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Suppose you were told that they would go on to combine for another 15 titles. How would you have divided them? Those who paid attention to tennis knew it was a matter of time before Federer took control of tennis, since his watershed win that broke...
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Grand Slam Tennis 2 features such modern greats from the men’s game like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, while the female contingent is prominently represented by Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and Ana Ivanovic. Past...
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This is a tournament that dates back to 1889, over various Bay Area locations, and the list of back-to-back winners includes Don Budge, Jack Kramer, Tony Trabert, Barry MacKay, Stan Smith, John McEnroe and Pete Sampras. Smith was honored at HP Pavilion...
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He's a man in no particular hurry, but like Sampras, Milos Raonic strikes with a sudden ferocity. He may never reach the performance heights of his idol, but Raonic has found a place in the tennis hierarchy at the age of 21 - and by tonight, he'll...
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In the late 1970s and 1980s, two brash, talented left-handers -- Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe -- stepped into the void created by the departure of Stan Smith. In the 1990s, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi dominated the sport like Connors...
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While the game is not quite an ace, you'll have fun spending time on the court in "Grand Slam Tennis 2." The first thing you'll notice about this game is the bump up in presentation, with slick HD visuals and smooth animation from the licensed players...
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Open champion and three-time winner at Wimbledon while compiling 77 career titles. He also claimed six career doubles titles at Grand Slam events. “Tennis Night in America” began in 2009 and is a partnership between the USTA and BNP Paribas Showdown...
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A long list of legendary players have competed in The Ojai in the past including Bill Tilden, Tony Trabert, Bobby Riggs, Jack Kramer, Maureen Connolly, Arthur Ashe, Billie Jean King, Pancho Gonzales, Stan Smith, Jimmy Connors, Michael Chang, Lindsay...
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We are left, mostly, with the memories. In the 1992 Davis Cup final, the U.S. and Switzerland were tied 1-1 as the doubles match arrived. On a storied team that included Andre Agassi and Jim Courier, McEnroe and Pete Sampras were assigned the doubles...
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You’d think everybody would be talking tennis, with big stars such as Boris Becker and Ivan Lendl being kayoed by absolute unknowns. But, no, what creeps into the conversation of the world’s No. 1 player, Pete Sampras, is the L.A. Kings and their...
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Pete Sampras doesn't play much tennis these days, other than some veteran Champions Tour and celebrity matches. But the court legend is still influencing the careers of many young players, and not just Americans. Two of his biggest fans are Canadians...
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All I could manage to put in words was: "Well, this is not tennis." Stephanie Myles wonderfully summarized the haze of thoughts running through my mind (Gazette, Feb. 7, "A war of physical attrition"). I grew up watching the Pete Sampras era and always...
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But the court legend is still influencing the careers of many young players, and not just Americans. Two of his biggest fans are Canadians Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont. , and Filip Peliwo of North Vancouver. Both are in Vancouver this week for...
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Maybe the outdated amateur ideal suppressed his Grand Slam opportunities (Don Budge, Jack Kramer, Pancho Gonzalez, Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall, Rod Laver). Maybe his generation was relatively weak (Emerson, whose best contemporaries went to the pro ranks)...
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Announced back in August and set for release on PS3 and Xbox 360 tomorrow, the game features a roster of more than 20 current tennis stars and past greats including Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Björn Borg and John McEnroe. Players use a...
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Now 30, Federer said that performance, against a US team led by Todd Martin, "definitely got me in winning ways". Several months later at Wimbledon he beat four-time defending champion Pete Sampras in the fourth round. "It was a start of great things...
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Britain's Andy Murray and American Andy Roddick are among those who have voiced their concerns, even going so far as to threaten an ATP strike to resolve the issue. This is no new concern. Players of yester years -- Jim Courier, John McEnroe and Pete...
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Sampras and Todd Martin crashed Super Bowl week early with an exhibition match in downtown Indianapolis. The Match for a Cure event, held while country star Dierks Bentley and pyrotechnics raged outside Bankers Life Fieldhouse as Super Bowl festivities...
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Now 30, Federer said that performance, against a US team led by Todd Martin, "definitely got me in winning ways." Several months later at Wimbledon he beat four-time defending champion Pete Sampras in the fourth round. "It was a start of great things...
