Murray on a mission

Murray: strong contender

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2009 US Open
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Is he tough enough, quick enough, strong enough? Can Andy Murray go all the way in this year's US Open?

Find out from Monday when Sky Sports brings you all of the blood, sweat and tears from the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows.

Eight years after becoming the first broadcaster to offer interactive coverage of the US Open, Sky Sports' coverage is bigger and better than ever in 2009.

And of course the action will be available in High Definition to make those winning moments, the atmospheric evening games and the Manhattan skyline all the more memorable.

Fresh from his "awesome" semi-final display against Murray and subsequent demolition of Novak Djokovic in Cincinnati, Roger Federer heads into the US Open in bullish fashion aiming to go one better than Jimmy Connors and Pete Sampras and win the tournament for a sixth time.

The World No 1 - who beat Murray in straight sets in last year's final - also has his sights set on a 16th Grand Slam singles title after chalking up his sixth Wimbledon crown in seven years.

But Britain's finest will be standing in his way, eager to follow up his elevation to No 2 in the world rankings by bringing home the first major title of his captivating career.

Murray has always maintained that the hard courts at the US Open offer him his best chance to win a Grand Slam and - if seeded second - he could avoid having to play Federer and Rafael Nadal in back-to-back matches.

But the sub-plots are bound to come thick and fast. Can Nadal mount an injury-free challenge? Is this the time for Juan Del Potro to take centre stage? Or can Andy Roddick blow away the cobwebs to repeat his US Open title triumph of 2003?

All eyes will be on the Williams sisters in the women's draw as defending champion Serena strives to add to her victories at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Serena and her sister Venus have an outstanding record in the competition, having won five of the last 10 US Opens and another major victory will take Serena level with Billie Jean King in sixth place on the list of all-time women's Grand Slam singles winners.

Opposition will come, in part, from two former winners - Maria Sharapova and Kim Clijsters, who has received a wild card this year - as well as French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.

So tune in to Sky Sports to see the best players in the world trading blows in the last Slam before the World Tour Final in London.

The action starts on Sky Sports 2 & HD2 on Monday from 4pm and continues through to the men's final on September 13, live on Sky Sports 1 & HD1.