Summary

  • Use the audio icon to listen to BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentary

  • Andy Murray beats Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 in first round

  • Johanna Konta beats Heather Watson 7-6 (9-7) 6-1 in all-British tie

  • Dan Evans beats Brazilian youngster Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-2 6-1 7-6 (7-5)

  • Serena Williams starts bid for record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title with victory over Kristie Ahn

  • All matches played in bio-secure bubble at Flushing Meadows in New York

Live Reporting

Michael Emons and Becky Grey

  1. Naomi Broady
    British player on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    So good from Murray. He comes up with these incredible shots. His focus is intensified when the scoreboard pressure is on.

    Andy's been relentless. He hasn't been playing his best tennis but he's kept going and kept going.

    His fight is what's kept him in this match so far.

  2. Murray holds

    Murray 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 5-4 Nishioka*

    We didn't think we would get to this stage. A lob from Nishioka is misjudged and Andy Murray is one game away from moving into the second round.

    Whatever happens, this has been incredible character shown from Murray in his first Grand Slam match in 20 months.

  3. *Murray 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 4-4 Nishioka

    Andy Murray is living dangerously, Nishioka should be at break point but sends one down the line, but long. that was one he should've made with Murray floundering. 30-30.

  4. *Murray 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 4-4 Nishioka

    A backhand nets from Murray. A half chance for Nishioka 15-30.

  5. *Murray 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 4-4 Nishioka

    Nishioka takes the first point off the Murray serve in set five, game nine. He then pulls a forehand wide. That was a chance for 0-30.

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  7. *Murray 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 4-4 Nishioka

    Nishioka with game point a forehand down the line from Murray and it's long. 4-4.

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  9. Murray 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 4-3 Nishioka*

    Russell Fuller
    BBC tennis correspondent

    That second set was so abjectly bad by Andy Murray's standard. He completely lost the plot.

    The way he's played since then, gradually easing his way back into the match. Maybe this time it will be different.

  10. Murray 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 4-3 Nishioka*

    A quick service hold for Andy Murray as the match again swings in his favour with the pressure back on Nishioka.

    The Japanese world number 49, who has never got past the third round of a Grand Slam, was broken in his last service game. Will it happen again?

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  12. 'Absolute perfection'

    *Murray 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 3-3 Nishioka

    Naomi Broady
    British player on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Absolute perfection that lob. We've seen him do it so many times before.

    He's not got enough energy anymore to shout "come on" so he just raises his fist.

  13. Murray immediately breaks back

    *Murray 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 3-3 Nishioka

    A lob from the heavens. Andy Murray takes the break-back point in style and raises his fist. A shot that deserves a standing applause from a packed crowd. Not this year, though.

    Back on serve. 3-3.

  14. Murray 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 2-3 Nishioka*

    Nishioka pulls one wide. Murray with an immediate break-back point.

  15. 'So hard to predict'

    Murray 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 2-3 Nishioka*

    Naomi Broady
    British player on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    The momentum is swinging so far game to game it's so hard to predict at the moment.

  16. Murray 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 2-3 Nishioka*

    Yoshihito Nishioka is three holds of serve away from knocking out the 2012 champion Andy Murray.

  17. Murray 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 2-3 Nishioka*

    Naomi Broady
    British player on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    I felt it coming. Murray has hit a lot of double faults today. There's not much you can do. Double faults tend to be mental.

    He's come back from a break down in the third set.

  18. Nishioka breaks

    Murray 4-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 2-3 Nishioka*

    Murray's first serve lets him down when he needed it.

    Oh, no. Disaster. Double fault. It was a curse at the start of the second set and now it's returned at the worst time possible.

    Murray motions to smash his racquet. He doesn't. Nishioka with a break. Murray has to climb the mountain again.

  19. Game and first set Evans

    Seyboth Wild 2-6 Evans

    British number one Dan Evans is having a much easier time of it over on court five.

    The 23rd seed has just taken the first set 6-2 against world number 113 Thiago Seyboth Wild.

  20. Break point for Nishioka. This is crucial.