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The one that played fire tennis against Jimmy Connors
Even former players are starting to take Andy Murray seriously after the Scot made his Grand Slam breakthrough with a US Open title
It seems like ages but in fact, it was just 3 days ago that Andy Roddick announced his retirement from professional tennis at the conclusion of this year's US Open Championships.
With the U.S. Open having finally arrived, and after I looked at the draw, it dawned on me that it’s been a while since an American man has won the Open, or any Grand Slam for that matter.
It's still not apparent for the world how significant this development is, but for men's professional tennis in the USA, we have begun a new age, The Isner Era.