Andy Murray fought back from a set down to win his first round match at the US Open against Australian James Duckworth. Murray now 31 yrs old won in four sets 6-7 6-3 7-5 6-3 on the new Louis Armstrong stadium at Flushing Meadows. Murray will now face Spanish 31st seed Fernando Verdasco in the second round. It was not so good news for the British number one Kyle Edmund as he lost his first round match against the world number 94 Paolo Lorenzi of Italy 4-6 6-4 7-5 6-1.