Murray out of Wimbledon

Updated 23.33 Wed Jul 02 2008

Keywords: rafael nadal, andy murray, all england club, tennis, wimbledon, sport

Andy Murray has been knocked out of Wimbledon after a straight-sets defeat by Rafael Nadal.

The Spaniard raced to a 6-3 6-2 6-4 victory in the quarter-final after breaking Murray's serve in the eighth game.

The British number one had battled back from two sets and a break down against Richard Gasquet and the centre court crowd was hoping for another epic comeback

The British number one had battled back from two sets and a break down against Richard Gasquet and the centre court crowd was hoping for another epic comeback.

But Nadal was relentless as he stormed into a semi-final against either Rainer Schuettler or Arnaud Clement.

Murray admitted he had been outclassed, saying: "His forehand was ridiculous.

"I couldn't get any rhythm. I felt rushed on every point. All I could do was hope his level would go down a bit but I had no chances at all."

Meanwhile, world number one Roger Federer cruised to a straight-sets victory over Mario Ancic.

The Swiss star beat the Croatian 6-1 7-5 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the tournament, where he will play Marat Safin.