Greg Rusedski beat Felix Mantilla to win the RCA Championships in Indianapolis yesterday - and immediately set his sights on claiming his first Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows. Rusedski last won an ATP title in Auckland at the start of the year, but has hit top form over the past two weeks and has beaten the world's top-ranked three players.
The 28-year-old knocked out world number two Marat Safin in last week's Masters Series event at Cincinnati before a stunning win over top man Lleyton Hewitt in round three of these championships and then a semi-final win over German Tommy Haas.
And now the Briton, currently number 41 in the ATP Entry System rankings, feels he has a real chance of going one better than he did in 1997 when he finished runner-up to Pat Rafter in the US Open.
"I'm excited about winning this trophy because this tournament has had great champions in the past," he said. "Many of those have gone on to have great success at the US Open and I hope to do the same."
Filed by Sinéad Kissane
