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Frances Tiafoe Gets the Next American Shot at the Big Three

The next generation of top American players has yet to beat Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer in a Grand Slam tournament. What will it take to get over the wall?

Frances Tiafoe has a chance to knock one of the greats of the game out of the U.S. Open on Monday.Credit...Karsten Moran for The New York Times

It happens at just about every Grand Slam.

One of the American men of the so-called next generation begins to look dangerous, raising hopes that a momentous breakthrough is near.