The next generation of talent is on the way, but it’s still not clear whether it is ready to take up the mantle forged by the legends of the sport.
The American men, on the other hand, haven’t just failed to win the biggest titles; they have had far less representation in ATP fields than they once enjoyed. According to data collected by, founder of TennisAbstract, a comprehensive database of professional tennis results and statistics, American players accounted for more than a quarter of all entries in ATP events during the early 1980s, but that has dwindled to single digits since the late 1990s.
Fritz, a 25-year-old Californian, had his deepest run at a Grand Slam event last year, reaching the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, and ascended to No. 5 in the world in March, just a few slots better than his current ranking of No. 9. Before Tiafoe’s move to No. 10 last month,But just four American men reached the top 10 from 2010 to 2019. Compare that with the 24 Americans in the top 10 from 1980 to 1989, and it’s easy to see how much ground the American men have ceded to their peers.
And then there’s the Big Three. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has spent 389 weeks at No. 1 and has a men’s singles record 23 Grand Slam titles. Spain’s Rafael Nadal has 22 Grand Slams, dominating the French Open and sending a few Americans home early. Switzerland’s Roger Federer earned 20
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