Andy Murray hopes to end long journey with a win over Yoshihito Nishioka

Andy Murray is playing his first grand slam since January 2019 at next week’s US Open (Frank Franklin II/AP)

Andy Murray is “pumped” to be playing his first grand slam in more than three years where he will not be worried about his fitness.

The former world number one is in New York for the US Open – his first major tournament since he had surgery to insert a metal hip in January 2019.