Thursday 6 August 2015 13:10, UK
Andy Murray's attention turns to the hard courts of North America over the next three weeks following the gut-wrenching disappointment of his Wimbledon semi-final defeat to Roger Federer.
A second US Open title will now be Murray's ultimate aim as he targets further success on the hard courts where he has achieved so much in previous years.
And his past performances at the Masters 1000 events across the pond have proven a perfect build-up for Murray.
Here, we look back on how he has fared down the years in his preparations for the final Major of the year at Flushing Meadows.
2005 - Teen sensation
It's been ten years since the shy, introvert teenager from Dunblane made his debut as an 18-year-old at Cincinnati. He began his Masters journey with a straight sets win over America's Taylor Dent, before losing to the more experienced Marat Safin in the second round, but not before he gave the world No 4 a shock by winning the second set 6-1.
2006 - Blossoming Scot
The following year saw Murray's debut in Canada at the Toronto Masters and it was an impressive showing from the maturing teenager who was now the British No 1. He made it to the semi-finals, beating a star-studded line up along the way.
After a first round win over David Ferrer, Murray dispatched Tim Henman, who was approaching the twilight of his career, in straight sets, before victories over Carlos Moya and Jarkko Nieminen set up a last four encounter with Frenchman Richard Gasquet. That proved a match too far, as he tamely surrendered in straight sets.
He followed that up with a run to the last eight in Cincinnati, a major improvement on the year before. He then beat Henman for the second time in a week, before overcoming Roger Federer in straight sets in arguably the biggest win of his fledgling career.
Big serving Andy Roddick ended his progress in the tournament, winning their quarter-final clash in straight sets.
2007 – Progress at a stand still
In 2007 Canada swapped Toronto for Montreal, and the change didn't work out well for Murray. He exited the Masters at the second round stage after a straight sets defeat to flamboyant Italian Fabio Fognini, who was ranked down at world No 139.
It was a similarly poor performance in Cincinnati as he lost in the first round to Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis.
2008 - Masters champion
The Masters moved back to Toronto in 2008, and it marked a return to form for Murray as he repeated his 2006 performance to reach the semi-finals.
His world ranking of six earned him a first round bye but it was anything but an easy route to the last four, as he beat big names Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic before eventually falling to Rafael Nadal.
He took that impressive form into Cincinnati and was rewarded with his first ever Masters title. He beat his good friend Djokovic for the second tournament in a row to lift the trophy.
2009 - Canadian Success
The Masters returned to Montreal again in 2009, but unlike 2007, Murray was much more comfortable with the switch. Victories over Nikolay Davydenko and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga set up a final against Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro. A hard fought match went the distance but it was Murray who triumphed to win in Canada for the first time.
Murray then headed to Cincinnati for the defence of his title. Things were going well until he met an in-form Roger Federer in the semis, and the world No 1 triumphed in straight sets 6-2 7-6 (10-8).
2010 – Title defence
A return to Toronto again saw a successful title defence for Murray. He had to do it the hard way though, beating Gael Monfils and David Nalbandian in the early rounds, before dispatching Nadal and Federer in the semis and final - quite an achievement!
He could not sustain it in Cincinnati though, as he ran out of steam and succumbed to American Mardy Fish in the last eight.
2011 – Mixed fortunes
Murray suffered defeat in his opening match in Montreal where he was easily dispatched by big-serving South African Kevin Anderson.
But he was back to his best in Cincinnati where he reached the final against Djokovic. Murray triumphed to claim his second title, although not in the style he would have liked, when the world No 1 was forced to retire through injury midway through the second set.
2012 – Major champion
After winning the Olympic title at Wimbledon Murray suffered an injury-hit run up to the US Open. He was forced to pull out of the Toronto Masters with a knee injury, before being beaten in Cincinnati by Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in the last 16.
His lack of match practice had no effect when he got to Flushing Meadows though, as he was crowned a major champion for the first time in his career.
2013 – Wimbledon hangover
Murray became a double Grand Slam champion in 2013 by winning Wimbledon, but he failed to carry that form into his hard-court campaign. His return to action in Montreal ended in a third round loss to Latvia's Ernests Gulbis.
He fared better at Cincinnati though, reaching the quarter-finals before being beaten by Czech Tomas Berdych
2014 – Returning to fitness
After back surgery at the end of 2013 Murray endured a mixed 2014. He did manage to reach the quarter-finals in both Toronto and Cincinnati, before losing to by Tsonga and Federer respectively.
You can watch Andy Murray in action during the hard-court swing in Washington, Montreal and Cincinnati in the build-up to the US Open, live only on Sky Sports. Coverage of the Citi Open in Washington starts on Monday at 9pm on Sky Sports 1 HD.
