Pete for me is always the greatest fast court player ever.

Probably the most iconic tennis serve ever!

The real Goat of fast courts.

Once we are done with all this silliness about who has the most grand slam titles ever , can we all agree that Sampras was THE PERFECT tennis player. He was Sui Generis. In point 29, he moves like a Grandmaster moves his pieces on a Chess Board.

Sampras had a serve that combined a lot of pace & extreme spin (like Nadal's forehand), brilliant placement of serve, the Slam dunk smash shots, brilliant net play, excellent touch, tenacity, tremendous forehand, deadly passing shots, phenomenal athleticism, a backhand that can produce winners, heart, nerves of steel etc. Sampras, one of the very greatest players, ever.

Pete knew how to play the BEST tennis.He deserves the number ONE.

Happy Birthday, Pete! Can't believe you are 50 now! I really miss your style. The game hasn't been the same since you retired.

I know its late…I wasn’t quite into any sport until I watched Pete played against Agassi ai Indiana Wells in 1995, then I came to realize that there’s one sport could be so beautiful and attracting, and the way Pete played was so elegant and unique.Throughout my college life Pete was one my spiritual supports and I followed nearly every match he played as much as I could. He’s my GOAT and always will be. Happy bday Pete, can’t imagine you are 50 now. Thank you for the memory all along my youth…

Sampras is the example of the complete player in tennis. The acquisition of complete mastery, nothing to do with modern tennis players. I remember very well that every technical shot he made was done with classy finesse a champion.

The one handed-backhand are a thing of beauty. It's a shame that so few use it anymore.

Best tennis player i have ever seen. When he was playing well nobody beats him

1990-2000 the greatest era of tennis and the best male and female tennis generation ! Thank to Sampras for the inspiration

Pete Sampras is a legend!

I really believe that if you took Pete in his prime, and put him in any era of tennis, he would have been the best.

Most elegant and lethal serve belongs to Sampras

The real goat of tennis. Only player to dominate an era. The only player to stay ranked number 1 for 6 consecutive years and has a definitive winning record against all of his rivals

Pistol was a monster in Grand Slam finals! Won 14 of his 18 finals. Almost 78%. Rafa is a distant second at 71%. Happy Birthday, champ!

Sampras the real GOAT

I know there is a lot of hype around “the big 3” as they are recent/current, but I don’t want that to overshadow the greatness of Pete Sampras. My favorite player to watch of all time and (I feel) is truly the best player ever.

Pete Sampras is the reason why I started to develop interest for Tennis 🎾 His serve & volley is a always a treat to watch. He’s a beast who always looked to dominate the opponent with aggressive gameplay. And thank you Tennis TV. Happy 50th Birthday Pete! God bless!!! 🎂💐🎉

I feel Sampras saw the tennis court in ways that most players don't. He created shots at angels and in ways that not even todays players do.

Before the big 3, Pete was the man! Wimbledon was his house. Pete and Andre are the reason why I wanted to play the game. Pistol is definitely one of the greatest to ever play the game!

Sampras came up with so many clutch shots and clutch serves! Happy bday Pete!

I feel like tennis is the most underrated sport on earth.

My all-time sport hero, a legend, an efortless virtuoso.

That serve and the way he closes into the net is unreal

Love Sampras- always had that look on his face- "Uh, yea- you DIDN'T think I could do that???" All business- all the time!

Pete had the greatest serve ever.

He’s the reason why I started following Tennis! Beautiful to watch he just played great tennis, no smashing of racquets , very rare arguments with the umpire, no tantrums soo unlike some players now

I bless you Tennis TV for being the greatest content maker and respect of tennis legends across multiple eras. Pete was the GOAT of his generation and while I find it impossible to compare eras given a multitude of factors, I feel that on his day (and depending on every surface apart from clay), he could fair very well against the Big Three. Thanks Pete for all the memories - your number one fan.

Best American Tennis Player of all time.

He was a package Tenis player! I enjoyed watching his games missed him so much.

I started to watch tennis only because of Sampras, he made me to love watching tennis more than any other sports, and i was lucky to see many finals wins by him, really great moments, i was born in 80, best era of 80s-90s in my min.

Sampras game looks like its coming from the future.

Sampras ,un ,,OM și un NUME ",gravat " cu litere de aur în inimile și amintirile tuturor locuitorilor ,,TEREI ". Mulțumim pentru liniștea și fericirea pe care ni le-ai transmis,fara să știi !

Pete is the master. He played to win a point with as few shots as possible. Nowadays players only play to not lose a point, with a point going on and on with endless rallies. Pete may not have the most championships but his games are the most awesome to watch.

50 that didn't occur in any of his 14 majors! Some great touch. Pete was incredible. As an Agassi fan I loathed him back in the day. But looking back he was awesome.

Pete Sampras had tougher opponents than Federer now had

Sampras c'etait vraiment une autre planète, quel joueur

Like Edberg, so graceful so highly underrated foot speed... also underrated touch volleys... Athleticism is what set him apart... and from this u can tell his competitive spirit was second to none in his prime... this all supported his amazing serve and forehand

his shot before net approach was very delicate and faciitates shot on net.

The little kid that won the USOpen will always be my favorite

Will always be greatest ever in my memory.

Pete - what a class act!

Most athletic tennis player ever.

He is the best.

Happy 50th Birthday to my idol! The man who is responsible for me falling in love with this great game! I still love watching his highlights even to this day.

Pete still the king of serve & volley absolutely

Thank you so much, Tennis TV! Let's not forget how great Sampras was!

