Third seed Andy Murray will play Russia’s Alex Bogomolov in the first round of the US Open and was placed in Roger Federer’s half when the draw was made today.

Rafael Nadal conceded his confidence is not as high as when he won the US Open title 12 months ago but he will be happy as long as he keeps making progress.

Americans think too much money is being spent on the presidential campaign and most back limits on how much candidates are allowed to spend, a survey showed today.