Murray worry at US Open hopes

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Marcos Baghdatis powered to a convincing 6-1 6-2 first-round victory, ending the Scot's hopes of proving his fitness for next month's grand slam.

"Right now, obviously it's not looking great," he said. "I want to try to play better in New Haven and then get some matches under my belt before the US Open."

Murray was equally downbeat in his assessment of a limp performance.

"There's just a lot of things that I wasn't really doing well - not moving fluidly, which is normally the one thing that I do really well," he said.

"I moved badly, so obviously wasn't hitting my forehand 100%.

"A combination of those two things and also playing against a great player like Marcos doesn't help."

Murray reported, however, that he is no longer too badly hampered in his shot-making by his wrist injury.

"I decided after my matches last week and then a few days before the tournament here that I was going to try to hit some more (forehands) and, I hoped, be pain free - and I haven't had any bad reactions," he said.

"It was feeling better, and I guess it's pretty much 100% now. It's a good sign."