NEW YORK: The Grand Slam dominance by a handful of elite men over the last decade and a half has come at the expense of the rest of the field, but the sport will see a return to"normal" when the era ends, American great Jim Courier said.
Former world number one Courier won four majors between 1991 and 1993 but none of his male compatriots has lifted a slam trophy since the now-retired Andy Roddick won the U.S Open in 2003. "Sure, it has been difficult for American men to win majors but it has been difficult for anyone outside of the top four or five players to win in the last 15 years," Courier told Reuters at the U.S. Open."It has been more of a question of era in many ways as opposed to a singular American problem," he said.
Courier said that American tennis fans had still been spoiled by 23-times Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams, her seven-times slam champion sister Venus and 2017 U.S. Open winner Sloane Stephens.Technology company Oracle announced on Wednesday that it was partnering with Courier's InsideOut Sports & Entertainment to launch a new lower-tier tennis circuit of men's and women's tournaments in the U.S.
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