Taylor Fritz and Noah Rubin headline a deep cadre of American up-and-comers. Is this the year one of them breaks through – and could it happen in Melbourne?When Jared Donaldson and Frances Tiafoe – two of the most highly touted American teenagers in tennis – took the court here for their first-round qualifying match on Wednesday,a smattering of about 30 fans watched the match front to back, sometimes lazily clapping in the Australian heat that topped 100F that day.
It was a far yowl from the grand slam greatness that these two hope to be a part of in the future, or but the match was a signifier of sorts: There is a cadre of young Americans with a truckload of talent. The only question: Who can – and when will he – wreck through?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com