Five outsiders for 2016 Australian Open men’s singles title

The Bulgarian reached the quarters here two years ago, and would’ve no doubt put his head down over the brief winter break in a bid to get his career back on track. Back Dimitrov at 50/1 to go all the way.

Nick Kyrgios

He may be tennis’ bad boy, but fellow controversial players in years gone by such as Ilie Nastase, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors all became multiple Grand Slam-winning stars.

If young Aussie Kyrgios can do his talking as much on the court as off it, he can go far in the game, as his recent Hopman Cup title exploits suggest. The 20-year-old beat in-form Andy Murray on the way to winning that team trophy, and is priced at 33/1 to lift the Australian Open on home soil.

Milos Raonic

Also priced at 33/1, Raonic has been on fire of late, and recently shocked Federer to grab the 2016 Brisbane International title under the watchful eye of new coach Carlos Moya – a former Australian Open finalist.

Yugoslav-born Canadian Raonic reached the quarters here last year and was all the way up in fourth in the rankings in May, so is certainly a brilliant shout to beat the rest of the field.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Tsonga is one of tennis’ nearly men, but at 30-years-old is still far from done, as Stan Wawrinka proved by snatching two Grand Slams at a similar age.

The exciting Frenchman is a former finalist here, back in 2008, and is back into the top 10, making his title odds of 50/1 very enticing.

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