Murray to start US Open bid

Andy Murray gets his US Open campaign underway against Lukas Rosol on Tuesday night, with his sights set on a fourth Grand Slam title.

Having claimed a sixth Queens title, a second Wimbledon crown and a second Olympic gold medal during a glorious summer run, the world number two heads into the action in New York as the form player in the world, losing just once since his French Open final defeat to Novak Djokovic.

Murray lost to Marin Cilic in the final at Cincinnati barely a week after his lung-busting effort against Juan Martin del Potro in Rio but he comes into the final major of the year with a 50-7 W-L record this year and tipped by many to claim his second Flushing Meadows crown, having landed the title so memorably in 2012.

And while Djokovic is the defending champion and still a warm favourite for the event, he has encountered troubles of his own with wrist problems that required attention during his first-round win over Jerzy Janowicz on Monday night.

Djokovic has played in just one tournament since his shock third-round Wimbledon …

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