Every year when the US Open rolls around in August, the discourse begins again in earnest: how long must we wait for an American man to win another Grand Slam? It’s been 22 years now, dating all the way back to Andy Roddick’s triumph at this very tournament in 2003, and still, no one looks particularly close to pulling it off. The almost-insurmountable problem is that doing so would likely require unseating Jannik Sinner and/or Carlos Alcaraz in a best-of-five encounter. And while American men’s tennis is better positioned than it has been in a while, boasting a talented crop of contenders that includes Ben Shelton and last year’s US Open finalist, Taylor Fritz, getting through the duopoly at the top of tennis is a herculean feat for anyone on tour.

The men’s title drought, and the se

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