WIMBLEDON, England — And on the 2,933rd day, an American man reached a Grand Slam semifinal.
No American man has won a major since.
Only one American male player besides Roddick has appeared in a major final since Roddick’s win: Andre Agassi, who lost to Roger Federer at the 2005 U.S. Open.
The globalization of tennis has slowed down America year after year.
In the early Open era, beginning in 1968, into the 1970s and ’80s, America led the world in tennis training, practice and equipment.
From 1990 to 1999, American men reached the semifinals or better 62 times at Grand Slams.
American men reached the semifinals or better only 26 times from 2000 to 2009.
Players have rarely escaped the early rounds at the French Open, where clay feels foreign compared to American hard courts.
From the beginning of 2005 through the French Open last month, Federer, Djokovic, Nadal and Murray accounted for 57 percent of all the Grand Slam semifinal slots.
“Marin [Cilic] is ranked, like, five,” Querrey said.