Murray gracious in defeat

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Murray, 21, had had history in sights after defeating world number one Rafael Nadal in the previous night's semi-final, aiming to become the first British male since Fred Perry at the US national championships in 1936 to win a grand slam.

"I had a great tournament but I came up against a great opponent. I got the better of him the last two times we played and he definitely set the record straight," Murray said.

"I've got a lot of improving to do if I want to win one of these tournaments. I love playing in front of this crowd. I've played three matches on Arthur Ashe (court), and it's been the best time of my life."

Federer's fifth consecutive US Open title moved him to within one win of equalling Pete Sampras' record of 14 major titles.

"One thing's for sure - I'm not going to stop at 13," said Federer, who completed his 34th consecutive victory at Flushing Meadows.

"But there's a great bunch of guys behind and in front of me like Andy. He's done great the last couple of weeks and I'm sure there's much more of Andy in the future as well."