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James Blake and Michael Chang on the State of American Tennis

Former World No. 4 James Blake and former French Open champion Michael Chang believe that Frances Tiafoe has the best chance to win a Grand Slam among the current set of American players on the tour. In an interview with Tennishead, when asked who the best bet among the Americans to win a Grand Slam title are, Blake responds, “In my opinion, it’s probably Frances Tiafoe. I think he’s got the most tools. Right away that puts more pressure on him, so I feel like I probably shouldn’t say that! But he’s a good athlete, he moves really well, he works really hard. I think he still has ways to improve, which makes it exciting for me to see how he gets better and matures and grows on the court”. Chang agrees that Tiafoe is the best prospect but says others like Jared Donaldson and Tommy Paul also have a shot. “We haven’t had as good a crop of young Americans since our generation. Hopefully, they will continue to mature, continue to grow and continue to improve. It’s been great to see some of their results and hopefully, we’ll see more and more of that”.…

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