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Lindsay Davenport Is Hopeful an American Can Win the U.S. Open on Both Sides of Draw

Former tennis star Lindsay Davenport is hopeful an American can win the U.S. Open this year. | Rich Storry/Getty Images

Every year when the U.S. Open comes around, the world is not-so-gently reminded that an American man hasn’t won the major tournament, or any major, since Andy Roddick in 2003. Taylor Fritz came extremely close last year, finishing as the runner-up to Jannik Sinne, but that two-decade-plus curse still hasn’t been broken.

Could this be the year? Former U.S. Open champion and tennis legend Lindsay Davenport thinks it’s possible.

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