Just close your eyes and stick in a pin to select the winner of the 2010 Us Open.

The final grand slam of the year gets under way in New York on August 30.

Who will win among the Women may be even more unpredictable than the men. With the withdrawl of Serena, and the likelehood than Venus, who hasn’t played for so long that I’m forgetting what she looks like, will not be fully recovered, it makes the field wide open.

Just yesterday Kim Clijsters injured her thigh against Zvonareva, and even though she says it’s not too serious, there must be a cause of some concern to her coach. And of course Justine Henin is certainly out.

Jelena Jankovic is nursing a sore leg that has hampered her for two tournaments, and Caroline Wozniacki is not back to her earlier form. Victoria Azarenka’s game goes up and down like a toilet seat, one week she wins and looks so good and then follows it up with a poor showing. Sam Stosur, the ultimate choker, has the game to win, but she is also just coming back from injury.

So who remains? Maria Sharapova will win if she can control her serve for two weeks…..highly unlikely. Svetlana Kuznetsova is coming around to her old form and has the experience….a strong possiblity. Dinara Safina….no way. Elena Dementieva may want it more than anyone else as this could be her last chance…..don’t overlook her.

And then there are whole bunch of players who could pull off a major upset just as Schiavonne did in Paris.