Tomas Berdych will arrive at the US Open hoping to reach his Australian Open heights.
His final four showing in January was followed by sub-par fourth round exits at the French Open and Wimbledon.
The Czech briefly held a career-high position of No 4 in the world rankings after the semi-finals in Australia, where he lost to Andy Murray.
He endured an exit at the French Open after defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but has previously reached the latter stages at the Qatar Open, Miami Open, Monte Carlo Masters and Madrid Open.
Berdych, who works with Andy Murray's old coaching duo of Dani Vallberdu and Jez Green, also lost in the last four to the British No 1 in Miami and endured a shock loss to Gilles Simon at Wimbledon.
His best US Open showing remains in 2012 when he made the semi-finals before Murray, the eventual winner, beat him. He was present in Montreal and Cincinnati as he gears up to try and better that record from three years ago.
The powerful 29-year-old is a dangerous player if he finds a rhythm and his huge ground strokes could prove a threat in any competition.
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