Murray opponent hopes for LTA call

07:45, Sep 2 2010

Andy Murray will face a unique opponent in the second round of the US Open on Friday - a Jamaican with a German mother and British grandmother who wants to play alongside Murray in Britain's Davis Cup team. Murray will take on Dustin Brown at Flushing Meadows on Friday after beating Slovakia's Lukas Lacko on Wednesday, the world number four needing just one hour and 51 minutes to complete a 6-3 6-2 6-2 victory on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 23-year-old Scot can claim the biggest payout in tennis history by winning his first Grand Slam title in New York, adding a $1million dollar bonus to the winner's cheque of $1.7million thanks to his victory in the US Open series leading up to the championships. In stark contrast, Brown cannot afford a coach and used to travel Europe in a camper van to play in low-key tournaments, such a lack of financial support being one of the reasons he has already expressed an interest in switching allegiance to Britain. The 25-year-old world number 123 said: "If the possibility is to stay playing for Jamaica, I definitely would love to do that. But if I realise that nothing is going to change over the years I have to look at my career. If things work out with Britain or with Germany, either way, it's a mutual thing. "The federation is not doing it because I'm Dustin Brown and I'm a nice guy. They are going to do it because I'm going to help them in some sort of way, and vice versa. In the last week or two I've been hearing from friends and family in Jamaica that they have elected a new president and that changes have been made in the (tennis) federation. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT "So I'm waiting to hear from them and to see how we can try and figure out the last couple of years that were bad. I've been saying all the time that I can't be working with the president or the national coach because they weren't doing their job." Asked what kind of match he could expect against Murray, Brown joked: "A tough one probably. I'm gonna definitely play my type of tennis, play aggressive, try to keep the points short. I've seen that he's a very good returner, so I'll have to see how it works out, how I'm serving, if it's possible to play serve and volley or have to play from the baseline." Murray overcame what he described as "brutal conditions" against world number 71 Lacko, but will also have to overcome the quirky scheduling at the US Open. The British number one had to wait until day three to play his first-round match, meaning it will take seven wins in 12 days to lift the title, and he said: "It is different to the other slams. I guess it's always been that way. I don't really know whether I like it or not. "It's a lot easier to play seven matches in 14 days than 12, anyone would tell you that. It's just different here with the semi-final on Saturday and final on Sunday, it is always tricky for all of the players. But it's always been that way, so it's not a problem."

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