US Open Betting / Simon Mundie / 05 September 2009 /

Second favourite drops a set but still despatches Capdeville to make third round. Simon Mundie fills in the details...

Andy Murray may have dropped a set in securing his third round berth at the US Open, yet he can take more positives than negatives into his next match, despite what could be construed as a far from perfect scoreline.

Ideally he would have progressed on the back of a straights sets victory, however losing the second against Paul Capdevlille brought out the type of tennis that he will need to produce if he is going to win his first Grand Slam title.

Murray's problem in the majors this year has been the way he has allowed his opponents to dictate play, and there has already been evidence during his first two matches that he hasn't totally learnt his lesson from his Grand Slam losses in 2009.

However, losing that second set against his old stable mate brought out the aggressive game he will need to produce once he reaches the business end of the tournament. Murray m- who trades as the [5.0] second favourite for the title - complained of feeling short of his physical peak in losing the second set against Capdeville, which could give cause for concern, but the way he dictated play in the last two sets was the perfect riposte to his doubters.

He bullied Capdeville from side to side, blasting a stream of winners that suggested he is willing to be the aggressive player he will need to be if he is to win his first major. If he can maintain the style of play he unleashed in the last couple of sets, the next ten days could yet be rosy for the British number one.

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