American Men's Tennis Players Fail Once Again

Ever since the retirement of US Men's tennis greats like Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, the Americans have become increasingly irrelevant in the men's tennis world. In this year's French Open only one American, Robby Ginepri, even reached the 4th round (before he was easily dispatched by Serbia's Novak Djokovich). Currently there are only 3 Americans ranked among the ATP's top 50 players in the world. It's safe to assume most people could name Andy Roddick who is the only American in the top 10, but can anyone name the other two?

If you said John Isner and Sam Querrey take a bow, I'm fairly certain that 98% of sports fans can't name those two. The fact of the matter is that no American player has won a Grand Slam event since Roddick took home the 2003 US Open title. Now to be fair when you're competing with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal winning any tour event is a pretty tall order but still. The American tennis culture needs a new start to generate to kick-start our interest. That may just be wishful thinking at this point but it's something to keep in mind.