Cincinnati Masters: Andy Murray must find form ahead of US Open to avoid being blown away at Flushing Meadows

Andy Murray’s recent trend of underperforming during the US Swing has continued so far in 2022, something he needs to change at the Cincinnati Masters. Murray will face old foe Stanislas Wawrinka on Sunday having lost in the first round of the Citi Open and the Canadian Open. Ad It feels like a return to the Murray from last year when he looked physically drained, and not quite ready to take on the higher ranked players, with everything he did appearing to be anything but easy.

Tennis'An extraordinary line-up' — Tsitsipas, Ruud join Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, Murray for Laver Cup11/08/2022 AT 12:31 The three-time Grand Slam champion has a great record in Ohio having triumphed at the hard-court ATP Masters 1000 event in 2008 and 2011, whilst also making the final in 2016. Enough on the Andy Murray who went on to become world No. 1 and onto the 2022 version who must get matches under his belt.

We saw how a run of wins in the grass court season earlier this year put Murray in a good place going into Wimbledon, even with a minor abdominal injury in the build-up to the tournament. He reached the semi-finals in Surbiton, which provided the platform for him to make the final of the Stuttgart Open, beating Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios along the way. Halep comes back to beat Pegula in thrilling semi-final Retiring Williams to face US Open champion Raducanu in Cincinnati opener Britain’s Evans reaches second semi-final of career as Draper bows out Winning against Tsitsipas was a key moment for Murray in his, what feels like a second career after two hip surgeries, as he beat a top five player for the first time since 2016.