Sam Querrey, the 24th-ranked American, upset world No. 1 Andy Murray at Wimbledon on Wednesday to continue his run in the tournament.
American Sam Querrey pulled off another monster Wimbledon upset, taking down Andy Murray — and he clinched it with an incredible rally
Sam Querrey knocked off Andy Murray at Wimbledon on Wednesday, making it two years in a row he's taken down the world No. 1.
Querrey became the first American man to reach the Wimbledon semis in eight years, doing it by beating a No. 1 for the second straight year — last year, he topped world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.
After trailing 2-1 early, Querrey rallied to win the fourth set, then began the fifth set on a roll, going up 3-0 and breaking Murray's serve.
Leading 40-30 in the fifth game of the fifth set, Querrey all but locked up the match with an incredible defensive effort against a Murray serve. After an exchange of backhands, Murray hit a forehand deep into the right corner, sending Querrey scrambling to return it. Murray then tapped a drop shot over the net, to which Querrey again scrambled, returned, then sent a quick volley back over the net, sending Murray running the other way.
From there, Querrey hit a simple drop shot that Murray had no chance to return and let out an emphatic roar in celebration.
Querrey's path to the Finals won't get any easier — he'll play the winner of Marin Cilic (7) and Gilles Muller (16) next. Should he survive that, he'll have to play the winner of a section of the bracket that includes Djokovic (2), Roger Federer (3), Milos Raonic (6), and Tomas Berdych (11).
But knocking off the world No. 1 with a stellar effort is a good start for Querrey.