Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. HOME News Royal Showbiz & TV Sport Comment Finance Travel Entertainment Life & Style Football Tennis Transfer news F1 Boxing UFC Cricket Rugby Other Golf NFL Racing NBA Andy Murray recently pulled out of the Cincinnati Open with an abdominal strain. But the world No 36 still wants to prove himself with the US Open on the horizon. 19: 28, Tue, Aug 15, 2023 | UPDATED: 19: 28, Tue, Aug 15, 2023
Andy Murray said he wanted to go deep at a big tournament with the US Open on the horizon (Image: Getty)
Andy Murray has dropped a hint over his US Open hopes as he shared his plan to have a deep run at the biggest tournaments before the end of the year. The world No 36 withdrew from the Cincinnati Open after picking up an abdominal strain in Toronto last week. But it’s hoped that the move was just a precautionary one with Murray setting his sights on being ready for a strong showing in New York.
Murray impressed at the Canadian Open last week before his run was derailed by a fresh injury, forcing him to pull out ahead of his round-of-16 clash against Jannik Sinner. The Brit then arrived in Cincinnati over the weekend but also withdrew before he was due to play his opening match.
It leaves the final Grand Slam of the year in doubt with the US Open now just two weeks away. But it seems that the three-time Major winner is expecting to play in Flushing Meadows as he said it was his goal to prove himself on the biggest stage.
“Obviously, I’d like to be doing better,” Murray told the Guardian after reaching No 36 in the world – his highest ranking in five years. “I would like to be ranked higher. I’d like to have had more runs at the bigger events and everything.”
Andy Murray pulled out of Toronto ahead of his last-16 match then withdrew from Cincinnati (Image: Getty)
While the former world No 1 wanted to be doing better at tournaments like the US Open, he admitted that he needed to remember just how far he had come. Murray added: “But also, I have to try at times, you have to keep things in perspective
“I’m at my highest ranking I’ve been since I had the operation on my hip. I’m really proud of that.I had that operation a really long time ago.” But in true Murray fashion, it still wasn’t enough.
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Andy Murray won two matches at the Canadian Open and climbed to No 36 in the world (Image: Getty)
Despite his recent setback with the abdominal strain, the Brit knew that he wanted to go a step higher before the end of the year. And with one Grand Slam left for 2023 – the US Open – he will be doing everything possible to be ready and recovered.
“It has taken lots and lots of hard work and effort to get back to the top 40 in the world and I still feel like before the year’s out that I can push that even higher. I don’t think that this is like the limit for me. I do think that I can get myself much higher,” he said.
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