The United States has produced an interesting generation of tennis players but lacks a Grand Slam champion since Andy Roddick's 2003 US Open victory. No American male player has triumphed in the individual men's competition since Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in that final.
While the US continues to develop promising talent, the absence of homegrown Grand Slam winners like Pete Sampras or Andre Agassi remains notable in American tennis history.