“If I don’t believe now, then I never will.” Those words from Andy Roddick during his 2006 Tennis Masters Cup duel with Roger Federer still echo through time. That year, Federer defeated not just Roddick (in the Round Robin) but also James Blake in the final, marking the last ATP Finals to feature two American men. Nineteen years later, destiny seems to be scripting a revival. As the ATP Finals race enters its 56th edition, Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton rise from that long shadow, reigniting the red, white, and blue flame with fearless hunger. The American roar, once silenced, now begins to thunder again.
On October 7, Tennis Channel host Steve Weissman sat down with Sam Querrey and Prakash Amritraj to dissect the unfolding of the ATP Finals race. The hosts highlighted the histor