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American men still searching for a way to emulate Keys and Gauff
With Madison Keys and Coco Gauff raising hopes that they could complete an 'American slam' of the majors this year, their male counterparts at Wimbledon can only look on enviously.
Keys ended her long wait to get her hands on a Grand Slam trophy at the Australian Open this year and when Gauff triumphed at the French Open earlier this month it seemed like there was no stopping the Americans - in the women's draw at least.
Unfortunately for the men, Andy Roddick's US Open victory in 2003 remains a painful reminder -- year after year -- of how long it has been since an American man picked up a singles trophy at one of the four majors.
The singles draw at Wimbledon is populated with 35 Americans - 19 in the women's and 16 in the men's - more than any other country.
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