US Men's Tennis Sucks

US men's tennis is at a crossroads. The torch past down from Ashe and Conners to McEnroe to the California kids (Sampras, Agassi, Chang, and Courier) has run into a speed bump. Andy Roddick has his moments, but they are few and far between. The 2010 US Open is left with Mardy Fish, James Blake, Sam Querry, and John Isner. I don't have a lot of confidence any of those players will advance past the round of 16. It's unfortunate the USTA hasn't kept the pipeline full of promising young stars. As I stated in Thursday's blog tennis players age in dog years and if you don't replenish the supply you'll end up with a void of talent. I'm not saying the problem can't be fixed, but we must recognize that American men's tennis is at a crisis point. The USA's poor performance in grand slams and Davis cup play is indicative of the problem. Do we need a better junior circuit? Do we need more international coaches and tennis academies? Do we need more tennis courts in the inner city? Are we resigned to being inferior to the world's level of competition? I'm not sure what the solution is, but if America doesn't implement a system to get men's tennis back on track we will continue to see this trend. Where's the next John McEnroe going to come from?