Who was the last American man to win a Grand Slam title? Shelton, Tiafoe can end drought

NEW YORK — The question has followed American men's tennis for more than two decades:

When was the last time an American man won a Grand Slam title?

The answer is Andy Roddick at the 2003 US Open, and the talk of no U.S. man hoisting a championship trophy at the end of a major yet again is not only becoming repetitive, but, after a 23-year drought, it is starting to evolve into an uncomfortable norm.

Now, for the first time in years, that drought appears genuinely vulnerable.

With Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe both in the US Open semifinals, one American man is guaranteed a place in Sunday's final. They are now two victories away from ending one of the longest championship droughts in American sports.

Andy Roddick beat Juan Carlos Ferrero in straight sets at the 2003 US Open, picking up the only Grand Slam title of his career. More than two decades later, Roddick remains the most recent American man to capture a major singles championship.

American men haven't been absent from the sport's biggest stages since Roddick's 2003 win. Roddick returned to Grand Slam finals three more times, Andre Agassi made one final run at the…

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