After a poor start to the year, this talented performer returned to form on the clay and carried that onto the grass where he won in Halle and then made the last eight at Wimbledon - his first Grand Slam quarter-final. But since returning to the hardcourts, the wins have dried up and it's hard to see how the Czech will make a big impact in New York.
TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY
07
06
05
04
03
02
01
00
99
98
Australian Open
4R
2R
1R
2R
-
-
-
-
-
-
French Open
1R
4R
2R
1R
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wimbledon
QF
4R
3R
1R
-
-
-
-
-
-
US Open
-
4R
3R
4R
2R
-
-
-
-
-
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