2016 US Open: Top 5 dark horses for the Men's Singles Tournament

Modified Aug 28, 2016 17:18 GMT

MASON, OH - AUGUST 19: Dominic Thiem of Austria hits a return shot to Milos Raonic of Canada during a quarterfinal match on Day 7 of the Western & Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 19, 2016 in Mason, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) — The young Austrian will be one of the players to look out for at the US Open

#4. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

MASON, OH - AUGUST 18: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France hits a return to Steve Johnson of the United States during a third round match on Day 6 of the Western & Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 18, 2016 in Mason, Ohio. Johnson defeated Tsonga 6-3, 7-6. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) — The Frenchman will be a player to be wary of at the US Open

Section 2 of the Men’s Singles draw is one of the most exciting draws of the tournament, containing three players who at least made it to the quarter-finals last year in Marin Cilic, Jo-WIlfried Tsonga and Kevin Anderson.

Tsonga’s performance in his previous two tournaments haven’t been very good but he still poses a big threat to the top ranked players because of his mixed style of play and his ability to bounce back from tough situations.Tsonga’s opening match of the tournament will be against Argentina qualifier Guido Andreozzi and is bound to have an easy road till the fourth round where he will most likely meet 2014 Champion and seventh seed Marin Cilic in what will be a rematch of last year’s thrilling quarter-final which Cilic won in five sets.

If the ninth seed can be at the top of his game, then he might even better his all-time US Open record of reaching the quarter-finals.

Edited by Staff Editor