JOHANNA KONTA

Konta’s preparations for the tournament were derailed by illness but she appears to be over the worst. Having seen her ranking drop outside the top 40, the 27-year-old is not seeded in New York and faces a battle to progress beyond the first round after drawing sixth seed Caroline Garcia. Her form remains very up and down and she has won only two matches in her last four grand slam appearances but recent performances have largely been encouraging.