Murray negotiates first hurdle in US Open

Andy Murray successfully negotiated his first obstacle at the US Open as he saw off Russia’s Alex Bogomolov despite a patchy performance on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The third seed began slowly and lost his opening two service games but he had no trouble breaking the Bogomolov serve, doing so nine times on the way to a 6-2 6-4 6-1 victory.

Murray was reasonably satisfied with his performance, saying: “I thought it was a six or seven out of 10. I didn’t serve particularly well at the beginning but I won in straight sets against a tough player, and that’s what I needed to do.”