2014 Andy Murray tennis season world No. 3 Roger Federer for a place in the semi-finals, but was defeated in straight sets. Murray had a double-break lead in the second set, but lost six of the last seven games to exit the tournament. As with the previous tournament, Murray lost to the eventual winner, with Federer going on to take the title two days later. Murray went into the US Open as the eighth seed, his lowest seeding at a major since Wimbledon 2008. In the first round he faced Robin Haase where he looked to be heading for a routine straight sets victory. However,
George Bastl 6–4. Bastl had only been in the main draw of 2002 Wimbledon as a lucky loser, having previously lost to Alexander Waske in three straight sets in the final qualifying round at Roehampton. He beat Denis Golovanov in the first round and after beating Sampras he lost in the third round to eventual runner-up David Nalbandian. Bastl teamed up with Roger Federer in the men's doubles at the US Open in 2002. They got to the third round before being knocked out by Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett. Bastl was the first player to be beaten by Andy Murray in