NEW YORK, (Reuters) – World number four Andy Murray is already familiar with the added burden of expectation as he has long carried the hopes of a British nation counting on him to snap a 75-year grand slam drought.
Murray, vying to become Britain’s first grand slam champion since Fred Perry won the U.S. Open in 1936, may have his best shot yet but his quest now carries an added challenge.
After two days of persistent rain halted play at the last grand slam of the year, Murray now faces a physical and mental test of having to possibly play four matches in five days before he can be crowned champion.
He will only get a day off if he makes the final, which tournament organisers earlier decided would be played on Monday instead of the originally planned Sunday.