About Pete Sampras
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Petros "Pete" Sampras (born August 12, 1971, in Washington, D.C.) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from the United States of America. During his 15-year career, he won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles (two Australian Open, seven Wimbledon, five US Open), and had a 203–38 win-loss record over 52 Grand Slam singles tournament... Full Article
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Pete Sampras, right, and actor Hayden Christensen congratulate each other following their match in a celebrity tennis event in Toronto on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
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Pete Sampras, right, congratulates Milos Raonic after he won 7-6, 6-1 in a celebrity tennis event in Toronto on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
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Pete Sampras, left, actor Hayden Christensen, center, and Milos Raonic chat on court prior to a celebrity tennis event in Toronto on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
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Fans sit in the rain and watch the 2002 US Open Final between Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi (screen) during a rain delay at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 7, 2011.
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 25: Tennis player Pete Sampras poses with his trophy during an exhibition match at the DIRECTV Old School Challenge Presented by ESPN at the 69th Regiment Armory on August 25, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 25: Tennis player Pete Sampras attends the DIRECTV Old School Challenge Presented by ESPN at the 69th Regiment Armory on August 25, 2011 in New York City.
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In this photo taken on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, Sabine Lisicki of Germany, left, Pete Sampras of the United States, center, and Li Na of China have a light moment after they played a mixed doubles match in the Li Na & Friends International Tennis Classic in Li's hometown Wuhan in...
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In this photo taken on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, Li Na of China, right, chats with Pete Sampras of the United States after they played a mixed doubles match against Sabine Lisicki of Germany and Carlos Moya of Spain in the Li Na & Friends International Tennis Classic in Wuhan, Li's...
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Li Na of China (L) talks to Pete Sampras of the U.S. during a mixed doubles exhibition tennis match against Sabine Lisicki of Germany and Carlos Moya of Spain, in Li Na's hometown of Wuhan, Hubei province December 17, 2011.
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Cedric Pioline of France stretches to make a forehand return against Pete Samprass during their Men's Singles final match at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship on 6th July 1997 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England.
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Milos Raonic hits a backhand to Pete Sampras in a celebrity tennis event in Toronto on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. Raonic won 7-6, 6-1.
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Milos Raonic hits a forehand on his way to defeating Pete Sampras 7-6, 6-1 in a celebrity tennis event in Toronto on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
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Tennis legends Pete Sampras (L), Jim Courier (C) Andre Agassi pose together at a press conference to announce the Champions Series tennis tour, May 3, 2011 outside the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. In addition to Agassi, Sampras and Courier, the 12-city competitive U.S. tour...
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Marat Safin of Russia returns the ball to Pete Sampras of the U.S. (not pictured) during their exhibition match to inaugurate the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, September 30, 2011.
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Andre Agassi of the United States during his Men's Singles quarter final match against Pete Sampras at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships on 26th June 1995 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England.
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Boris Becker of Germany plays to the crowd by pretending to be blind during the Men's Singles Final match against Pete Sampras at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship on 9th July 1995 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London,England.
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Pete Sampras of the United States kisses the trophy after winning his Men's Singles Final match against Cedric Pioline at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship on 6th July 1997 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London, England.
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Tennis legends Pete Sampras (L) and Andre Agassi look up at a monitor playing highlights of one of their U.S. Open Final matches during their exhibition match at the BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden in New York February 28, 2011.
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Tennis legend Pete Sampras (L) shakes hands with fellow legend Andre Agassi after Sampras won their exhibition match at the BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden in New York February 28, 2011.
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Tennis legend Pete Sampras reaches to hit a return to fellow legend Andre Agassi during their exhibition match at the BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden in New York February 28, 2011.
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: Pete Sampras is interviewed during an on court presentation with 10 and under kids tennis players during the BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: Pete Sampras acknowledges the fans with a wave as he walks on court for a presentation with the 10 and under kids tennis players during the BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: Pete Sampras poses on court for a photo op with 10 and under kids tennis players during the BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2011 in New York City.
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Pete Sampras and ball boys watch a video on an overhead screen of Sampras' 2001 U.S. Open tennis match against Andre Agassi, during a changeover in a tennis exhibition match between Agassi and Sampras at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. Sampras won Monday's...
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Pete Sampras reacts after losing a point to Andre Agassi in an exhibition tennis match at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011.
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Pete Sampras, right, and actor Hayden Christensen congratulate each other following their match in a celebrity tennis event in Toronto on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
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