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**TheBest-Host** · 05-28-2009, 03:26 AM

Aren't we only a generation (if that) removed from a contingent of US men that consisted of French Open winner Michael Chang, French Open winner (and 8X Slam champion) Andre Agassi, 2X French Open winner (and 4X Slam champion) Jim Courier, and probably would have given anything to have won the French Open once (and 14X Slam champion) Pete Sampras?

And this generation of Americans, James, for whom it is not a main goal - all of you combined have, uh, one Slam?

And that's the bottom line. Roddick is the only US player of this generation that can be compared to the last one.

Agassi used to limit his clay play too. Early on, he hit on hard courts in the old Asian swing and came to the clay late. Didn't seem to be a problem for him.

05-28-2009, 03:26 AM	#10
TheBest-Host Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 463 Senior Member	Aren't we only a generation (if that) removed from a contingent of US men that consisted of French Open winner Michael Chang, French Open winner (and 8X Slam champion) Andre Agassi, 2X French Open winner (and 4X Slam champion) Jim Courier, and probably would have given anything to have won the French Open once (and 14X Slam champion) Pete Sampras? And this generation of Americans, James, for whom it is not a main goal - all of you combined have, uh, one Slam? And that's the bottom line. Roddick is the only US player of this generation that can be compared to the last one. Agassi used to limit his clay play too. Early on, he hit on hard courts in the old Asian swing and came to the clay late. Didn't seem to be a problem for him.
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