Pete Sampras gets 50: the last big network bastion - kick
His records is hardly anything left. They were actually for eternity. If you asked me if you would overtake three players over the next 15 to 19 years, I would have said: In no case, Pete Sampras said recently the New York Times. But just as it came.
Sampra's career ended all records
When Sampras, who is 50 years old today, in 2000, his 13th Grand Slam won and the then over 30 years old trademark of Roy Emerson overturned, as there was no doubt in the tennis world: this is just such a thing Hard repeat. To be balanced, the men's competition was still - and was too dominant was Sampras, who later opened his account to 14, in the important games of his career.
18 years after the end of his professional career in 2003, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have long since pulled past Grand Slam title past the past 90s winner, Sampras has only the fourth victories of all time. Djokovic and Federers now have more weeks than number 1 in the account. One of the last major brands, Sampras still remains to the 50th, before Djokovic also becomes collected: From 1993 to 1998, Americans with Greek roots was always at the end of the year at the top of the world rankings. At six years in a row, Djokovic will be aligned at the end of the year.
Dominant, introducted on the court
Whatever is, Sampras' inimitable type of tennis game: at a time in which the games were increasingly won by the baseline and no longer on the net, Sampras was the last big bastion of the serve-and-volley game. His crissful surplus and lightning back became his trademark - and on the net, the 1.85 meter lawn specialist seemed to be insurmountable at its best times. Sampras waited forgotten, he forced the opponent to permanently in the defensive and dominated him with his balancing and precision.
Two unequal rivals: Pete Sampras (Li.) With Andre Agassi. AFP Via Getty Images
On the distance of the square, on the other hand, Sampras, who never made it into the final with the French Open, was unlike his permanent Rivale andre Agassi rather an introverted guy. His big stage was always the court, not the camera. Since the career end, little has changed. Unlike the McEnroes, Beckers or Wilder's his time is hardly heard from Sampras, he rarely gives interviews.
I have always admired how he dealt with pressure situations.
Novak Djokovic about Pete Sampras
His influence on the tennis world is still noticeable. Thus, the current duration dominator Djokovic calls for example Sampras as a great inspiration for his game - although their play styles could hardly be different. I admired it, how he dealt with printing situations, said the current world ranking first about seven times Wimbledon champion. That he played his best tennis when he's most needed. He then always met his first service, always retain his nerves.
In fact, the coolness may be Sampras's greatest strength: when it came on it, he was there, in Finals he regularly ran to the portrait. His 14 final victories at Grand Slams (seven times Wimbledon, five times US open, twice Australian Open) are only four defeats, between 1995 and 2000, he won eight final games in a row. A record that could not even break Federer, Nadal or Djokovic so far.
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