Andy Murray surpassed his previous best at Roland Garros to reach the quarter finals, but sadly that is where the story will end this year for the world number three player, as he was outclassed and out gunned in his tie with Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez.
Murray had no response to the Chileans massive forehand in the first set, losing 6-3 before recovering to take the second set with the score reversed at 3-6.
Gonzalez is an expert on the clay surface and as determined as Murray has been on this surface, he was never ready for the onslaught that he faced today from a player in superb form. In the third set Murray collapsed completely, scoring just seven points in the 24 minutes it took Gonzalez to thrash the Brit 6-0.
Although Murray showed some signs of comeback in the fourth, it was not enough to stop Gonzalez taking the set 6-4 and progressing to the semi finals. He will meet Rafael Nadal’s conqueror Robin Soderling in one semi final, while the remaining quarter finals take place on Wednesday to decide the second semi final contenders.
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