Andy Murray makes spectacular return to grand slam stage with victory at US Open

Andy Murray was victorious on his return to grand slam tennis (Seth Wenig/AP)

Andy Murray made a spectacular return to the grand slam singles stage with a gruelling five-set victory in the first round of the US Open.

The Scot was two sets and a break down, and faced a match point in the fourth set, against Japanese world number 49 Yoshihito Nishioka.