US OPEN
Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Date: 31 August - 13 September
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**Andy Murray is keen that he will have no regrets over his last Grand Slam of 2009 as he prepares to face American wildcard Taylor Dent on Sunday.**The US Open is the Scot’s last chance of a maiden Grand Slam win this year.
“You want to make sure you don’t have any regrets as it’s a good three or four months before the next Grand Slam,” said the world number two.
World number two Murray is scheduled to meet Dent in the final match of the night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The 22-year-old Scot lost to Roger Federer in the 2008 final, while Dent has been climbing the rankings after injury.
A serious back injury forced the 28-year-old out of the world rankings, but he is now back up to 195.
The big-serving American, whose father is the former Australian Davis Cup star Phil Dent, sent the crowd wild at Flushing Meadows when he beat Spain’s Ivan Navarro on Friday.
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Dent, ranked 21st in the world before his back injury, volleyed behind a serve that reached 147 miles per hour to a fifth set tie-break victory over Navarro.
It was the kind of return to form that doctors had initially told him would never happen as he recovered from back surgery.
A second operation gave the Californian hope and from then he targeted a return to top-flight tennis.
“When I was told I had an opportunity to play tennis again, it’s a very select few that get to play professional sports,” he said.
"It would have been naive and irresponsible of me to not try and capitalise and come out here and give it my best.
“I can’t ask for anything more that to come out here and play the sport I love, the way I love and to have the support from this crowd was just phenomenal.”
“I will guarantee this: if I lose 6-0 6-0 6-0 I’m going to die fighting for every point.”
Taylor Dent
Yet despite the wild celebrations that followed Dent’s victory over Navarro, which saw the American grab the umpire’s microphone to thank his fans, the player says world number two Murray will be a different proposition.
He said: "I honestly don’t know how I’m going to fare against Murray, but I will guarantee this: if I lose 6-0 6-0 6-0 I’m going to die fighting for every point.
"My execution isn’t at the level that I would like to go into a match playing Andy Murray, so I’m going to make up for that with just pure grit and toughness out there.
“We’ll see if that’s enough to get me through.”
Dent played Murray twice in 2005 and lost both encounters in straight sets, on grass at Queen’s and then on hard court at the Cincinnati Masters when the American forced two tie-breaks.