Andy Murray sees off Francisco Cerundolo as US Open 2022 gets up and running

Great British legend Andy Murray got off to a winning start at the 2022 US Open with a 7-5 6-3 6-3 victory over Argentine Francisco Cerundolo.

It has been 10 years since Murray won his debut Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows and the 35-year-old world No.51 got off to the best possible start with a straight-sets win, despite suffering with cramping issues in the build up to the tournament.

Murray looked to be in cruise control as he raced into an early 5-2 lead in the first set – but 24th-seed Cerundolo impressively battled back to 5-5 – before the Brit won the last two games to close out the set in around one hour and five minutes.

The three-time major champion started the second set in impressive fashion with two early breaks and three holds of serve to lead 5-0, and despite Cerundolo winning three games in a row, Murray held his serve to win the second set 6-3.

Murray was again dominant in the final set at the Louis Armstrong Stadium – racing into a quick 5-1 lead – and closed out the match in the New York sunshine with a 6-3 triumph in the third to win 7-5 6-3 6-3 in less than two hours.

‘That felt like five sets to me!’ Murray said in his post-match interview on the court. ‘Tricky conditions today, very humid and hot.

‘But yeah, I was really happy with the way I got through that one. Francisco Cerundolo has had had a brilliant year this year.

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‘I knew I’d have to play well and I did in the important moments… The crowd was brilliant from the beginning right through to the end.’

Former world No.1 Murray is not the only Brit in Flushing Meadows action today, with Kyle Edmund, a former Grand Slam semi-finalist, taking on fifth seed