For over two decades, the script has played on repeat, the same plot, the same unanswered ending, as American men chase a Grand Slam title that’s eluded them since 2003. Meanwhile, the women have written a far bolder story, with Madison Keys and Coco Gauff lifting trophies and storming deep into every draw. “It hasn’t been much of a competition, no offense to them, but now it is,” Gauff said in Cincinnati, throwing down the gauntlet. Yet as the US Open closes and another season fades, the drought stretches to 22 years, with Andy Roddick firing back at commentators as Taylor Fritz , Ben Shelton , and company fall short again.

Andy Roddick is no stranger to hard truths, and on a recent episode of Served, he took the gloves off. The last American man to win a Grand Slam did

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