The Scot is playing his first Grand Slam since Wimbledon 2017, when a hip injury derailed his career for the best part of a year, and could have landed any of the top seeds, but he has been handed a kind opener against the only man on the entry list ranked lower than Murray's 378 - with Duckworth at No 445.

Murray, who won at Flushing Meadows in 2012, has played seven matches since making his comeback in June.Duckworth, like Murray, has got into the main draw using his protected ranking after also suffering from injury.