Del Potro says Tiafoe or Shelton can break the US men's Grand Slam drought
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What happened
Ninety Grand Slam tournaments have passed since Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the 2003 final at Flushing Meadows. Apart from Argentina’s Juan Martín del Potro at the 2009 U.S. Open and his compatriot Gastón Gaudio at the 2004 French Open, every champion across the world’s four major tournaments has been European. Frances Tiafoe or Ben Shelton — who face off in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday night…
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