It will prove a major step up from inexperienced Nava, who reached a career-best ranking of 200 in August and only secured his first tour-level victory on Monday against Australian John Millman. But if I play well and my returns are on point, then I have a good chance.” I am expecting it to be really difficult. "But when he has been on the court, he has done really, really well. and he missed pretty much all of the clay season as well. "I know he got Covid at the beginning of Wimbledon, having just won Stuttgart and Queens back-to-back. “Matteo has had a bit of an unlucky year to be honest," Murray said. Next he will play 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini - who he lost to in a tight Stuttgart final back in June - for a place in the last 16. I am getting closer to where I want to be and hopefully I can have a deep run here.”
"My movement is by far the best it has been in a long time, that has always been a really important part of my game. “Physically this is the best I have felt in the last few years," Murray, 35, said afterwards. Murray, who is ranked 51, has long been working towards the goal of having a good run at a major and seems to have controlled the cramping issues that beset him this summer to bring his best to New York.Īs in his straight sets first round win, he looked in good shape on Wednesday - despite dropping a marathon first set to plucky Nava - and found another gear to take the match 5-7 6-3 6-1 6-0. His run here in New York is a clear sign of progress in Murray's long, winding road back. Murray had not reached the third round at a major other than Wimbledon since the French Open in 2017, when he was still the world No 1 and had not yet experienced multiple brutal surgeries on his hip. Murray wins 11 games in a row to complete victoryĪndy Murray's impressive comeback win over young American Emilio Nava saw him progress to the third round at the US Open, his best result at an overseas major in five years.Murray lost a gruelling 84-minute first set.
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