Murray revels in comprehensive last-16 win
Andy Murray saw off 22nd seed Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets as he reached the last eight at Flushing Meadows.
World number two Andy Murray was very happy with his performance after he eased into the US Open quarter-finals on Monday.
Murray was a class above against fellow seed Grigor Dimitrov, cruising to a 6-1 6-2 6-2 victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.
Olympic gold medallist Murray was virtually impenetrable as Dimitrov struggled, tallying 28 winners and just 23 unforced errors compared to his 22nd-seeded opponent, who was 13 and 43 for the match.
"I played very well. Tactically I played a very good match. I don't think I made any mistakes there. I kept good concentration throughout," Murray told reporters ahead of a last-eight showdown with Kei Nishikori.
"It was a really good match. I think Grigor played his best, but I didn't really give him a chance to get into the match."
After initially going toe-to-toe with Murray in the opening games, Dimitrov lost his way and continued to look out-of-sorts as the match progressed.
About Dimitrov's struggles, Murray said: "I think that helped. I mean, I don't think he started the match, like, really badly. He had a couple of breakpoints in the first game. I don't think he started, like, really badly.
"But once I got up in the score, wasn't giving him any free points, I could sense it was getting tough for him. I just wanted to keep my foot on the gas, which I didn't really do the other day. That was the one thing that I wasn't happy with against [Paolo] Lorenzi. When I did win a first set that was tight, didn't play my best, I kind of let him back into the match after I got a break early in the second.
"I wanted too make sure today if I got ahead, I stayed on top of him, I didn't have any dip in concentration or my level, and I stuck to my tactics that were working well. That was it.
"It's easier for him to him to answer how he felt about the situation or the occasion. I just know from my side, I didn't give him an opportunity once I was ahead to let him back in the match."