpredictable summer Andy Murray and Matteo Berrettini stared each other down in the final of Stuttgart. For two sets they went blow for blow as equals and both players looked promising.

But those hopeful early days of the grass season made way for gloom. Out of nowhere Murray pulled his abdominal muscle and was lame throughout the third set. After following up Stuttgart by winning Queen's, on the eve of Wimbledon Berrettini contracted Covid and withdrew.