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The Next American Wimbledon Champion Is Probably ‘Playing Wide Receiver on an NFL Team’ as US Men Endure Grand Slam Drought

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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — There was once a time when American men dominated the tennis world at Wimbledon. The likes of Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Stan Smith and Arthur Ashe saw widespread success in the 70s and 80s, before Pete Sampras simply dominated the 90s at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. When Sampras won his final Wimbledon title in 2000, the realistic expectation was that it wouldn’t be too long before another American man replicat…

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Wimbledon champion probably ‘playing wide receiver on an NFL team’ amid US men’s grand slam drought

There was once a time when American men dominated the tennis world at Wimbledon, but those years are long gone and the US athletes that could win at SW19 are probably playing another sport.

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