| 25 August 2011
The Scot beat world number one, Novak Djokovic, in the final after the Serb retired hurt and unable to claim his 18th career title. He is one of the favourites with free bets to win at Flushing Meadows.
He admitted he was happy with the way he played, but says that there is still plenty of room for improvement in his game.
Murray said: “I played well this week. I knew I needed to up my game because I obviously was not happy with the way I played in Montreal. But I still feel I can improve in the next week or so before the US Open.”
The 24-year-old has yet to win a Grand Slam event, and will no doubt be hoping to end that with a win next week.
And he knows it will be a tough ask with the three players ahead of him in the world rankings all hoping to win in New York.
He added: “You never know. Those guys (Djokovic, Nadal and Federer) could end up making the semis of the US Open, then you get to see if it's a chance. If all of them lose early, obviously my chances would go up. But I'm sure come the start of the US Open on Monday, all of them will be fine. I think each one will be playing great tennis - better than they've played (in Cincinnati).”
Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic, the free bet favourite for the tournament, says the injury that saw him hobble out of the Cincinnati final should not prevent him from competing in the US Open. “The good thing is that there is a week, eight days to the start of the US Open. So I think that's enough time for me to get ready.” He will be one of the favourites among punters placing their free bets to win the tournament, having already enjoyed one of the most successful years in tennis history.
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