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Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Ninth-seeded Swiss slugger Stan Wawrinka ousted reigning champion Andy Murray in Thursdays quarterfinal, while world No. 1 Novak Djokovic moved into the semifinals at the U.S. Open. Wawrinka toppled the third-seeded British star 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 inside a breezy, sun-spanked Ashe Stadium. The 28-year-old Wawrinka simply dominated Murray on Day 11, utilizing a big service game, winning 88 percent of his first-serve points en route to his first-ever Grand Slam semifinal. The match came to a close when Wawrinka converted on his first match point when Murray netted a final forehand return. Wawrinka was elated to reach his first career Grand Slam final four. "Its amazing for sure, especially here," he said. "To beat him (Murray) in three sets is just amazing." Wawrinka pulled off the straight-set upset in 2 hours, 15 minutes, as he broke Murray four times, while the Brit was unable to break his Swiss counterpart and did not enjoy even one break-point chance in the surprising setback. Murray suffered his first straight-set loss at a major since losing to Rafael Nadal in the 2011 French Open semis. "I thought he played great," Murray said of Wawrinka. Murray seemed to struggle with some windy conditions on Thursday. "Its a shame I had to play that kind of match today," he said. The 26-year-old Dunblane, Scotland, native is now 8-6 lifetime against Wawrinka, including 2-2 at Grand Slam events. The two have now met three times at the U.S. Open, where Murray prevailed in 2008 before Wawrinka avenged that defeat in the third round in 2010. "When you work hard at something for a lot of years, its going to take time to fire yourself up and get to training 110 percent," Murray said about his preparation for this years Open. "Thats something kind of natural after what happened at Wimbledon." The late-blooming Wawrinka titled in Portugal this year and is a three-time runner-up on tour in 2013, including his first-ever ATP Masters 1000 final in Madrid. His semifinal opponent on Saturday on the hardcourts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center will be the six-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic, who earned a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 triumph over 21st-seeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny. The 26-year-old Djokovic has reached at least the quarterfinals in New York every year since 2007 and at least the semis at every major event since Wimbledon in 2010. Djokovic was last years Open runner-up to Murray, lost to Murray in Julys Wimbledon final, and beat Murray in Januarys Australian Open finale. The 2012 champion Murray was also a U.S. Open runner-up to the great Roger Federer here in 2008. There hasnt been a repeat mens U.S. Open champion since Federer in 2008. 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Atletico Madrid made it three wins from three thanks to a double from in-form striker Diego Costa in a 3-0 victory at Austria Vienna, leaving the Spanish side on the brink of the last 16 already to continue its brilliant start to the season.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Just what Rex Ryan and the struggling New York Jets needed.Mired in an eight-game losing streak and one defeat from setting a dubious franchise record, the Jets now have to deal with touchdown-tossing Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers.Ive had a lot of matchups against Big Ben through my days, Ryan said. I lost two (AFC) championship games to him. I had some good games against him and all that. Ive never seen him this hot.Hes just on fire right now.Thats for sure. Roethlisberger is coming off becoming the first player in NFL history to throw six touchdown passes in consecutive games. He and Y.A. Tittle are the only players to have two six-TD games in a season.Somehow still not impressed? Well, consider that Roethlisberger has 12 TDs in two games — while the Jets quarterbacks have thrown eight all season.What he is doing right now is Ben-like, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. We get used to seeing it. We appreciate it. We dont take it for granted.Pittsburgh (6-3) has won three in a row and looks for its first four-game streak since 2012. The Steelers will be going for it against a team that hasnt won since Week 1, has had problems in the secondary all season and is going with Michael Vick for the second straight game over Geno Smith.Oh, and with Jets fans disgruntled — one even rented a plane-pulled banner urging the team to fire general manager John Idzik — MetLife Stadium could have plenty of yellow Terrible Towels flying on Sunday.Anywhere we go, theres always lots of Steelers fans, Roethlisberger said. So, theres been a couple of games this year that weve been on the road that it literally felt like a home game. We hope and anticipate and expect there to be a lot of Steelers fans there, but we also have to expect it to be loud because of Jets fans.And for the Jets (1-8), theyre just hoping it wont be boos directed at them.Hopefully, the fans will come out and support, and if not we understand, Vick said. But, I think when they do, it characterizes them as true fans.Here are some other things to watch when the Steelers take on the Jets:BROWN DELIVERS: Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown leads the NFL with 71 catches and 996 yards receiving while establishing himself as one of the games elite playmakers.He needs at least five catches and 80 yards receiving to become the first pplayer in league history to reach those marks in each of the first 10 games of a season.dddddddddddd He also needs just 4 yards receiving to reach 1,000 for the second straight season.Hes right up there at the top of the list, Roethlisberger said of where Brown ranks on the list of receivers he has played with.BELL RINGING: Pittsburgh running back LeVeon Bell has become a dangerous dual threat.Hes fourth in the NFL with 711 yards rushing, and leads the AFC — and is second in the league — with 1,144 yards from scrimmage. Bell needs just five catches to top John L. Williams (51 in 1994) for most in team history by a running back.He finds a way to contribute and help us, Roethlisberger said, no matter what.LIKE MIKE: Vick was solid — not spectacular — in his debut as the Jets starting quarterback.He was 21 of 28 for 196 yards and one TD and passer rating of 105.7, and had no turnovers. With Smith recovering from a sore shoulder, Vicks performance prompted Ryan to tab him as the starter against the Steelers — and possibly longer, especially if he can pull out a few wins.From this point on, weve got to tighten up on the details, Vick said, and make sure that when we do have an opportunity to score and were in the red zone that we do come away with some type of points, but more so touchdowns than field goals.CORNERBACK CHALLENGE: Because of injuries, inconsistency and ineffectiveness, the Jets are trying anything they can with their cornerback situation.That means even holding an in-season competition. Thats how Marcus Williams, signed from the practice squad on Oct. 28, ended up starting opposite converted safety Antonio Allen five days later. Ryan hinted that Allen will move back to safety again, which means Williams could be joined by a new partner — stay tuned — in the starting lineup Sunday.CATCHING ON: It didnt take long for Percy Harvin to become a focal point of the Jets offence.Against Kansas City, and in his second game with his new team, Harvin was targeted by Vick 13 times and caught 11 passes for 129 yards. Disappointed that Seattle didnt use him more down the field, Harvin is getting that opportunity in New York — and could help a passing game ranked last in the league.___AP Sports Writer Will Graves in Pittsburgh contributed.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '