Today the US Open starts and with it, the hopes and dreams of the next generation of tennis stars can turn into reality. Andy Murray steps up his comeback after his injury to play Australia’s James Duckworth who is currently ranked 448th. This will be Murray’s first Grand Slam since his year away from competitive tennis so he will be looking to put in a strong performance.
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The best time to play Murray
James Duckworth is looking optimistically at the draw against the former No. 1 and said: “Look, if I was ever going to play Murray, this is probably the best time to play him. He hasn’t played a best-of-five-set match for over a year so I give myself a chance. I’m obviously going to have to play well, but I’m definitely a chance.”
Murray feeling ‘pumped’
Andy Murray seems more confident than he has done in a while, as he shared an Instagram post of himself looking in great physical condition, with the caption: “Anyone else pumped for the @usopen to start tomorrow? Been over a year since I competed in a slam and I’ve missed it a lot.”
Murray decided against playing at Wimbledon as it came too early in his rehab process and then he also had to pull out of the Citi Open quarterfinal. So he must be feeling a lot stronger going into the US Open to show this kind of confidence.
The odds are against Duckworth
Duckworth’s highest career ranking is 82, which was back in 2015 and he has never met Andy Murray on the court before. Murray is a huge favourite to win the match, with most bookies placing him at 1/10 to win the tie. Duckworth will have to play the game of his life to beat a resurgent Andy Murray but stranger things have happened and like he says – there has probably never been a better time to play the former World champion.
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How to watch Murray vs Duckworth
Amazon Prime has the rights to show live streaming of the tournament.
