Two American players won Grand Slam singles titles in 2025.
At the Australian Open, Madison Keys beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final to win her first major title.
Then, at the French Open, Coco Gauff won her second Grand Slam.
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There wasn’t quite so much success on the men’s side, however, as Andy Roddick remains the last American man to win a Grand Slam singles title (2003 US Open).
During the latest episode of ‘Served with Andy Roddick‘, the former world number one delivered his verdict on the current state of American tennis.
Andy Roddick warns fans against ‘pretending’ that American tennis hasn’t improved
Roddick wants fans to understand that men’s tennis in America has improved, even if the wait for a Grand Slam win goes on.
“What you see, at like a macro level, with, we have multiple people to choose from in the top 10…” he said.
“Unfortunately, in US men’s tennis, it’s going to be Slam won, or this streak continues, and that misses all nuance.
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“I remember one year, and I love Steve Johnson, but he was the highest-ranked American seeded player at the US Open, and he was ranked 22 or 25, or something.
Seeded American players at the 2016 US Open
- #19 – Steve Johnson (Lost in 2R)
- #20 – John Isner (Lost in 3R)
- #26 – Jack Sock (Lost in 4R)
- #29 – Sam Querrey (Lost in 1R)
“We’re going to pretend like that’s the same as it is right now?
“With Taylor [Fritz] and Ben [Shelton], Tommy Paul missed half of the year and was top 20, and Frances [Tiafoe], Learner Tien…
American players in the ATP top 50 (Year-end 2025)
| USA Rank | ATP Rank | Name | Age | Points |
| 1 | 6 | Taylor Fritz | 28 | 4,135 |
| 2 | 9 | Ben Shelton | 23 | 3,970 |
| 3 | 20 | Tommy Paul | 28 | 2,100 |
| 4 | 28 | Learner Tien | 20 | 1,550 |
| 5 | 30 | Frances Tiafoe | 27 | 1,510 |
| 6 | 33 | Brandon Nakashima | 24 | 1,430 |
| 7 | 38 | Alex Michelsen | 21 | 1,325 |
| 8 | 48 | Sebastian Korda | 25 | 1,100 |
| 9 | 50 | Reilly Opelka | 28 | 1,026 |
“There’s volume, we have volume covered.
“And by the way, no one is breaking through against these two [Carlos Alcaraz/Jannik Sinner], it’s not just us.”
Roddick also took a moment to praise the American WTA stars, who continue to impress.
“And then you go to the women’s side, I mean, Madi [Keys] is just a human star, Coco [Gauff], taking all that pressure, Jessica Pegula, Amanda Anisimova, her story this year, we didn’t even talk about her on this, which is like malpractice, she’s so great,” he said.
“There are so many great stories to be told.”
2025 WTA year-end top 10
| Rank | Name | Country | Points |
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | Belarus | 10,870 |
| 2 | Iga Swiatek | Poland | 8,395 |
| 3 | Coco Gauff | USA | 6,763 |
| 4 | Amanda Anisimova | USA | 6,287 |
| 5 | Elena Rybakina | Kazakhstan | 5,850 |
| 6 | Jessica Pegula | USA | 5,583 |
| 7 | Madison Keys | USA | 4,335 |
| 8 | Jasmine Paolini | Italy | 4,325 |
| 9 | Mirra Andreeva | Russia | 4,319 |
| 10 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | Russia | 3,375 |
The 43-year-old is thankful for American success, as he claims that it makes his life a lot easier.
‘American tennis is in a great place’- Andy Roddick
Producing a weekly podcast, Roddick’s job is made a lot easier by the stars of American tennis.
“We come on every week, and there might have been a week where it’s like, hey, we’ve got to figure out something to talk about.’ The script is written for us most weeks,” he said.
“The script writes itself, we have the easiest job in the world, we come and report on excellence, and if it’s not perfect, we talk about what adjustments need to be made.
“This is the easiest job in the world because of the players. American tennis is in a great place; worldwide tennis is in a great place.
“Revenues have never been higher, interest has never been higher, in the Slams, in these players.
“It’s Looney Tunes, we feel so lucky to be the smallest part of tennis.”
Roddick is confident that things will continue to improve.
“Thing about sports, it always gets better,” he said.
“Players are going to be better 20 years from now than they were 20 years ago.
“Anyone who tells you differently is lying to you or themselves.”
Only time will tell what’s in store for American tennis in 2026, but you certainly won’t want to miss any of the action.
The United States will look to kick off its year with a big win at the United Cup, which begins on January 2.
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