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The Athletic: Andy Roddick, the U.S. Open's last American male champion, sees himself a tennis schlub

To be a master of delusion and magical thinking is practically a requirement for world-class athletes. They have to convince themselves that they can win any match or game against anyone in the world on any day. Roddick could do that — and then he couldn’t.

Whoa.

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