US Open 2017: Players under the most pressure on the men’s draw

4. Grigor Dimitrov

Due in large part to the fact that he was labeled as the next Roger Federer, Grigor Dimitrov has often been regarded as an underachiever. Whether or not that’s a fair evaluation, Dimitrov hasn’t been able to build upon his stellar 2014 campaign.

The tide has begun to turn in 2017, but in order to truly silence his critics, Dimitrov will need to make noise at the US Open.

Dimitrov has struggled to live up to the hype, but he recently experienced a career breakthrough. He won the biggest tournament of his career, the 2017 Western & Southern Open, and he secured a number of impressive victories along the way.

That includes wins over the likes of John Isner, Nick Kyrgios, and Juan Martin del Potro—momentous victories with the US Open on the horizon.

It’s worth noting that Dimitrov made a stellar run to the semifinal at the 2017 Australian Open. It took five sets, including two tiebreakers and a 7-5 win, for Rafael Nadal to ultimately escape the upset threat that the Bulgarian star presented.

Now one of the Top 10 players in the world, Dimitrov will need to prove that he’s more than the critics have labeled him as. He has a chance to prove he’s a champion.