ANDY MURRAY believes the coaches of Dan Evans and Kyle Edmund deserve as much praise as the players themselves for the pair’s superb runs at the US Open.

Edmund and Evans reached the fourth round in New York, making it three British men in the last 16 of a grand slam for the first time since 1932.

Both Evans and Edmund said seeing Murray’s professionalism had helped spur them on but the Scot said it was up to them and their coaches to ensure they worked just as hard themselves.

“It's one thing saying, ‘Oh, I went and did a training block with Andy, watched him train and he works really hard,” Murray said.

“It's not like just because I'm working hard and then seeing it means they're going to do it. They need to do it themselves.

“There's probably 30 or 40 weeks of the year when I'm not around them [so] it's down to them and their teams.

“They have very good coaches as well, who work them hard. Mark Hilton, who works with Dan, was a very hard worker as a player and has got him on the right path.

“Ryan Jones, who is working with Kyle just now, pushes him hard. He makes sure he has high standards and expects a lot from him. That's important.”