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No repeats of their charity match last March, when Agassi’s jokes got a little too personal and Sampras fired a serve at him in reply. Sampras won 6-3, 7-5 this time on a night full of nostalgia ...
Six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker believes American tennis legend Pete Sampras had a superior serve compared to French prospect Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Becker frequently shares his ...
Tennis great Martina Navratilova, winner of 18 Grand Slam singles titles, picked the player she considers the best server in ...
Martina Navratilova marked the end of her professional career in 2006 after winning the US Open mixed doubles title with Bob Bryan. However, she still has strong ties with the sport as a tennis ...
Down 30-40, Sampras missed the first serve again. A few groans went around the centre court. That’s when the man known as Pistol Pete came up with a few moments of brilliance that summed up how ...
Tommy Haas, the former world no. 2 and 15-time ATP Tour title winner, recently reflected on his illustrious tennis career and ...
American ace Sampras downplayed his victory, noting Federer was coming off a long season and that he was helped by his big serve and the fast indoor carpet surface. He had only aimed to win one ...
Sampras dropped his serve twice as he surrendered the opening set 6-3 to Swiss lucky loser George Bastl on Court Two, traditionally the Wimbledon graveyard of champions. Bastl, who was beaten in ...
"He reminded me of myself when I was 19 and came here and won for the first time," Sampras said. "He passed and returned my serve as well as anyone I've ever played." Safin, serving at up to 136 ...
“When I played, even the best had weaknesses: the backhand for Sampras, the serve maybe for [Andre] Agassi. I went on court and had the feeling that I could beat anyone, even Sampras who I ...