By . Eleanor Crooks, Press Association . Fourth seed David Ferrer became the first top-10 man to go out of the US Open in a third-round loss to France's Gilles Simon. Ferrer, whose relentlessness is legendary, really struggled in hot and humid conditions in New York and went down 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-3. Having made 10 straight grand slam quarter-finals, the 32-year-old has now failed to get past the third round at the last two. Defeat: Fourth seed David Ferrer is out of the US Open  after his third-round defeat to Frenchman Gilles Simon . It was an overdue big win at a slam for the talented Simon, whose only previous appearance in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows came in 2011, when he lost to John Isner. Ferrer said: 'It was a tough match today. There is a lot of humidity, very sunny, and it was not easy for me. 'I was not good with my fitness. He was better.' Comfortable: Gilles Simon won 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-3. in humid conditions in New York . Fourth round: Simon's only previous appearance in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows came in 2011 .
David Ferrer out of US Open .
Fourth seed lost to Gilles Simon in third round at Flushing Meadows .
Spaniard struggled in humid conditions in New York .
By . Eleanor Crooks, Press Association . Fourth seed David Ferrer became the first top-10 man to go out of the US Open in a third-round loss to France's Gilles Simon. Ferrer, whose relentlessness is legendary, really struggled in hot and humid conditions in New York and went down 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-3. Having made 10 straight grand slam quarter-finals, the 32-year-old has now failed to get past the third round at the last two. Defeat: Fourth seed David Ferrer is out of the US Open  after his third-round defeat to Frenchman Gilles Simon . It was an overdue big win at a slam for the talented Simon, whose only previous appearance in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows came in 2011, when he lost to John Isner. Ferrer said: 'It was a tough match today. There is a lot of humidity, very sunny, and it was not easy for me. 'I was not good with my fitness. He was better.' Comfortable: Gilles Simon won 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-3. in humid conditions in New York . Fourth round: Simon's only previous appearance in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows came in 2011 .
go out of the US Open in a third-round loss to France's Gilles Simon. Ferrer, whose hot and humid conditions in New York and went last two. Defeat: Fourth seed David Ferrer is out appearance in the fourth round at Flushing