Indian Wells 2012: What the Tournament Has Shown About American Tennis so Far

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Published: March 17, 2012

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Since 2003, American tennis fans have experienced a long and seemingly insatiable Grand Slam title drought. Andy Roddick won the U.S. Open that year, and never won another. To make matters worse, nobody has been there to take his spot as a strong Slam contender.

Having said that, it is starting to seem like things could be turning around for the United States, as play in the first five rounds of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells has helped to confirm this theory.

Not all American tennis players have represented their country well in the past few days. Currently the No. 31 player in the world, Roddick continued to disappoint by losing in the third round to No. 7 Tomas Berdych. The loss was understandable because Andy was considered the underdog going into the match. However, at this late stage in his career, he needs to be able to prove his worth against the top players in order to stay relevant, but he has been failing to do that recently.

No. 8 Mardy Fish, who had the best season of his career in 2011, also failed to impress American audiences at Indian Wells. He was dismissed in the third round also, but his loss was to unseeded Matthew Ebden, which is less forgivable in the eyes of the fans. Fish has hit the age of 30, and if he falters away from his 2011 success now, he likely won't see it again before retirement.

It is quickly becoming clear that these veterans are on their way out of the tennis world. Luckily for their country, though, another group of players is emerging to take their place. This became more evident with play at Indian Wells.

For starters, 26-year-old John Isner is proving that although he is well into his 20's, it's not too late for success. The 2012 BNP Paribas Open marks his second consecutive semifinal appearance at a Masters event (also reached SF in Paris at the end of 2011), and the road to get there was far from easy. Along the way, Isner took down the 22 seed (Juan Monaco...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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