Andy Murray`s road to US Open title

Britain`s Andy Murray, who defeated Serbia`s Novak Djokovic on Monday`s men`s singles final to claim is first Grand Slam title.

New York: Britain`s Andy Murray, who defeated Serbia`s Novak Djokovic in Monday`s men`s singles final, had a tough third round match against Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, three of the four sets going into a tie-break.

Third seed Murray`s run up to the title (prefix number denotes seeding): • First round: Beats Alex Bogomolov, Russia, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 • Second round: Beats Ivan Dodig, Croatia, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 • Third round: Beats 30-Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4) • Fourth round: Beats 15-Milos Raonic, Canada, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 • Quarter-final: Beats 12-Marin Cilic, Croatia, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 6-0 • Semi-final: Beats 6-Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (9/7) • Final: Beats 2-Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 7-6 (12/10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 IANS