Canadian player makes a different sort of history at U.S. Open

Frank Dancevic made history last week. It wasn't the great kind, like Novak Djokovic has been writing this year, nor was it the bad. Let's call it somewhere in the middle. By winning his third qualifying match at the U.S. Open and playing his way into the main draw, the 26-year-old Canadian became the first man to ever qualify for all four Grand Slams in a single calendar year. Ideally, a player experiencing such success would hope to have their ranking automatically qualify him for a Grand Slam. Dancevic's rankings -- No. 269 to start the year, No. 179 currently -- don't earn him that privilege. He has to go the hard way; winning three matches at each Slam qualifying tournament. It's an impressive achievement. Qualifying matches are every bit as important to its participants as the second week of a Grand Slam is to guys like Djokovic and Roger Federer. Getting into a Grand Slam and reaping in the rewards it brings (money, rankings points, experience, exposure) i...