He makes tennis looks so easy

Vous compterez le nombre de tournois du grand chelem mais Sampras reste Sampras. Le meilleur joueur de tennis de tous les temps.

Number 9 , what a touch! Beautiful!

A gentlemen on and off the court with a beautiful attacking game. Happy 50th Pistol Pete!

Sampras is a shot maker! It is interesting how he changed over the years and started working the crowd.

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Huge huge fan! Pete always knew where the money was (tennis-wise). The match against Kuerten in Miami was also epic. My only regret is that he totally disappeared after US Open. I have always wondered how could he could have been as a coach or on the Senior Tour. Happy Birthday Champ!

poetry in motion

Greatest serve of all time, by far. Pete on fast courts was just impossible to play against, literally impossible. He was the kind of guy who could get away with not giving everything in a return game, because he knew he would win his service game anyway. And ohh yea, don't even get me started on his disguise. AND TO TOP IT ALL, HIS RACQUET WAS LIKE 85 SQ INCHES. Imagine his serve with today's racquets. Happy birthday champ.

The young Sampras was the most gifted tennis player I ever saw. He didn't work that hard at it, was never the best conditioned and didn't last as long as he might've, but his athletic talent was otherworldly, Greek godlike. At his peak it's fair to say that every part of his game was the best in the world. That's never been true of anyone else. And some parts, like his serve and running forehand, were the best of all time imo with no one really close. He had more power than Lendl, was quicker than McEnroe and could out rally Agassi from the baseline. There was never anyone to match him athletically. Even the big three, as great as they all are, can't match his serve and volley or all court game. Prime Fed is probably the closest followed possibly by prime McEnroe. But I believe a young Sampras would have beaten anyone in history, with the possible exception of Nadal on red clay.

Sampras the Greatest of All Times

For me he is the real GOAT and then Federer

That point against Edberg towards the end. Wow.

petros is my childhood :). best serve, volley and forehand EVER

All my respect for the legend of coming into the net.

Best volleyer we have ever seen. Best serve? He’s up there. Pretty dangerous backhand too which is often overlooked.

Grace under pressure!

When I see Pete's shots, it's quite apparent that he was a very accomplished baseliner too.

Awesome player. One of the all time greats.

Pete was born to be a top tennis player of all time. He was a master at anticipation and working a point. If he couldn't get to the net and finish the point he was still beating the best baseliners

Greatest overhead smasher ever, period. And that fearsome running forehand, you'd be always reluctant to hit to his open deuce court cos you'll be in heaps of trouble. It's amazing that nobody before or after him, serves quite like he did where he finishes his stroke with his elbow high.

Second to last clip of Pete's backhand up the line after being lobbed from almost behind his back was a thing of beauty.

it's good so see pete. great times and memories..!!!

He was unbeatable on the net...

Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer played very beautifully. Each of them has its own technique. It was interesting to watch them. Many young tennis players of today play equally boring. Hopefully Roger will play more on the tour.

We’re victims of the moment. We can’t forget who the real goat is. Always and forever Sampras

Young pete moved like a freakin cheetah

On faster courts, no one even today could have matched him! Courts are slower now because these players like sampras, rusedski, ivanisevic, rafter philippousis were too dominant & ending the points too quickly!!

Somebody forgot to include his signature running forehand cross winners in this list

I‘ve been a tennis fan since the late 1980s and my favourite player was Michael Stich. But I was lucky to see Pete Sampras live in Stuttgart. But although his opponent Gambill had to give up, you could see that Pete was one level above for example Krajicek that played before. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic were absolute giants. But in the 90s, there were so many players that could win a tournament. Sampras, Agassi, Courrier, Ivanisevic, Becker, Stich, Edberg,Rafter, Krajicek, Kafelnikov, Bruguera...

The great Pete Sampras!!

El Mejor.....un jugador sublime

Such talent and style that is really lacking in today’s game especially now that Federer is pretty much done. Yes, there are a lot of great and talented players but you just don’t see this anymore. Not only great playing but so much class that is lacking these days.

One of only a handful of tennis gods on Mt Olympus

No doubt, king of swing.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU PETEY ! 💝 From a lover of your magnificent attack tennis game

There would be no Federer the way we know him now without Sampras.

I remember asking my tennis coach "who's style" I should play like at 5'8, he said I think Pete Sampras was around that height look at how he played. I was 5 inches shorter than him, but I played like him and it helped get my team to a state championship in 2012. In his favor even compared to to 2012 Pete Sampras was short. Any person in the USA in high school, if you can go from base line to net, you will win. I was ranked in the top 100 in the USA. As most know though after I turned down a couple of D-1 offers I was done, and honestly if you are getting TOP d-1 offer after college ends so does your tennis career, the USTA picks kids out that end up playing nationally.

Pete Sampras was and remains the GOAT, all others since were pretenders to the Throne. The only one that could beat Sampras was Father Time.

Sampras is 50? i cant believe it .. seems like yesterday for me

En su mejor momento tengo dudas si Federer pudiera haberle ganado

Point #7. Best serv and volley vs best running pass. Most amazing way to play tennis

The competition this guy faced makes his domination even more impressive..

The best second serve in history

Pete walked so Fed could run.

So relax and cozy at the net! If only Roddick can have half of Pete’s volley skills ....

What do you think of Sampras's serve, Novak? Djokovic: Respect!

The eyes, hands, speed, anticipation, and accuracy. Awesome player to have had the opportunity to admire over the years of my tennis life. Always motivated me to be a serve and volleyer during college tennis.

very underrated one hander

And we still miss all his grand slams points.

I kind of feel bad for Boris Becker and Gustavo Kuerten being on the receiving end for many of these shots.