"Physically this is the best I’ve felt in the last few years" - Murray after another US Open win

Andy Murray dropped the first set against Emilio Nava but he battled back to take the next three and move on to round three.

It was an interesting match for Murray who squandered multiple chances in the opening set before taking advantage of a significant drop by Nava. Speaking after the match, Murray explained what changed to facilitate the comeback win:

“I think I started to take the ball on a little bit more. He was dictating a lot of the points in the first set. Once I started to hit the ball a little bit bigger, a little bit deeper, I was then able to control the points more. “He (Nava) also played a really long first-round match, a five-setter against John Millman."

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Despite the drop, Murray was impressed with Nava predicting him a great future:

"I think that’s the first five-setter that he’s played, so it’s not always that easy to recover and I think his level dropped a little bit in the third and fourth sets. But he’s a brilliant young player and he’s going to have a very bright future.”

Turning back attention to himself, he added:

“Physcially this is the best I’ve felt in the last few years. My movement is by far the best it has been in a long time. That’s always been a really important part of my game, and nowadays especially with a lot of the guys now hitting a huge ball, you need to be able 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.”

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