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Why Is It So Hard to Win the US Open? The Mystery of the US Open's Missing Champions Why No Men's Tennis Player Can Dominate the US Open The US Open: Tennis's Most Merciless Grand Slam
Discover why no men's tennis player has defended their US Open title since 2008. We look at the physical toll of New York's famous tournament. No male tennis player has won consecutive US Open titles since 2008. Find out how New York's brutal conditions stop the world's best players. The US Open has not seen a repeat men's champion in over 15 years. Explore how physical exhaustion and hard courts level the playing field. Why does the US Open resist repeat champions? Explore the grueling physical realities, late-night matches, and brutal hard courts of Flushing Meadows.