For decades, American tennis set the gold standard with icons like Connors, McEnroe, Sampras, and Agassi ruling the sport, a legacy today’s rising stars are fighting to reclaim. Despite strong performances this season, no U.S. player made the final of the last Slam, where Carlos Alcaraz outdueled Jannik Sinner. Andy Roddick , on his Served podcast, didn’t hold back in voicing what that says about American tennis.

Americans have been chasing a Slam title for a while. Constantly receiving comparisons to the legends of the past, like Pete Sampras with 14 Slams, Andre Agassi with 8, Jimmy Connors with 8, and John McEnroe with 7. On the women’s side, Coco Gauff and Madison Keys have both broken records, winning Slams at Melbourne and Paris. But on the men’s side? It’s been tough. Especially

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