Andy Murray bites the dust as Roger Federer volleys on

Andy Murray’s hopes of a first Australian Open title ended as the world number one made his exit in the fourth round to Mischa Zverev, while Roger Federer and Stan Wawricka advanced to the last eight.

Murray had been the clear favourite following Novak Djokovic’s early exit but the Scot was out of sorts as world number 50 Zverev sealed a shock 7-5 5-7 6-2 6-4 victory.

Asked if he felt flat, Murray said: “I don’t think I was flat. I feel like that’s something I get asked all the time when I lose matches. Were you flat? I don’t think I was today. I was getting myself pumped up. Sometimes at the end of the sets I was trying to get a little more energy, show more sort of positive body language.