Best of British Andy Murray admits the world's top players are way ahead

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Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer in the finals of Wimbledon and the French Open while Novak Djokovic is the Australian Open champion.

Murray, at No9 in the rankings, said: 'Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are still the big favourites going into all the top tournaments, but I think I'm in the pack behind them.'

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Some way to go: Murray (right) could not cope with Nadal in the Rogers Cup after losing to the Spaniard at Wimbledon

The British No1 faces American Sam Querrey in the Cincinnati Masters today (Tuesday) confident he can make progress to the third round despite having been troubled by a knee problem.

Murray said: 'This is my favourite surface. I feel I play consistently well on it, and my results in the bigger tournaments would suggest that.'

Querrey, 20, recovered from a disappointing second set to beat Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 and set up a second career meeting against Murray, who was given a bye in the first round.