With Andy Murray’s long-awaited Grand Slam triumph at the U.S. Open, who are the top current contenders without a major title?
5. John Isner » With Andy Roddick’s retirement and Mardy Fish’s latest health issues, the 6-foot-9 Isner is America’s best hope. The only problem, Isner has only been past the third round three times in his career.
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4. Milos Raonic » At just 21 years old, he has plenty of promise. Raonic lasted through three matches of qualifying and won three more times in the main draw to reach the round of 16 at the 2011 Australian Open before losing in four sets to David Ferrer. His best showing since was at this year’s U.S. Open, where he was also beaten in the fourth round by Murray.
3. David Ferrer » The Spaniard reached the semifinals in New York and Roland Garros, and his losses in 2012 majors came against Novak Djokovic (twice), Murray and Rafael Nadal. But at 30 years old, he could be running out of time to make the leap.
2. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga » The 27-year-old Frenchman has lost in one Grand Slam final, the 2008 Australian Open in four sets to Djokovic, and three semifinals, including Wimbledon the past two years. He came back from 0-2 down to beat Roger Federer in the 2010 Wimbledon quarterfinals, but his second-round exit at this year’s U.S. Open was his earliest in a major since 2007.
1. Tomas Berdych »
Berdych, 26, is ranked No. 7 and poised for a breakthrough after reaching the quarterfinals in Australia, round of 16 in France and U.S. Open semifinals in 2012. He has five career wins over Federer, four over Murray but is still 3-12 against Nadal and 1-9 vs. Djokovic.
– Craig Stouffer
