New Delhi: American legend Pete Sampras lamented Monday the decline of US men's tennis, saying he didn't know anyone capable of breaking into the top ranks for his home country. Fourteen-time Grand Slam winner Sampras blamed the increasingly global and competitive nature of top-level tennis, saying it would "take time" before American men were dominant again.


Pete Sampras 

"We haven't had anyone at the top for a long time now," Sampras told reporters at the International Premier Tennis League in New Delhi. "It takes time to get American tennis back to where it was," said Sampras who dominated the game, along with compatriot Andre Agassi, before retiring in 2002. "The game has become so international. Players are playing all around the world.