US Open: Andy Murray battles past Emilio Nava to progress to the third round for the first time since 2016

Andy Murray is through to the third round of the US Open for the first time since 2016 after beating Emilio Nava 5-7 6-3 6-1 6-0. Nava began brightly and snatched the first set after one hour and 24 minutes, but Murray showed great resilience to battle back and in the end was a comfortable winner. Ad Murray, who won the US Open in 2012, will play No.

13 seed Matteo Berrettini in the third round. US OpenMurray still enjoying tennis but admits early career regrets6 HOURS AGO Hard-hitting Berrettini should be a stern test for Murray, who went on to reach the quarter-finals the last time he reached this stage in New York. «Physically this is the best I've felt in the last few years,» said Murray in his on-court interview.

«My movement is by far the best it's been in a long time. That's always been a really important part of my game and nowadays especially with guys hitting a huge ball to defend well. »I feel like I'm doing that just now, I'm getting closer to where I want to be and hopefully I can have a deep run here." Murray was made to work hard early on against Nava, especially in a gruelling first set.

Clijsters, Corretja defend Nadal over serve time Corretja: Everything starts now for Raducanu The former world No. 1 spurned three break points in the opening game and then two more in the fifth game. Murray held to love for 3-3 but in his next service game Nava fashioned his first break-point chances and converted with a smash after a 20-shot rally, the longest of the match.