ANDY MURRAY is relishing his return to the Arthur Ashe Stadium for tomorrow's US Open semi-final showdown with world No.1 Rafael Nadal.
British No.1 and sixth seed Murray will be making his third straight appearance on the main show court at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre which, with a 23,000 capacity, is the largest purpose-built tennis arena in the world.
Whether th
at happens tomorrow, though, is the subject of much debate with heavy rain forecast for most of the day and US Open organisers making contingencies for alternative scheduling.
The Scot's committed and passionate approach during matches has made the 21-year-old a big hit with tennis fans in New York, who flocked to his early-round matches against Sergio Roitman, Michael Llodra and Jurgen Melzer on the lesser show courts, Louis Armstrong and Grandstand.
He now faces top seed Nadal, who knocked out American Mardy Fish in the early hours of yesterday morning, confident he can have a large section of the crowd in his corner.
"I think they enjoy my game style," Murray said of the US Open fans. "You know, I think it's a bit different to how a lot of the guys play nowadays, and I think they just enjoy the way I play, and show emotion on the court, and that's what Americans like to see."
Despite being denied a request to have the giant video screen at Ashe turned off during his match with Del Potro, Murray is enjoying his experiences in the stadium.
"There are so many things going on on that court that something like that, which is right at the top of the stands, is, I guess, putting you off," Murray said of the screen.
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