Factfiles on US Open men's title contenders

Factfiles on US Open men's title contenders

NEW YORK - Factfiles on US Open men's title contenders ahead of the final Grand Slam tournament of 2016 which gets under way in New York from Monday:

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro during their first round singles match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on August 7

NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB)

World ranking: 1

Age: 29 (22/05/1987)

Career titles in total: 66

Career Grand Slam titles: 12 -- Australian Open: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016; French Open: 2016; Wimbledon: 2011, 2014, 2015; US Open: 2011, 2015

Career prize money: $102,813,310

- Djokovic completed a career Grand Slam and the 'Novak Slam' of all four majors at the French Open in June, but then slumped to a shock third-round loss at Wimbledon. Won a record 30th Masters title in Toronto before a tearful, first-round exit preceded a withdrawal from Cincinnati to rest a wrist injury.

ANDY MURRAY (GBR)

World ranking: 2

Age: 29 (15/05/1987)

Career titles in total: 39

Career Grand Slam titles: 3 -- Wimbledon: 2013, 2016; US Open: 2012

Career prize money: $49,880,567

- Has reached the finals of the other three majors in 2016 - losing to Djokovic in Australia and France before racing to a second Wimbledon title in July. Successfully defended his Olympic gold and put together a 22-match win streak this summer which was ended by Marin Clic in Sunday's Cincinnati final.

RAFAEL NADAL (ESP)

World ranking: 5

Age: 30 (03/06/1986)

Career titles in total: 69

Career Grand Slam titles: 14 -- Australian Open 2009; French Open 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014; Wimbledon 2008, 2010; US Open 2010, 2013

Career prize money: $78,278,612

- Wrist injury kept Nadal off court from an early withdrawal from the French Open to the Olympics where he won gold in doubles and made semi-finals of the singles. Will go to New York as a dangerous floater should Djokovic or Murray slip up.

JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO (ARG)

World ranking: 142

Age: 27 (23/09/1988)

Career titles in total: 18

Career Grand Slam titles: 1 -- US Open 2009

Career prize money: $15,663,682

- His defeat of Roger Federer in the 2009 US Open final appeared to herald a new star but proved a false dawn as three wrist surgeries pushed the giant Argentine to the brink of retirement. Run to the Olympics final, where he lost a four-hour marathon to Murray, illustrated the dangers posed by one of the biggest forehands in tennis.

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