Andy Murray's first Grand Slam win remembered as Brit gears up for US Open start

Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic to win the US Open all the way back in 2012
The 36-year-old will be hoping to secure the trophy at Flushing Meadows for a second time
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Andy Murray will kick off his US Open campaign when he goes up against Corentin Moutet on Tuesday.
So, with that being the case, it's time to wind the clock back and look at when he won the tournament all the way back in 2012.
Murray was seeded third for the tournament, behind only Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
He had previously made the final back in 2008, losing to Federer in straight sets to see his hopes of a first Grand Slam triumph dashed.
Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon less than a year after US Open triumph
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Murray was too strong for Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bogomolov Jr, Ivan Dodig, Feliciano Lopez and Milos Raonic during the first four rounds.
He dropped just one set during those matches, which came during his win over Lopez in the third round.
Murray was then pitted against Marin Cilic in the quarter-finals.
And though the Croatian put up a strong fight, the Brit managed to reign supreme with an emphatic 3-6, 7-6,b 6-2, 6-0 win.
After Cilic overcame Tomas Berdych, who had stunned everybody by eliminating Federer in the last eight.
Yet Murray was at his brilliant, bulldozing best as he crushed the Czech star 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 to make a second Grand Slam final of his career.
On the opposite side of the draw, Djokovic had been imperious.
He saw off Juan Martin del Potro in the last eight and powered his way past David Ferrer to set up a clash with Murray.
Given the Serb had already won five Grand Slam finals, he was made the overwhelming favourite prior to the match beginning.
But Murray didn't read the script.
The 33-year-old produced the performance of his life to secure the crown, winning 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2 in four hours 54 minutes at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
It saw him become the first British male Grand Slam singles champion since Fred Perry a huge 76 years previously.
And it came after Murray had previously reached the Wimbledon final, where he lost to Federer, as well as winning Olympic gold.
"When I realised I had won, I was a little bit shocked, I was very relieved and I was very emotional," he said after the match.
Murray also said: "They were incredibly tricky conditions.
"Novak is so strong, he fights until the end of every match and I don't know how I managed to come through in the end."
As for Djokovic himself, the Serb was graceful in defeat.
"I'm disappointed to lose, but I gave it my all," he said.
"I had a great opponent today. He deserved to win this Grand Slam more than anybody. I would like to congratulate him."
Fast-forward to now and Murray is preparing for another crack at adding another US Open trophy to his collection.
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He's not among the favourites any more due to his torrid injury record but, as a former champion, can't be entirely discounted from the race.