US OPEN
Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Date: 31 August - 13 September
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Murray relishing New York return
Andy Murray has been backed to go one better and win this year's US Open by former British number one Tim Henman.
Murray, 22, was beaten by Roger Federer in his first Grand Slam final last year at Flushing Meadows and begins his quest against Latvian Ernests Gulbis.
"Federer is the favourite," Henman told BBC's Sportsweek ahead of the year's final Grand Slam starting on Monday.
"But Murray's number two now - I think he can get back to the final and go one stage further."
Henman, who reached the semi-finals at the US Open in 2004, believes Murray needs to show he can dictate matters on court against the top-ranked players in order to realise his dream.
"I think the more pro-active he is, the better he plays," added the 34-year-old.
"Because he's so solid and moves well, sometimes I feel he thinks he just needs to keep the ball in play, move and hit his strokes to beat these guys.
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"But if he can be mo! re aggressive against the best - Federer and Rafael Nadal - th! en he ca n dominate and make his opponent do the running. He has the technique to do that."
Since reaching last year's final, Murray has won seven tournaments, taking his career tally to 13, and climbed from number six to number two in the world.
He has also matched his best performance at the Australian Open in reaching the fourth round and improved on his previous bests at the French Open and Wimbledon, where he made the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.
"One of the few things that I want to do now in tennis is to win a Slam," said the Scot.
"It's something that's incredibly difficult to do but something I believe is possible.
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"I think a lot of players say when they win their first Slam it's sort of a relief because it's so much hard work that you put into it. I'm hoping I can do it here."
The presence of Federer, who is chasing a record-equalling sixth successive US Open title, and Nadal - who Murray beat in the semi-finals last year and is seeded to meet at the same stage again - means Murray assesses success in the Slams differently.
