sampras

Great compilation from Reddit*, with the top50 of players with over a hundred tiebreaks played! *Credit to imtheguy55

Richard Krajicek beat Pete Sampras 6-7(2), 6-4, 7-6(5) in the Stuttgart Indoor semi-final, 1998 on indoor hard court Krajicek would go onto win the title, his first Masters, by beating Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final. The other players he beat during the run are Magnus Norman, Andre Agassi and...

How would you construct the perfect tennis player from your dreams? My choices: First serve: Ivo Karlovic Second serve: Pete Sampras Underarm serve: Nick Kyrgios Return: Novak Djokovic Forehand: Roger Federer Backhand: Novak Djokovic Passing shot: Rafael Nadal Lob: Andy Murray Slice: Roger...

Greg Rusedski beat Pete Sampras 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the Paris final, 1998 on carpet It would be Rusedski’s only Masters title. Sampras was the defending champion Rusedski won 99 points, Sampras 80 Rusedski serve-volleyed off most first serves and rarely off seconds, Sampras off all first...

Pete Sampras beat Petr Korda 6-4, 6-3, 6-7(10), 6-7(1), 6-4 in the Wimbledon fourth round, 1997 on grass Sampras would go onto to win the title, beating Cedric Pioline in the final. It’d be his fourth title at the event and he would go onto win the next 3 also. The two would meet again at the...

Petr Korda beat Pete Sampras 3-6, 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-6(10), 13-11 in the Grand Slam Cup semi-final, 1993 on carpet in Munich, Germany The unseeded Korda would go onto win the title, beating Michael Stich in the final. Top seed Sampras had recently lost the final of the Year End Championship to...

Pete Sampras beat Michael Stich 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the Wimbledon quarter-final, 1992 on grass Sampras would go onto lose in the next round to eventual runner-up Goran Ivanisevic. Stich was the defending champion and Sampras would win the next 3 editions of the event Sampras won 84 points, Stich...

Ivan Lendl beat Pete Sampras 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the Philadelphia final, 1991 on carpet It was Lendl’s second and last title at the event. Sampras was 19 years old and the defending champion Lendl won 147 points, Sampras 137 Sampras serve-volleyed of all first serves (Note: I’m...

Pete Sampras beat Tim Henman 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in the Wimbledon semi-final, 1999 on grass Sampras would go onto to win the title, beating Andre Agassi in the final. It’d be his third title in a row and Open Era record sixth overall at the event and he would go onto win the next 1. The two had...

Pete Sampras beat Todd Martin 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the Wimbledon semi-final, 1994 on grass Sampras would go onto to defend his title by beating Goran Ivanisevic in the final. The two had recently played in the final of Queen’s Club, with Martin winning. Earlier in the year, they’d contested...

Pete Sampras beat Stefan Edberg 6-3, 7-6(3) in the Year End Championship round robin, 1993 on indoor carpet in Frankfurt, Germany Sampras would go onto lose in the final to Michael Stich. He would top the group with a 3-0 record. Edberg would be eliminated, finishing third in the group with a...

I have some really old threads I started about this I'd rather not unearth due to other content. Plus it's time for a fresh discussion after Novak's latest failure which like Federer he had two bites at the apple. The Curse 1926-Bill Tilden fails to defend his USO title for a 7th consecutive...

Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi 7-6(3), 7-6(1) in the Los Angeles final, 1999 on hard court Agassi was the defending champion, and ranked #1 going into the tournament. By reaching the final, Sampras took over as #1 and set a new record for most weeks at that position by so doing. The two had...

Pete Sampras (USA) beat Andrei Chesnokov (Russia) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-4 in a Davis Cup final rubber, 1995 on indoor clay in Moscow, Russia The rubber gave USA 1-0 lead in the match. They would go onto win 3-2, with Sampras clinching victory in the fourth rubber by beating Yevgeny...

Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in the Year End Championship round robins, 1991 on carpet in Frankfurt, Germany Both players would advance to the semi-final, Agassi top of the group, Sampras second. Agassi would lose in the semi-finals to Jim Courier, who Sampras would go onto beat...

Pete Sampras beat Goran Ivanisevic 7-6(7), 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the Wimbledon semi-final, 1995 on grass Sampras would go onto win the title for the third time in a row by beating Boris Becker in the final. The two had contested the final the previous year and would do so again in the 1998 with...

Pete Sampras beat Pat Rafter 6-7(10), 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final, 2000 on grass It was Sampras’ 7th title, 4th in a row and all time record breaking 13th Slam title. Rafter was playing his first Wimbledon final and would lose again in the final the following year Sampras won 161...

For a future safeguard against overhyping the latest mug, let's make a benchmark of what it is actually possible for 17 year olds, 25 year olds, 35 year olds to do in tennis. Think Alcaraz's level is the highest ever from a 19 year old on HC? Think Fed's peak on grass is the highest ever? Now...

Federer’s first slam win at Wimbledon 03 was the beginning of a new era. He was back the following year with a vengeance, having already won the 2003 YE finals and 2004 AO, and exerted a period of tour-level dominance that would last several years. A teenage PETE’s magnificent 1990 US Open...

For example (these are just my picks): 2011 Federer, 2008 Nadal, 2015 Djokovic, 1996 Sampras and 1978 Borg face off with each other 10x in a round robin at RG - a series of RS hypotheticals... 2004 Federer, 2010 Nadal, 2011 Djokovic, 1995 Sampras and 1980 Borg face off with each other 10x in...

Hi there. I'm looking for videos of Sampras using his running FH to finish off a baseline exchange. Specifically, I want to find footage of him hitting a **CROSS COURT** running forehand. I know it sounds like a stupid request but I've been looking for days on YouTube and can't seem to find...

I already solved it (but for whatever reason can't seem to delete the post). I never intended to make money from it, it's just personal use, so I don't think removing the watermark for such purposes should be very problematic... Anyway, I still wrote the info from the watermark in a less visible...

See crispy footage of Daddy Petros taking it to Prime Federer in 2007 and 2008: The king hadn’t lost his touch. Short points, so he’d have been fine over long matches. No-one outside Djokodal has a great return + passing shot game now too. Does he take AO 22, Wimby 22, USO 22????:unsure: Is...

Does anybody have a good one? Most of the nice pictures either have a watermark or depict him with somebody else. The photo should be colored, vertical, and have some decent quality...it's a bonus if they're off court. This one would be ideal if it weren't black/white: I need them for a...

Does anybody have a good one? Most of the nice pictures either have a watermark or depict him with somebody else. The photo should be colored, vertical, and have some decent quality...this one would be ideal if it weren't black/white: I need them for a certain project, would really...

I've always thought the best serve is not just the one with the best % of aces, but the one that shows up when it matters most. I've tried to look up this stat for Sampras, but would be nice if there were anything similar for former/current ATP players. I would appreciate any help I can...

The idol is matched! :cool:

Pete Sampras beat Jonas Bjorkman 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the Paris final, 1997 on carpet It was Sampras’ second and last title at the event and he would go onto win the Year End Championship shortly after. It would turn out to be Bjorkman’s sole Masters final Sampras won 123 points...

Pete Sampras beat Pat Rafter 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 in the Grand Slam Cup final, 1997 on carpet in Munich, Germany It was Sampras second title at the event and he would go onto win the Year End Championship at the end of the year. Sampras is the only player to win this event more than once and...

Andre Agassi beat Pete Sampras 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(0), 7-6(5), 6-1 in the Australian Open semi-final, 2000 on hard court Agassi would go onto win the title, beating Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final. Agassi was the the reigning French Open and US Open champion and Wimbledon runner-up. Sampras was...