#2. Svetlana Kuznetsova
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The 2004 Champion has been in resurgent form in the past couple of months. Her recent performances have helped her reach the Top 10 for the first time since 2010. After a disappointing outing at the Australian Open, Kuznetsova bounced back by reaching the final of the Miami Open, beating Serena Williams in the process, her first win over a World No.1 player since the 2009 French Open final.
She has put up a couple of decent performances in the tournaments that have followed.Seeded within the Top 10 for the first time since the 2010 French Open, the ninth seeded Russian will face the 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in the first round, playing against whom she recorded the longest Women’s Grand Slam match of all-time at the 2011 Australian Open.
Kuznetsova’s next opponent would be former World No.1 and two-time runner-up Caroline Wozniacki. If Kuznetsova reaches the fourth round, her most likely opponent would be eighth-seeded Madison Keys and a win would most likely setup a quarter-final clash against French Open Champion Garbine Muguruza.
The Russian has been in decent form lately and provided she maintains this form, she might cause an upset or two at the US Open.
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