What can we expect from Andy Murray at the US Open?

Challenging for the title

Those performances at the Western & Southern Open filled Murray with a lot of confidence, and outside the dominance of the ‘Big Three’ it can be an unpredictable sport at times.

Previously, before undergoing the relevant surgery needed on his hip, Murray began to fade away late on in games when mounting a challenge, but we’ve seen recently that he can hold his own.

Losing to Raonic wasn’t down to a lack of fitness, it was simply down to the Canadian outperforming the Brit. But that’s to be expected when Murray hasn’t managed a stable run of games for over two years.

It seemed highly unlikely at one stage that we’d ever see Murray return to the court, with even doctors writing off a return. It’s fair to say his return has been miraculous, and if he could win another Grand Slam title, it would be a fairy tale.

If there’s somewhere that it’s going to happen, it may well be at Flushing Meadows, where Murray has enjoyed so much success in the past.

Murray’s first taste of Grand Slam success came in New York back in 2012, overcoming Novak Djokovic in a thrilling five-set final.

As well as that win, he’s made the last eight in six of his 13 appearances in New York, and we’ve got him at 12/1 to do so again.

With the likes of Djokovic at 8/11 and last year’s runner-up Daniil Medvedev at 6/1, the favourites for the tournament, Murray would have to spring a shock to claim his second US Open title, although the absence of Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal presents an opportunity to all of the title hopefuls

Most importantly though, this year’s US Open should be used as a springboard for form, to help Murray get back to his very best and fighting at the top end for titles on a regular basis.

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