US Open

The next Grand slam to begin is the US Open which kicks off at the end of august. I personally think nadal can win this US Open and get the only slam that his yet to win. We seen federer take the 2009 french open crown to finally conquer all 4 slams, I think nadal can do the same. The only query about nadal obviously at the moment is his knees and whether or not he will actually start. Nadal has suffered tendornitis of the knees which forced him to withdrawl from wimbledon this year so there might be a few queries. I think if he starts in this years US Open then he should be 100% fit and he can bring home the bacon, what an effort it would be if he does. Federer is the other obvious threat and he might just claim his 3rd slam in a row after previously coming off what we could call "rare" form for roger, however his now back to his best and looks the man to beat. Other darkhorse chances if your going to have a bet are Juan Martin Del Potro, Andy Roddick, Fernando Verdasco, Fernando Gonzalez and if your game at odds Ernest Gulbis and Stanislas Wawrinka. Obvious other choices in the market are Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic however we are going to let these two slide. Previous slams show the top ranked players always seemingly coming through in the finals so just maybe we could be in for an upset. Having said that I'm sticking to my guns and tipping Rafael Nadal if he starts.