Murray targeting one better at US Open

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ANDY Murray is confident tonight’s second grand slam quarter-final of his career will have a far more positive outcome than his last appearance in the last eight.

The British No.1 and sixth seed got a brilliant morale booster for his quarter-final clash at the US Open with the in-form No.17 Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina when he swept aside 10th seed Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets.

Murray said he felt he was far better equipped to reach his first grand slam semi-final than earlier this summer at Wimbledon when he was blown away by eventual winner Rafael Nadal in the quarters.

The Scot, who will move into the world top five for the first time when the rankings are next issued at the end of the tournament, was only on court for 109 minutes as he beat Switzerland’s Wawrinka, whereas he went into his Wimbledon date with Nadal on the back of a five-set epic against Richard Gasquet of France.

“Once you start to get to the final, that’s when it changes a little bit,” said Murray.

“You’ve got the potential to sort of make history and go down as a great player.

“The last slam quarter I played I got killed and Nadal played way too good for me, but I feel like I’m playing better now.

“I’m definitely going to be better rested this time round and I’ll hopefully play a better match.”