Archive for category: Pete Sampras
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PowerShares Series Tennis Tour Info And Results
By combining a unique format and some of the sport’s greatest players ever, the PowerShares Series is a six-week tour across the United States that provides fans a chance to once again see some of their all-time favorites in action. Featuring John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Ivan Lendl, Andre Agassi, Jim [...] -
Great matches of the US Open part two – Sampras vs Agassi
Pete Sampras vs. Andre Agassi (Quarter-final, 2001) 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 7-6(2), 7-6(5) Iconic American rivals Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras faced off 34 times during their ATP careers. Sampras generally held the upper hand with 20 wins overall and he also won four of the five grand slam finals [...] -
United States tennis: Where have the elite men tennis players gone
Over the past few years, the perception is the United States has reached a low point in men’s tennis because its players no longer win, or are even competitive, at the Australian Open, French Open, U.S. Open, or Wimbledon (grand slam) championships, and are not relevant at the top of [...] -
US Tour set for former Grand Slam Champions
Although retired from the professional circuit, the world’s greatest Grand Slam champions are set to play a series of matches throughout the US in a short tour taking place this October and November. Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras and Jimmy Connors are amongst the tennis greats who will be [...] -
Federer eclipses tennis greats to hold record for most weeks spent at number one
Following his latest success at the All England club and his seventh Wimbledon title, which equalled the record of Pete Sampras and William Renshaw, Swiss ace Roger Federer returned to the number one spot in the ATP world rankings for the first time since winning the French Open in 2010. [...] -
Sampras bows out in Second Set of Exhibition Match
Fans at the Bank of the West Classic WTA tournament have been treated to more than watching some of the best women’s tennis players this year. Three exhibition matches have been lined up featuring tennis legends Pete Sampras, Michael Change and Jim Courier with the first taking place on Wednesday. [...] -
Is Federer – Nadal Rivalry the Best Ever?
Over the last decade, we may well have seen the biggest rivalry ever seen in tennis, that being the one between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Of course there were other great match-ups in the past, like McEnroe – Borg or Sampras – Agassi, but the one between the Swiss [...] -
Will Federer become world no.1 again?
Roger Federer is for many tennis fans and experts the greatest tennis player of all times. Not only has he won 16 Grand Slam titles, but he’s managed to win them on all surfaces (hard court, clay and grass), and has won every Grand Slam title at least once. He [...] -
Kuerten elected into the Tennis Hall of Fame
The 3 times Roland Garros champion and former world no.1 Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Kuerten was a very popular player, many tennis fans admired and adored him. He was always full of smiles and everyone knows him under the nickname [...] -
TOP 10 Greatest Tennis Players Of All Time
Please click here for: Top 5 Greatest Female Tennis Players Of All Time Greatest Male Tennis Players Without a Grand Slam Title Many would argue that it is almost impossible to pick one tennis player, may it be from the past or the present, who is undoubtedly the greatest ever [...] -
TOP 10 Greatest Tennis Matches in History
The 2012 Australian Open ended with a spectacular showdown between two great tennis champions – Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Many tennis gurus and fanatics are considering it to be the greatest tennis match that’s ever been played. It is very difficult to pick the greatest tennis match in [...] -
Agassi beats Sampras in the Champions Series in Las Vegas
Andre Agassi revenged his last defeat against Sampras as he beat him 8-5 in the final of the Champions Series event in Las Vegas. The victory was even sweeter as he played in front of his homecrowd. In the semis, Agassi defeated Jim Courier 6-3 and Pistol Pete dismissed John McEnroe [...] -
Sampras beats Agassi in Champions Series in LA
Former world no.1 Pete Sampras won his fifth Champions Series title, beating Andre Agassi 8-6 in the final in Los Angeles. Sampras eliminated Jim Courier 7-6 (3) in the semis and Agassi defeated John McEnroe 6-3. With 1,000 points, Sampras is now the leader in the rankings, Chang is second. [...]
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