{"id":3973,"date":"2017-08-22T08:30:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T12:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=3973"},"modified":"2017-08-21T23:09:01","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T03:09:01","slug":"grand-slam-surprise-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2017\/08\/22\/grand-slam-surprise-us-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Could Cause a Grand Slam Surprise at the US Open?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every <strong>Grand Slam<\/strong> there is player that goes that extra mile for the first time in his career, producing the best tennis of his life.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><strong>US Open<\/strong><\/a> is the last chance of the year for those on the fringe of the <strong>ATP Tour<\/strong> to make their moment in the limelight count.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the players that could perform a shock or two in the main draw.<br \/>\n<a id=\"OjQv6icqRrRIaOufqKxVHA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/831090816\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'OjQv6icqRrRIaOufqKxVHA',sig:'wX-xErM9PdEzbGpRi6QEARtRt3OgTkc3JrftUo7U_B8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'831090816',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Denis Shapovalov<\/h3>\n<p>Shapovalov seems like a Grand Slam champion waiting to happen. The 18-year-old has impressed at times this season. He recently made it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2017\/08\/11\/denis-shapovalov-is-no-longer-that-guy-who-hit-the-umpire-in-the-face-with-a-ball\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">semi-finals of the<strong> Montreal Masters<\/strong><\/a>, losing to <strong>Alexander Zverev<\/strong>. The World #67 also had a good run at <strong>Queens<\/strong>, falling in the\u00a0round of\u00a016 to <strong>Tomas Berdych<\/strong> in three sets.<\/p>\n<p>The youngster thrives playing in front of a home crowd, having won a Challenger tournament in <strong>Gatineau<\/strong>, <strong>Canada<\/strong>.\u00a0A week later he\u00a0reached the semifinals of another Challenger in the country. With the US Open in the same continent, could Shapovalov reach the second week of the Grand Slam? He&#8217;ll have to come through qualifiers first, but I don&#8217;t see why not.<br \/>\n<a id=\"duhUQxQwSz5Y0gp8LyLw8g\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/832851632\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'duhUQxQwSz5Y0gp8LyLw8g',sig:'a96QKcELsnpcWdcd7Ry6XsocoCy_TFKtxsVKdDMrPVE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'832851632',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Frances Tiafoe<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Frances Tiafoe<\/strong> is another up and coming star that could earn his stripes at the US Open. The American has <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2017\/08\/17\/frances-tiafoe-emerging-standout-young-american\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">played a solid season so far<\/a>, with highlights including reaching\u00a0the\u00a0round of\u00a064\u00a0at the <strong>Australian Open<\/strong> and the second round at Wimbledon. The 19-year-old has already won two Challenger titles this year in\u00a0the US\u00a0and <strong>France<\/strong>, beating World #70 <strong>Jeremy Chardy<\/strong> in the final of the latter.<\/p>\n<p>Tiafoe, who has a career high ranking of #60, recently reached the\u00a0round of\u00a016 in the <strong>Cincinnati Masters<\/strong>. He beat Alexander Zverev in straight sets, finally beating the German after losing twice this season to the fellow youngster.<br \/>\n<a id=\"Bh32cKQoSBpUrfLCyPxXXQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/828864360\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Bh32cKQoSBpUrfLCyPxXXQ',sig:'JtO9vyIa8UoVoZCm3-Q8iWSntMQMODBTF6u-MuqrqzM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'828864360',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Borna Coric<\/h3>\n<p>World #50 <strong>Borna Coric\u00a0<\/strong>has set the season alight at times, winning a main tour title in <strong>Morocco<\/strong>&#8211;beating <strong>Phillip Kohlschreiber<\/strong>, <strong>Diego Schwartzman<\/strong> and <strong>Albert Ramos-Vinolas<\/strong> en route to glory.<\/p>\n<p>The Croatian reached the round of 64 of the <strong>French Open<\/strong>, his best Grand Slam result of the season. While at the <strong>Madrid Masters<\/strong> he earned his time in the headlines\u00a0by beating\u00a0<strong>Andy Murray<\/strong> as he reached the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Coric is a lively player and, with his favourite surface being outdoor hard, he could upset one or two of the top 20.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"ZrN2hEjOSjBVj3pVm6JQcg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/832850876\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ZrN2hEjOSjBVj3pVm6JQcg',sig:'aa0pFHLTi7mlm9Cl5tzs25YTcWTP9RzX_CZH6jHxbzs=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'832850876',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every Grand Slam there is player that goes that extra mile for the first time in his career, producing the best tennis of his life. The US Open is the last chance of the year for those on the fringe of the ATP Tour to make their moment in the limelight count. 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