I got hooked with tennis because of Sampras !! He’s my forever Idol💕❤️Through KZfaq I can always watch him again!

Great comment 👊 " it was a message and direction for my entire life " I think I got the same "vibe " from watching Sampras !

Incredible volley

@MUFC why are commenting this on every tennis channel

Sampras=pussy serve voley bot

@@SuperNino111 nice joke

@@SuperNino111 you obviously have no idea what you’re talking about and obviously never seen him play

@@SuperNino111 atleast better than u

McEnroe and Sampras.

Try watching McEnroe, 1983-84. Best S&V ever.

pat rafter

Edberg

Boris baecker

gumbo its because climate. Australia has the same climate as Russia.

Sampras was a menace for anyone. Always pressuring opponents to hold and hope for the best. Powerful from the backcourt too, and solid volleying. I found his personality to be glum and unlikeable, but his tennis was brutal.

Edverg

Gosto do Sampras, mas em termos de classe e elegância os mais foram Lendl e Edberg

Hi there it’s 20 years ago now 😅

In this match, though, he moused out when he had set points....just chipping that backhand cross-court waiting for Marat to make a mistake, but Marat waited for the right ball and hit a winner down the line each time.

Yes, but not a good time to point this out in a situation where that didn't happen!!

Something I noticed in this match is a weakness in Pete's game- his return of serve. My sense is, he was spoiled by the strength of his serve and volley talent- (and never developed his return of serve).

@@Cerph his whole game was about holding his serve and just try to get one break of serve per set.

He appears to cover 28-30 ft in four explosive strides after scorching the return, then has the dynamic balance to rip a Sampras-like running forehand down the line. Superhuman.

That was a balance of Hewitt! Unreal! Although now Danil Medvedev has a phenomenal court coverage for a 6'5" player!

@@Zenoandturtle Daniil isn't as great player as Safin. he's not beautiful to watch. That's why he's called unorthodox player.

and his serve wasn't working as well that night. if it had been working like usual pete would have won that match some way some how. pete had that champions spirit that makes you hit that extra shot or run that extra amount to win. pistol will always be the best to me.

He's nowhere near to Federer or Djokovic.

Sampras is a lot better than both imo. At his best, he was the GOAT.

Ciaron Smith no he is not. Djokovic returns Pete’s serve and then murder him from the baseline. It’s called progress. I am still Sampras fan

@@novola1972 Pete was Novak's idol, and while I love both, Novak would have his hands full with Pete's serve and volley game without poly strings, heavy balls, and slowed courts.

Great way to win a match.

Привет from 2019 🎾👍😎

Robearwgl lol like a guy on the dance floor, guessing his moves..

Now i've seen that, i cant unsee it lol

The most talented player that i ve ever seen

I think that Safin and Federer are at 50% in terms of talent.

@@eduardogomes880 absolutely...he should have been an all time great

He should have won more grand slams ?

if he didnt get so much injury he will be in top 5 player and also prime safin at his best >>>> anyone

Yes, he could, but apparently, Safin wasn't interested in all that. Having achieved his goal + financial security, he wanted to have fun and enjoy life. Other top players did the same and I can't blame them.

it sucked tbh...

@@tennisaddict2157 rebound ace was fast?

@@MrBjorn6 Compared to the green clay of Wimbledon in the last few years (slowing started in the late 2000's) and even slower hard court in AO this rebound ace is way faster and fun to watch. In the last years only Cincy seems faster than all the other surfaces. And compared to the 90's is medum fast surface.

@@VanderlyleSKP There is nothing proving Wimbledon grass has been slower in the last few years. Players who play on it can't agree. The old England club uses the same formula since 2002, for the grass when they changed it from fast bad bouncing grass, to the consistent grass we play with since 2002. What do you have to support your opinion that the grass is so slow? Because if the players playing on it can't agree? What do you know?

@@MrBjorn6 Mate, just read this article: I hope you'll find enough answers: www.tennis.com/pro-game/2019/07/green-grass-or-green-clay-players-slowest-wimbledon-ever/83103/

Me too... He was the best.

Totally!

Sampras won't ever would've said that! he was a great player & a man with a great character.

He was too classy to say anything like that ... :) He wasn't the same as.......

Krishna Raju joker

That was a great match point by Safin!

I'd say he was the best player - who else could beat Agassi, Sampras, Roddick, Federer in his peak and 3rd seed Djokovic at Wimbledon? No one that's who. He was the beast! And a charismatic one that is. Love him.

No doubt

@@jajasatorashi136 I think he was a bit of an under achiever though, and he was a bit inconsistent. Medvedev is also really strong, so was Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

I have always been in the boat of its not all about slams and when you look at total statistics, his prime was def in the '94-'96 range. even starting in 98 other then grass, he was starting too lose and sum injuries happened. Now his last 3 years he was alwsys $ at the US open cuz hes a champ but his last 3 years overall win pct.. 79..69..61. Other then the great final 02US tourney he was declining significantly.. And this is my thought that wont either make sense or sit well with others.. But I think the overall player quality in 03-07 era was better then the 97-02 era... I mean guys like Rusedeski, Clement, Schuttler among others were making finals

I know right?! 😂

+Ola_RM It's not a beauty contest. Sampras just simply looks like a man, not a boy (what he wasn't anymore). Todd Martin was sort of similar, he was regarded as a veteran even at 25 because of his grey hair.

+ipiap I meant playstyle not apperance

Ola_RM His playstyle might match his looks here. He was of course in a slump at that time, and only at the US Open returned to the old glory.

+Ola_RM There's nothing wrong with his playing style. He's an all time great.

This was basically when he retired, mostly due to back problems etc. In health terms he was eight years past his prime. Not surprisingly as his first and second serve was hit on average 20mph faster than today's players with an ancient racket

Coz he didn't take his tennis Career seriously.

It is not Julia Roberts 🤦‍♂️

@@Sandrielo thanks a lot sherlock holmes

@@seytannavukat9205 Of course you knew it...