RealClearSports: American Revolution at U.S. Open
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Art Spander in Andy Roddick, Donald Young, John Isner, U.S. Open, articles, tennis
By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.comNEW YORK -- Andy Roddick called it a healthy jealousy. It looks more like an American revolution. The country that couldn't do anything right in tennis has done very little wrong for the last few days. At last, the U.S. Open is no longer closed to U.S. male players.
The sport still belongs to those from across the Atlantic - Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer - until proved differently. But here we are into the second week of the Open, and four of the 16 men remaining are Americans.
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