NAOMI Cavaday has set her sights on the US Open after falling at the final hurdle of Wimbledon qualifying.

The 20-year-old was beaten in straight sets 7-5, 6-2 at the third round stage at the Bank of England Sports Club in Roehampton by Russian world number 163 Vesna Manasieva.

Cavaday - who was beaten by champion Venus Williams as a first round wildcard last year - had been forced to qualify after her world ranking dropped to 286 following a lengthy illness.

And despite yesterday’s setback the British number six vowed to break her 2009 Grand Slam duck by qualifying for a debut US Open.

“My immediate goal is to make qualifying for the US Open because I love it out there and love the courts,”

said Cavaday.

“I know I’m more suited to the hard courts because I have a little bit more time to get my strike on the ball and put my opponent under pressure so I can’t wait.

“I’ve played well this week I just need to get the consistency right. It’s about doing it in tough conditions and in places you don’t want to be. I need to do it day after day and week after week.”

Andy Murray will not be overly concerned at who stands between him and Wimbledon glory when the draw for the 2009 Championships is made at the All England Club today.

The British number one is ranked three in the world and has been seeded third behind holder Rafael Nadal, who is recovering from knee problems, and newly crowned French Open winner Roger Federer, looking for a record 15th Grand Slam title, what would be his sixth at SW19.

As such Murray, knocked out in the quarter-finals by Nadal last year, will avoid any of the other main seeds until the latter stages.

‘‘You cannot worry too much about that because if you want to win the event, then you are going to need to beat the best players anyway,’’ said Murray.

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