It’s been 22 years since an American man won the U.S. Open.

That’s a drought ESPN analyst Pat McEnroe predicted will end this year in Flushing Meadows.

And between last year’s runner-up, Taylor Fritz, and fast-rising Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul, McEnroe’s prediction doesn’t seem so crazy.

“I’d love to see it,” said Shelton, just 22. “[Frances Tiafoe] is always on a different level when he plays here. Fritz was in the finals. Tommy always plays really well here, too. … We’ve got a lot of guys who can make deep runs here and play against the best players in the world. I think that it’s a matter of time for us.

“I can’t wait for it to happen, and we move on to a different question.”

American women have not only held up their end, but piled up trophies. 4

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