US OPEN
Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Date: 31 August - 13 September
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**Briton Andy Murray expects his toughest test yet at this year’s US Open when he plays 16th seed Croat Marin Cilic on Tuesday for a place in the last eight.**Murray, 22, breezed past Taylor Dent to make the last 16, while Cilic recorded an equally impressive victory against Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin.
The pair meet in the third match on Arthur Ashe Stadium at around 1930 BST.
“He’s tough, he’s top 20, got a big serve,” Murray said of Cilic, who he has beaten in their previous meetings.
“He is similar to first-round opponent Ernests Gulbis, just a lot more solid.”
He added: "I’ll have to make sure I return well against him, because he’s got a good serve, and will be solid from the back of the court.
"I’m not going to get as many free points on my own serve, because he returns a bit better than Taylor.
“It’s going to be a tough match.”
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Murray, who lost in the final to Roger Federer last year, has made light work of his opponents so far with some superb returns of service, with a different approach based on who he is playing.
“Gulbis is taller and his serve comes up a lot higher - and he’s not serving and volleying,” added the world number two.
"You really want to get the ball back in play against him, because even if you hit a really clean return against a guy that’s not serving and volleying they can dictate the point.
"Someone like Taylor has a low ball toss, and his serve comes through a lot lower.
"You need to make sure you hit a good return, because he’s coming into the net. You can’t leave the ball high and you can’t block the returns.
“That’s really the most important thing - return differently against every player. I don’t think you can return the same way against everybody.”
If Murray beats Cilic he will play either Juan Martin del Potro or Juan Carlos Ferrero for a place in the semi-finals.