Wimbledon 2023: Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Sebastian Korda, Ben Shelton tipped to lead American charge

American success was once commonplace at Wimbledon. Pete Sampras won at the All England Club seven times – a record until Roger Federer won his eighth title in 2017 – and Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick made five finals between them. Further back there was Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe, who played each other in two finals and won a combined five titles.

Ad But it’s been 23 years since the Wimbledon men’s singles trophy was lifted by an American, and 14 years since an American made the final. ATP EastbourneTop seed Fritz knocked out of Eastbourne, Tsitsipas loses in MallorcaYESTERDAY AT 12:55 That is the longest run without an American in the final since the tournament resumed in 1919 following the First World War. Could the streak end this year? Eurosport expert Laura Robson will be keeping a close eye on the American men, of which there are plenty.

“I feel like they just love the surface…I'd be interested to see how a couple of them creep through the draw and if things open up for them,” said Robson. Top of the billing is Frances Tiafoe. A newly-minted top-10 player following his first grass title in Stuttgart — which he had amusingly predicted earlier this year – Tiafoe looks to be playing with more confidence following his Grand Slam breakthrough at last year’s US Open, where he played entertaining tennis to take out Rafael Nadal and Andrey Rublev before losing to Carlos Alcaraz in five sets in the semis.