Andy Murray faces a difficult start to his attempt to regain the US Open later this month after being drawn against Australian hot-head Nick Kyrgios.
The 2012 US Open champion, who has also claimed the Wimbledon title in 2013, will face 20-year-old Kyrgios off the back of a turbulent few months for the Canberra-born prospect.
Having been accused of 'tanking' at Wimbledon against Ricard Gasquet in which he appeared to throw a set, Kyrgios was given a suspended 28-day ban for comments made about Swiss rival Stanislas Wawrinka and his relationship with fellow player Donna Vekic.
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Kyrgios, who has a US Open best of a third round appearance, will certainly pose a threat to Murray having already appeared in the quarter-finals at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon, and holds a career-high ranking of 25, though he currently sits 37th in the ATP rankings.
Kyrgios faces another fine and a 28-day ban if he falls foul of ATP rules
Murray heads into the tournament as the No 3 seed and is in the bottom half of the draw along with Roger Federer, though he has avoided both Rafael Nadal and World No 1 Novak Djokovic.
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