Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Ninth-seeded Swiss slugger Stan Wawrinka ousted reigning champion Andy Murray in Thursdays quarterfinal, while world No. [url=http://www.authenticbasketballshophawks.info/mike-bibby-hawks-jerse y/]Mike Bibby Hawks Jersey[/url] . 1 Novak Djokovic moved into the s

Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Ninth-seeded Swiss slugger Stan Wawrinka ousted reigning champion Andy Murray in Thursdays quarterfinal, while world No. Mike Bibby Hawks Jersey . 1 Novak Djokovic moved into the semifinals at the U.S. Open. Wawrinka toppled the third-seeded British star 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 inside a breezy, sun-spanked Ashe Stadium. The 28-year-old Wawrinka simply dominated Murray on Day 11, utilizing a big service game, winning 88 percent of his first-serve points en route to his first-ever Grand Slam semifinal. The match came to a close when Wawrinka converted on his first match point when Murray netted a final forehand return. Wawrinka was elated to reach his first career Grand Slam final four. "Its amazing for sure, especially here," he said. "To beat him (Murray) in three sets is just amazing." Wawrinka pulled off the straight-set upset in 2 hours, 15 minutes, as he broke Murray four times, while the Brit was unable to break his Swiss counterpart and did not enjoy even one break-point chance in the surprising setback. Murray suffered his first straight-set loss at a major since losing to Rafael Nadal in the 2011 French Open semis. "I thought he played great," Murray said of Wawrinka. Murray seemed to struggle with some windy conditions on Thursday. "Its a shame I had to play that kind of match today," he said. The 26-year-old Dunblane, Scotland, native is now 8-6 lifetime against Wawrinka, including 2-2 at Grand Slam events. The two have now met three times at the U.S. Open, where Murray prevailed in 2008 before Wawrinka avenged that defeat in the third round in 2010. "When you work hard at something for a lot of years, its going to take time to fire yourself up and get to training 110 percent," Murray said about his preparation for this years Open. "Thats something kind of natural after what happened at Wimbledon." The late-blooming Wawrinka titled in Portugal this year and is a three-time runner-up on tour in 2013, including his first-ever ATP Masters 1000 final in Madrid. His semifinal opponent on Saturday on the hardcourts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center will be the six-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic, who earned a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 triumph over 21st-seeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny. The 26-year-old Djokovic has reached at least the quarterfinals in New York every year since 2007 and at least the semis at every major event since Wimbledon in 2010. Djokovic was last years Open runner-up to Murray, lost to Murray in Julys Wimbledon final, and beat Murray in Januarys Australian Open finale. The 2012 champion Murray was also a U.S. Open runner-up to the great Roger Federer here in 2008. There hasnt been a repeat mens U.S. Open champion since Federer in 2008. 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UNEXPECTED DISTRACTION Ronnie Osullivan was put off by a streaker at the Masters in 1997 Leading 8-4 in the 1997 Masters Snooker final, little, it seemed, could derail 21-year-old Ronnie OSullivans quest to lift the trophy against fellow finalist Steve Davis.However, an unprecedented occurrence had taken place earlier in the match, in the form of Lianne Crofts, who at the start of the third frame became Snookers first-ever streaker.Needing to secure just two more frames to win, OSullivan was allegedly distracted by the incident, despite it taking place 10 frames before. He went on to lose the next six and ultimately the match.I needed to pull something out, fortunately a member of the crowd pulled something out and Ronnies…concentration was affected, Davis later said. 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