At least, we've got Serena Williams

The state of American tennis took another hit when no male from our country advanced past the second round of Wimbledon this year.

It's the first time since 1912 that no American man has gotten beyond the first four days of the fortnight at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (that is Wimbledon's official name). But seeing as how men's tennis is being dominated by the likes of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer ...

Wait. What do you mean they've also been eliminated? How did that happen? Who the hell is left? Andy Murray? Oh, good. I was worried there were no big names left in the men's draw.

Anyway, the point I was trying to make is men's tennis in the United States has been on a downward spiral since Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras retired. The country that gave the world John McEnroe and Arthur Ashe can't come up with one guy who can succeed on the world's largest tennis stages.

Fortunately, we still have the best female tennis player in the world in Serena Williams. Her misguided statements she made in Rolling Stone about the teen-age girl in the Steubenville rape case notwithstanding, she is dominating the tennis landscape right now. And for all we know, she might be able to defeat any of the American men who competed at Wimbledon.

Meanwhile, we can always look back and remember a time when the American men starred on Wimbledon's grass courts -- all the way back to the year 2000.