8-time Grand Slam winner Andre Agassi discusses what American players need to win major tournaments
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It's been over two decades since an American men's tennis player won a Grand Slam, but Andre Agassi thinks the drought could end soon.
Agassi and Andy Roddick both took home a Grand Slam in 2003, but the United States has come up empty-handed ever since.
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have since taken over the sport, rewriting the history books in the process. Pete Sampras won all 14 of his Grand Slams before those three even won their first.
Since then, all they've done is blow by Sampras. Federer has 20, Nadal 22 and Djokovic 24.
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Jannik Sinner and Taylor Fritz pose for a photo alongside tennis legend Andre Agassi after the men’s singles final of the 2024 U.S. Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Mike Frey/Imagn Images)
"It's interesting. We've been spoiled in years past. [John] McEnroe, [Jimmy] Conners, Andy Roddick. But the truth is there have been three guys who have been pretty damn gritty for a long time in Rafa, Novak,= and Feds," Agassi noted in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.
Agassi made sure to mention that the United States has its share of stars. Taylor Fritz is ranked fourth; Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton are ranked 12th and 13th, respectively; Frances Tiafoe is 16th; and Sebastian Korda is 23rd.
And Agassi believes courts filled with American players could fuel other Americans to finally get over the hump.
Andre Agassi thinks an American-born player will take home a grand slam soon. (Robert Deutsch, USA Today)
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