US Open Men's Tennis Players

Novak Djokovic of Serbia serves against Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic in five sets during day five of the 2007 U.S. Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2007 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The 2010 US Open men's draw looks as open as it has in a decade. With the absent Juan Martin del Potro having broken Roger Federer's vice-like grip on the tournament in 2009, there's a real chance that the 2010 US Open will blood a new grand slam champion.

The Big Four

The 'Big Four' of the ATP Tour will be strong favourites to produce the 2010 US Open winner. Roger Federer is currently heading the US Open betting tables following his masterful win in the Cincinnati Masters.

However, Andy Murray must also fancy his chances of making up for a dreadful season by adding the US Open title to the Roger's Cup title he won in August.

Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal will relish the chance of finally playing in the US Open at full fitness, but hasn't been particularly impressive away from clay and grass this season.

Novak Djokovic is still managing to hang on to a top five ranking, but the Serb is in real danger of sliding into the grand slam purgatory that Andy Roddick has been inhabiting since he claimed his US Open title in 2003.

The Challengers

In 2009 Juan Martin del Potro became the first player since Andy Roddick to break the Federer/Nadal domination of the grand slams. While del Potro won't be defening his title in 2010, there are several contenders who could put in a serious challenge for the title.

Foremost amongst these is Nikolay Davydenko, who is often described as the best player on tour not to have won a grand slam. It's now or never for Davydenko, and the man who specialises at peaking at the end of the season has hit a patch of form ahead of the tournament.

Robin Soderling has made his presence felt in the grand slams in 2010, losing in the French Open final. Tomas Berdych has also punched above his weight, and has proven himself capable of taking down the big guns.

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We've profiled some of the top contenders at the 2010 US Open, including Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic. Find out about player form, biographical information and playing styles on our US Open player profiles.

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