Andy Murray to skip US Open doubles to focus on singles

Former world number one Andy Murray says he will play no part in this month’s US Open.

The 2012 champion had intended to play doubles in New York, but says he’s done with doubles for the time being.

Instead, he will play singles at next week’s ATP event in Winston-Salem, before considering entering a tournament on the challenger tour during the US Open.

Murray has taken the final wildcard for next week’s event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

He will join Kevin Anderson, Denis Shapovalov, Tomas Berdych and Britain’s Dan Evans in the draw.

Most of the fields are outside the world’s top 50, and some are outside the top 100, but Murray says he would have entered the qualifying event had he lost Thursday’s doubles match in Cincinnati.