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The rising tide of young American players

By Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com

Saturday, March 28, 2009

One of the most useful proverbs for tennis is the expression "A rising tide lifts all boats." It doesn't hurt the argument that it was one of the favorite sayings of a true titan of the game, the late Arthur Ashe. Just think about it: Remember the Swedish invasion that followed very closely in the footsteps of Bjorn Borg? Circa 1970 B.B. (Before Bjorn), the Swedes had a colorful, rather eccentric history in tennis. When Borg became an international star, he inspired Mats Wilander -- along with ...

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