An emotional Murray smashed his racquet - handing it over to a spectator - and argued with the umpire before launching a fightback in the third set, but Anderson dominated the decisive tie-break.
It is 38 years since Britain had male and female quarter-finalists at the same Grand Slam, but Murray's defeat means it is the first time in five years there have been neither.
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"That's obviously something that is disappointing to lose," Murray said after a run of 18 Grand Slams in which he made at least the quarter-finals.
"Obviously that's many years' work that's gone into building that sort of consistency. To lose that is tough." See Full Story
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