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Murray confident he is approaching his peak

Andy Murray won the Rogers Cup on Sunday to take his tally of titles to 15 © Getty Images

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Andy Murray has issued a stark warning to his close rivals ahead of the US Open by insisting his best tennis is yet to come.

Murray cruised to the 15th title of his flourishing career with a 7-5 7-5 victory against Roger Federer on Sunday to successfully defend the Rogers Cup.

The Scot bulldozed his way past both the world No. 1 Rafael Nadal and Federer to lift the trophy and, ominously, the 23-year-old believes he is approaching the peak of his powers. "I always said that I'd play my best tennis between 23 and 27," he said in the The Daily Telegraph. "I think there's a lot of things that I've had to learn.

"Mentally I've got much stronger over the last few years, physically as well I've got much stronger. I'm starting to play the right way, the way that I feel comfortable on the court, that makes me feel relaxed and calm in my mind and feel good."

Murray, who has reached two Grand Slam finals, has faced criticism in the past from some quarters over his reluctance to play on the front foot. There have been concerns that his style is too passive but, judging by the way he took apart the top two players in the world at the weekend, his game looks in good shape heading to Flushing Meadows.

"You want to try to be as aggressive as possible," he said. "I was using my forehand more and my footwork, this week, was excellent by the end. I was getting into position to hit my forehand and was able to dictate a lot of the points with it. And that's something that will definitely help in the next few weeks.

"It was one of the best weeks I've had. It was just kind of expressing myself with the play I was playing. I played pretty free-flowing tennis and didn't get too nervous."

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