1996 wimbledon pete sampras vs Richard Krajicek

[skypadq]

do you know this match ?
1996 wimbledon QF pete sampras vs Richard Krajicek

and score was 7-5 7-6 ( 7-3 ) 6-4 to krajicek to win
how can this happen ?

pete never lost that bad way at wimbledon

what kind of player was Richard Krajicek ?
is this fluke or what ?
i am not oldschool tennis fan

so explaine to me what this match is about

 

[buscemi]

Krajicek was a tall serve and volley player with a high top end but inconsistency and injury issues. Overall, he was a tough matchup for Sampras (led the H2H 6-4), and he hit a purple patch at Wimbledon 1996. Meanwhile, after his SF run at the French, Sampras was gassed and came into 1996 Wimbledon a bit undercooked after skipping Queen's Club. The serve stats in the match kind of tell the story. Krajicek cranked 28 aces against 5 unforced errors and got 2/3 of his first serves in play. Sampras was at 8/8 and 61%.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Krajicek was simply the better grasscourter

 

[skypadq]

Krajicek was simply the better grasscourter

then , why he won only one wimbledon ?

 

[Deleted member 758560]

sky, metsman and octorok will tell you everything you want to know about this match and background also

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Krajicek was in the zone, like peak Ivanisevic with a less thunderous serve but more clutch. Sampras was a little wobbly mentally at the time, struggling to rediscover his usual mojo, and Krajicek never let down that day. Excellent upset, the stuff competitive times are made of.

 

[terribleIVAN]

Krajicek was a terminator - a cyborg creature, made from flesh and metal- sent from the future by Federer to prevent Pete getting to 8 consecutive Wimbledons.

 

[buscemi]

You don't like Sampras and love Krajicek so I am sure your arguments will be as manipulated as possible here, your norm.

I never really took to Krajicek after he referred to tennis players as “fat, lazy pigs.”

 

[King No1e]

Sampras had a better result at RG than Wimbledon that year. He must've been some dirtball grinder.