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ARE AMERICANS ALLERGIC TO GRASS?

By Max Klinger

Friday, June 27, 2008

There hasn't been an article about Wimbledon in the last two weeks that didn't mention Federer and Rafa? But what of our American boys? What of them? It's been close to a decade since Sampras last won at Wimbledon and already this year three of our four guys have been knocked out. A brief glance at the USTA's Pro schedule will have you wondering if Americans are afraid of grass court tennis? To find out more we called Bill Rompf, Director of Tennis at the International Hall of Fame and the ove ...

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