Eleven US men turned out at Wimbledon for the start of matches on Monday, and by Thursday evening each and every one of them had been booted straight out of London’s SW19.
By the start of Round 3, not one American male remained standing, or wobbling, so much as hanging on by a net cord or medicinal gin and tonic. That hasn’t happened in Wimbledon’s men’s singles since 1912, in the weeks soon after the sinking of the Titanic and the opening of Fenway Park.
At least there was a legitimate excuse in 1912: We didn’t have an American male entered in the draw. From a historical standpoint, last week’s wipeout was worse because we actually had men the draw, or so we are led to believe. Full story for BostonGlobe.com subscribers.
Kevin Paul Dupont’s “On Second Thought” appears on Page 2 of the Sunday Globe Sports section. He can be reached at dupont@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeKPD.
