Andy Murray says it only took him a few days to put a chastening Wimbledon exit behind him and get back to work in preparation for the US Open.
Murray, 36, cut a forlorn figure after losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas, saying motivation was “a big thing” when asked if he would be back next year.
“Immediately after matches, especially at Wimbledon and majors, there is greater disappointment and greater emotion than at any other time,” said Murray, who is one of six Britons starting their US Open bids on Tuesday.
“I went away on holiday straight afterwards and after three or four days of being away from it, I chatted to my team about things that I feel I need to change.
“I did that, went away and worked on some technical points. I’ve been working on them every day and it has been good.”
Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray, who won his first major at the US Open in 2012, plays France’s Corentin Moutet on day two at Flushing Meadows.
Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans and Jack Draper also begin their campaigns, with Katie Boulter and Jodie Burrage in action in the women’s draw.
British qualifier Lily Miyazaki is already through after earning her first Grand Slam win with a confident display against Russia’s Margarita Betova.
| Andy Murray v Corentin Moutet (Fra) – Grandstand, about 18:00 |
| Katie Boulter v Diane Parry (Fra) – court six, 16:00 |
| Jodie Burrage v Anna Blinkova – court nine, about 23:30 |
| Cameron Norrie [16] v Alexander Shevchenko – court 11, about 18:00 |
| Dan Evans [26] v Daniel Elahi Galan (Col) – court 12, about 23:00 |
| Jack Draper v Radu Albot (Mda) – court 15, about 21:00 |
Murray working hard to achieve deep run
Putting together a deep run at a major remains Murray’s prime target in the twilight of his career.
Going into the four Grand Slam events with a seeding would, on paper, make that a stronger possibility and he has fallen narrowly short of the top 32 going into the US Open.
Those ambitions were hindered by the Scot pulling out of tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati this month because of an abdominal injury.
Murray continued to train in the US and says he has had no more “issues” in the past week.
Despite the setback at Wimbledon, Murray is in an encouraging place.
His recent ranking of 36th in the world was his highest since having the hip resurfacing surgery that left him fearing for his career in 2019.
The level of his performances have been consistently higher than at any point since…
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