American tennis has been immersed in a journey through the desert for decades, with a prolonged absence of great titles and a shortage of players that arouse a remarkable illusion among fans. After decades counting on the best in the world, the zenith was reached with the stage in which Pete Sampras, André Agassi, Jim Courier y Jimmy Connors dominated the top of world tennis, with other illustrious names such as Michael Chang O Todd Martin succeeding a previous generation led by John McEnroe. Just mentioning these legends gives an idea of the potential of the EXPERT, one of the most powerful tennis organizations in the world and with a spectacular training and competition program, also relying on university sports. Revenues have continued to arrive among women, but the drought in men’s tennis has been going on for too long.
Proof of this is that since the withdrawal of André Agassi and Andy Roddick, only the regularity and constancy of John Isner has allowed the Stars and Stripes to continue to appear sporadically in the final rounds of major tournaments. The last venue that managed to be a prophet in his land was Nebraska, with his title in 2003, while the last final with American representation was played by himself, in 2006, falling to Federer. Since then, there have been no local finalists, but no semi-finalists either, since prominent names like James Blake or the aforementioned Isner have never made it past the quarter-finals.
Korda and Opelka, great hopes for the future and arguments for the US Open 2021
A new batch of players very prolific in terms of quantity and not so much in terms of potential, is already consolidated among the 100 best in the world, but there is little hope placed on them to reverse this dynamic in Flushing Meadows. Perhaps the young Sebastian Korda is the most promising, seeing how Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe they have lagged a bit behind. The good work of the giants John Isner and Reilly Opelka, a generational replacement from Greensboro, suggests that they can go far in an edition where the casualties of some of the best in the world could facilitate the appearance of good news for the locals.
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