Andy Murray was in good spirits after his first-round win at the 2023 US Open, as he declared this is the best level he's shown for six years.
Murray has had to deal with more injury setbacks than most in his career. The biggest of all was the niggling hip problem that ultimately forced the Brit to undergo arthroscopic surgery back in 2018.
Perhaps many would have suggested that Murray's chances of competing at the top of the sport was looking very unlikely, and that going far at a Grand Slam was too much of an unrealistic goal.
But just like the way Murray operates on a tennis court, he has stayed defiant, thrives off proving his critics wrong, and now finds himself at his highest ranking since the operation at No.37 in the world.
Murray even went as far as saying that this is the most consistent he has played since 2017, and for a player whose game is built mainly on solidity those are promising words to hear.
"I'm at my highest ranking since I had the metal hip put in, so I'm happy with that. It's not been an easy journey and obviously I'd like to be ranked higher. This is the best I've played consistently since probably 2017. I'm happy to still be going and progressing and hoping I can push my ranking up."
Murray has a considerable history with the US Open. He won his first-ever Grand Slam title at the event in 2012 and solidified his name as one of the better hard-court competitors in recent memory.
Murray's experience on the slower hard courts can help him potentially get to the second week. However, Murray will need to manage his body and the early rounds efficiently in order to be in the best possible shape for the harder tests ahead.
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