Nadal advances, Murray ousted in New York

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Rafael Nadal cruised to a third-round win but fourth-seeded Andy Murray was bounced in an upset Sunday at the U.S. Open.

Nadal, seeking to collect his first U.S. Open championship, advanced to the Round of 16 where he will take on countryman Feliciano Lopez, who defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-3, 4-0 after the Ukrainian retired with an infected toe.

Murray, meanwhile, was victimized by No. 25 seed Stanislas Wawrinka, who rallied after dropping the first set to take a 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, 6-3 victory over the Scotsman.

Wawrinka now will attempt to make his first Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance when he takes on 20th-seeded American Sam Querrey, who served up 19 aces in his 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 triumph over 14th-seeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro.

Also Sunday, eighth-seeded Fernando Verdasco handled Argentina's David Nalbandian 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, and 10th-seeded David Ferrer breezed past Daniel Gimeno-Traver 7-6 (7-2), 6-2, 6-2.

Ferrer now goes on to face Verdasco.