Which Grand Slam-less player deserves a major the most?

10. Kei Nishikori

Not the most talented player on tour, but one of the most mentally tough. Soon to be 28-years-old, Nishikori’s best shot at a major is in the next two years — but he’ll need Fedalokovic to get older and sorer and Shapoverevios to stay raw and unready for five-setters.

Chances of winning one: 3/5

9. Milos Raonic

Similar to Nishikori, Raonic can still win a major, but he’s got to get his body right. Most of his Grand Slam success has come in Melbourne, with two quarterfinals and one semifinal in the last three years.

Chances of winning one: 3/5

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8. Grigor Dimitrov

Dimitrov is the only player on this list that I comfortably feel will finish his career with a Grand Slam. He’s too talented and, coming off a Masters 1000 trophy and ATP finals championship in 2017, knows he’s good enough to get it done. A semifinalist last year, the Bulgarian is my (early) pick to win next year’s Australian Open.

Chances of winning one: 4/5

7. Gael Monfils

After he almost completed a calendar junior Grand Slam, Monfils became the definition of Next Big Thing. 13 years on, he has played good tennis, bad tennis, ugly tennis and tennis so out of this world it made you question if he was even human (in a good way). But the dynamic Frenchman never totally lived up to the hype, failing to reach a Grand Slam final or cracking the top five. On talent alone, the 31-year-old deserves a Grand Slam, but there are more consistent players that I would like to see win before him.

Chances of winning one: 1/5

6. Jo-Wilfred Tsonga

Tsonga has often felt like the best player at a major tournament only to be derailed by a more composed player. There’s no shame in that – the Frenchman has been tasked with Federer, Nadal, Murray, Wawrinka and Djokovic time and time again.

Chances of winning one: 2/5

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5. Tomas Berdych

In the last ten years–which, BTW, is just about the most talented era of tennis of all time–Berdych has made nine Grand Slam quarterfinals, six semifinals and one runner-up finish. He has also been ranked inside the top ten for much of that time. If Berdych finishes his career without a Grand Slam then I think we need to bring back Bob Shapiro, F. Lee Bailey and Johnny Cochrane to help file an official lawsuit against the Tennis Gods.

Chances of winning one: 2/5

4. Dominika Cibulkova

See Berdych, Tomas.

Chances of winning one: 2/5

3. David Ferrer

In 2012-13, Ferrer’s Grand Slam results read, in sequential order: QF SF QF SF SF RU QF QF. That right there is crueller than when Scar dropped Mufasa in the gorge. At 35-years-old and in danger of falling out of the top 50, Ferrer almost definitely won’t win a major; Sad face emoji sad face emoji broken heart emoji.

Chances of winning one: 1/5

2. Agnieszka Radwanska

The Quarterfinal Queen. Radwanska plays a heck of a lot of tournaments and, as a result, her body is breaking down. I’m not confident she will get back to the top, a massive shame considering she’s been a stalwart of consistency in terms of WTA titles (20) and rankings (finished top six for five straight years before 2017).

Chances of winning one: 2/5

In appreciation of Caroline Wozniacki

1. Caroline Wozniacki

Wozniacki has been ranked world No.1 for more than 52 weeks, more than 45 weeks consecutively, has (comfortably) played more matches than Aga, Sveta, Angie, Vika, Masha and Venus and Serena, despite being much younger in a lot of cases. Durability is underrated. In a sport as gruelling as tennis, it matters – and I would like to see it rewarded.

Chances of winning one: 3/5