Mardy Fish, Andy Roddick, Ryan Sweeting, Michael Russel, John Isner, Dennis Kudla, Ryan Harrison, Alex Kusnetsov, Sam Querry, Donald Young.
Christina McHale, Irina Falconi, Sloane Stephens, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Vania King, Jamie Hampton, Madison Keys, Vavara Lepchenko, and Alison Riske.
All American; all entered in either the Men or Women’s Singles; all have been eliminated. Except:
Serena
She’s 30, she’s got a gimp ankle, she doesn’t know how she became an athlete, but she’s now the lone American left in the Singles draw. Why is that? Well here are some other facts about Serena. She’s won the Australian Open five times. She’s won the Doubles Championship four times. She’s never lost a first round singles match in a Grand Slam in her entire career. She might not win the title. There’s no denying however, that she has and continues to be the standard-bearer for American tennis. Reviled by some, Confusing to others, yet no one can deny that fact.
Some comedian on Tumblr quipped that she didn’t know they allowed men to play women’s tennis. It was an obvious dig at Serena Williams. The funny thing is, she’s lasted longer than the Men’s Singles players too.
To that I say, HA!
