U.S. Open - Longshots That Have a Chance

It is not inconceivable that a longshot could go a long way in the Rafael Nadal. We'll take a fast look at them now. The BetUS odds on these players is next to their name, and the tournament seed is in parentheses.

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(27) Ivo Karlovic +15000

-- Current Ranking: 28, Highest Ranking: 14

Naturally, Karlovic, at 6'10", has a booming serve (55 aces once in a match) and he's used it to win four times on tour. In his first Grand Slam match ever he beat Andre Agassi, but in general he's had difficulty in tennis' big events, though he hopes this year's quarter-final appearance at Wimbledon (where he was beaten by Roger Federer) is a harbinger of things to come.

(29) Igor Andreev +20000

-- Current Ranking: 30, Highest Ranking: 18

Andreev has not won a tournament since 2005, and he has not come close in the Grand Slams, although he got to the quarter-finals of the French Open in 2007. At the U.S. Open, he had his best effort to date last year, when he made it to the fourth round of action before Federer did him in. This year, he has reached the third round at both the Australian and the French, and the fourth round at Wimbledon.

(31) Lleyton Hewitt +12500

-- Current Ranking: 32, Highest Ranking: 1

Hewitt is the winner of 27 career singles titles and has won two Grand Slam titles - Wimbledon in 2002 and the U.S. Open the year before. This former #1 player has also been to the 2004 final at Flushing Meadow and has made the semi-finals on three separate occasions. His career record at the U.S. Open is 39-8, but he did not play in this tournament last year, as he was about to have hip surgery. Just recently, though, he had an improbable run to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, where he was eliminated in a five-set thriller by Andy Roddick.

(unseeded) Marat Safin +15000

-- Current Ranking: 58, Highest Ranking: 1

Safin is a winner of 15 career titles, and was rated #1 in the world in 2000. That was the year he won the U.S. Open, beating Pete Sampras in straight sets. Has fought injuries a lot since, although he did win the Australian Open in 2005. In all, has 93 match wins in Grand Slam competition, and made the semi-finals at Wimbledon last year, but the last time he advanced as far as the semis at Flushing Meadow was 2001.

(unseeded) Ernests Gulbis +15000

-- Current Ranking: 95, Highest Ranking: 38

Gulbis has not played all that well over the last year, and has failed to get past the second round in any Slam since the '08 French Open, where he made it to the semis. The farthest he's gotten at Flushing Meadow was the fourth round in 2007. His career record in singles is 50-59.

(unseeded) Janko Tipsarevic +20000

-- Current Ranking: 63, Highest Ranking: 33

Tipsarevic has yet to win a tournament, and his singles record is 96-106. He has gone four rounds at Wimbledon twice, but he has gotten past the first round at the U.S. Open only one time.

(unseeded) Marcos Baghdatis +15000