As tennis fans, we all know what it takes to win a men’s Grand Slam. With Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in contention for every title, an unbelievable level of play has to be combined with a fearsome dedication to staying in optimal condition and a mentality that is impervious to self-doubt.

That, however, was before lockdown came.

Post Coronavirus, no-one truly knows what the U.S. Open, which starts next month, will look like. Novak Djokovic is one of several players who have come down with COVID-19, and there are many rumours that the world number one and Australian Open from January won’t be in attendance. Federer has a knee problem and Nadal has been very quiet on whether he will definitely play the event, while others, such as Nick Kyrgios, have condemned the organisers for even arranging the tournament in the first place.

Put simply, the U.S. Open as a whole is a complete and utter shambles, but it still has to be won by someone. Who it might be could provide the sportsbetting shock of the year so far.