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Andy Murray to meet Alex Bogomolov in US Open first round
US Open
- Venue: Flushing Meadows
- Dates: 27 August- 9 September
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Third seed Andy Murray will play Alex Bogomolov Jr in the first round of the US Open, which starts on Monday.
The Russian world number 73 beat Murray in 2011's Sony Ericsson Open, breaking serve seven times in a 6-1 7-5 victory.
Murray could face world number one and top seed Roger Federer in the semi-finals, after the pair were drawn in the same half of the draw.
Murray's potential opponents
Round two - Ivan Dodig, Croatia (118)
Round three - Feliciano Lopez, Spain (31)
Round four - Milos Raonic, Canada (16)
Quarter-final - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France (6)
Semi-final - Roger Federer, Switzerland (1)
Final - Novak Djokovic, Serbia (2)
(world rankings in brackets)
In the women's tournament, Olympic mixed doubles silver medallist Laura Robson opens against a qualifier.
Robson, 18, could then face three-time US Open champion Kim Clijsters in the second round.
Clijsters, 29, will retire after the US Open , but the 2009 and 2010 champion is looking to continue a 21-match unbeaten run at Flushing Meadows after missing the 2011 tournament through injury.
Great Britain's Heather Watson and Anne Keothavong have been handed tough first round matches in the women's singles.
Watson will face 2011 French Open champion Li Na of China while Keothavong will play sixth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany.
Andy Murray's US Open record
- Runner-up - 2008
- Semi-finals - 2011
- Fourth round - 2006, 2009
- Third round - 2007, 2010
- Second round - 2005
World number one Victoria Azarenka is in the top half of the draw with Maria Sharapova, while Serena Williams joins Agnieszka Radwanksa in the bottom half.
Federer, who hopes to become the first man in 87 years to win the US Open six times, will play Donald Young of the United States in the first round.
Young, 23, ended a 17-match ATP losing streak this week by beating Leonardo Mayer of Argentina in the Winston-Salem Open.
Federer currently has five Flushing Meadow wins, level with US legends Pete Sampras and Jimmy Connors, although amateur Bill Tilden won for the sixth time in 1925, before finishing his career with a seventh US Open victory in 1929.
Number two seed Novak Djokovic opens against Italy's Paolo Lorenzi.
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Comment number 79.
Kurt Replei25th August 2012 - 20:39
@77
that picture above you have ignored shows how proud he is to be British. Being proud of being Scottish and British are not mutually incompatible.
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Comment number 78.
tinflaps25th August 2012 - 20:26
Well said catlov.
Andy murrays problem is all mental. He has the talent to beat anyone. He tends to concentrate on getting the ball back and wait for the opponent to make a mistake. When he goes for his shots, aims for the lines and takes control of rallies he will win a major.
If he wins I can't wait for the comments saying he only did it because nadal has a dodgy knee and Fed is past his best.
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Comment number 77.
Baker25th August 2012 - 18:28
hahaha what a rubbish is that ? Andy is always proud to be Scottish and not English . as he said in 2010 that's many people doesn't like him because he Scottish . and clearly he is very arrogant and rude player and damaging the sport moral . he should learn not to use F word while playing as there are many generation could be in the court or watching especially children.. ..
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Comment number 76.
catlov24th August 2012 - 23:09
I've been watching tennis since 1965, I've watched all the great hopes: Roger Taylor, Buster Mottram, Andrew Castle, John Loyd , Jeremy Bates, Tim Henman, Greg Rusedski the list is endless,at last we have a player who could realistically win a Grand Slam and everyone wants to knock him! He is playing and holding his own in one of the strongest eras in men's tennis just support him or keep quiet.
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Comment number 75.
iDominic24th August 2012 - 21:30
I see the trolls are out in force again on another Andy Murray thread, and the usual suspects are proving again how small minded they can be, and demonstrating that spouting bile on the internet is a game that some people get far too much enjoyment out of playing.
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