US Open Men’s Preview – 27 August 2016 To my mind there are six men who could be favoured to win this US Open and another three who have a legitimate chance: Kei Nishikori, Stan Wawrinka, and Gael Monfils. The traditional favourites, Djokovic, Murray, and Nadal, have shown some legendary form this year, but it is fair to question if Cilic, Del Potro, and Raonic will supersede them. First Quarter Two of my top six contenders are here, Novak Djokovic (seeded 1) and Marin Cilic (7). Sporting a 51-5 (win-loss) record for the year and with two slams already in the bag, this year would seem to belong to Djokovic, but he’s been less than stellar since completing a slam at the French and becoming the first man since Rod Laver to hold all four slams simultaneously. He crashed out early at both Wimbledon and the Olympics. In the meantime former USO champ, Cilic, just thumped Murray in Cincinnati and looks to be back in 2014 form when he took the title. Also...
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