Russia’s Alex Bogomolov first up for Andy Murray at Flushing Meadows

Andy Murray is the third seed for the US Open.SNS Group

Andy Murray will start his bid for US Open glory against Russia’s Alex Bogomolov.

The number three seed will face the 29-year-old in the opening round at Flushing Meadows having faced each other three times before.

The Scot has beaten Bogomolov twice with his only defeat coming in Miami in March 2011.

Murray, who reached the final of Wimbledon, heads to New York in confident mood after winning Olympic gold in London.

Britian’s number one is in the same half of the draw as top seed Roger Federer and could meet the world number one in the semi-finals.

Before then Murray could face Croatia’s Ivan Dodig in the second round then Feliciano Lopez of Spain.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, who Murray beat in the Wimbledon semi-finals, is the Scot’s most likely opponent in the last eight in America.

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