Not before Hewitt won Wimbledon somehow

And yet Federer is almost a decade older than Sampras in this video and still playing.

Super next gen. forever! Llyton JC Ferrero Marat ARod Nalbandian Gonza and Roger. It's better than new next gen. today. They've all got slams or runner up at aged 19-22.

moosa sampas was bored of tennis very early at this stage wasnt feeling like training but hadbt admitted to himself that he was bored of tennis at such an age he said in interview ( he only gathered to train for one us open next year for which he called back his kld coach)

@@brankojovic2000 why and how is that?

Both players had class.

I agree 100% Still my favorite player all time!

No 40 seconds between especially crucial points either...no leaving the court or removing shoe and sock when other guy is gonna serve for the match...Rafa is awesome and obviously a true champion who does not need my approval...LOL...but I wonder how the entire ATP tour including federer can oversee his dilemmas...obviously I'm missing something...Emotional Intelligence...the ways of the world...I would be crazy like Kirgyos for sure...

Your comment is targeting serena

Except for "that's way out!" at 4:22 in the first set. 🤭

Yep, the end of 100% perennial rye and the start of the mix 70% rye 30% fescue to give slower courts and higher bounces.

And now a ending again

Another has now ended

@@Rimpianto But it played fast because of how much it rained at Wimbledon that year. Plus there weren't as many long rallies in the tournament overall unlike 2002 when the bounce was more like a hardcourt due to the heat. Plus it played slower

yes beginning of weak era 2001 ended by Nadal in 2008

The passing of the Torch and the transition from one era to the next.

L'ho rivista anche io dopo alcaraz djokovic. Mi ha fatto lo stesso effetto...

Pete still my favorite of all time.

a very similar match no doubt...history repeats itself

Sampras is 29 and Djokovic is 36.

Juu Jika Dustin Brown: hold my dreads

@@sergeantdetergent6342 dustin brown? Nice joke

Seti of course it’s a joke. I was referencing the fact that he can take down some giants on grass like he just did to Zverev.

@@sergeantdetergent6342 zverev isnt a giant dude is just so damn overrated Thiem is tha man bro😂🙌🙌🙌🇦🇹

Federer is an artist.

The longevity really is crazy.

Absolutely! Federer’s remarkable longevity can only be stopped by a global pandemic! How good is that???

who would have thought the weak era would last 21 years

@@mtklaric yeah because having djokovic and nadal is totally the weak era....

🐐🐐

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Doping, same as Nadal

@@AnteNDH1 What bullshit. In all sports, preparation, nutrition and recovery have improved. Sampras is a sportsman from the 80s, Federer of this century. Two different eras

Goat unless Nadal surpasses him in slams in which case he's goat

What's your point... He decided to stop playing tennis, so he just retired. His final game was winning US open.

Antoine whaaat

8 career Wimbledon wins.

I fuckin Hated Sampras game, but looking back now. Pete was probably the only guy that could make roger uncomfortable on grass in both their primes, due to the sheer dominance of the Sampras serve

Yes it´s crazy to think about. I have to give much respect to both Pete Sampras and Roger Federer for what they have done in their tennis careers. :)

Federer is a savage

Sets are made of games, matches are made of sets. This MATCH ...

@@sliceserve234Someone didn’t get enough loved from their parents….

@@Crazy_Dwarf actually true, bad childhood, abuse.

Indeed. Am old enough to remember watching this match live. Very much a Sampras fan. And i knew in that moment after Roger defeated his idol, he would be *THE MAN* after. And he sure was for many, many years. Ushering *THE GOLDEN AGE* of men's tennis that we probly will never see again in our lifetimes.

@@leonardobraynen1524 I was happy because at that time Pat Rafter was my favourite player.....and I thought with Federer beating Sampras.....the road is clear for Rafter. But who knew that the tournament will belong to Goran Ivanisevic eventually. What a final it was...!!

@@aakashkamra1987 man its funny u mention that cuz that match btwn Rafter vs. Ivanisivic is to this day such a *CLASSIC MATCH!!!* And to me, its up there with Borg vs. Macenroe '80 Wimbledon. That is until the 2008 *WIMBLEDON FINAL* Featuring Roger vs. Rafael Nadal which will go down as *THE GREATEST MATCH OF ALL TIME!!!* But i wanted both Pat Rafter & Goran to win bt impossible- there could ONLY 1! AND I PICKED GORAN cuz Pete Sampras denied him so much times so with pete gone this was his last & ONLY CHANCE!

@@leonardobraynen1524 I have heard a lot about the 1980 Wimbledon final but unfortunately I wasn't even born at that time LOL....!! Also don't forget to mention the 2019 Wimbledon final......Federer vs Djockovic.....it was yet another legendary final.

@@aakashkamra1987 Pete Sampras was my first favorite player and then Federer happened. :)

That three players would surpass Sampras....in the SAME ERA!

No.. the truth is Sampras although actually win this game with correct referee, actually he is retired in 2001. He stopped working in late 2000. This is also why he went from 6 years in a row no1 to no10 in 2001 and zero titles. He is retired in 2001. Then 2002 prepared for just one tournament which is at his home US and to retire proper way. He has explained his after end of 2000 period in interview.

@@toddjohnson271sampras is better than all 3 in fast surfaces forget the number and watch the games up to 2000. that level is higher than big3 on fast courts.

​@@toddjohnson271 with the big 3 for like 16 yrs they won every single grand slam

​@@AVL942on much, much slower courts.

Worawat Srisawasdi Today they would measure 140-150 mph

It was 2001, his racquet wasn't made in the 80's.

plica06 was designed in th 80‘s. I think 1984.

@@smftrsddvjiou6443 Racquet technology has not changed much since the 80s, the introduction of graphite and composites. String technology has made massive developments though.

@@Raven05R6 No. There is huge difference between racquets made in the 80's compared to now. Wide body racquets were introduced in the mid 90's which were far more powerful yet lighter than the 80's. Rafa's racquet is another level beyond those wide body racquets. That's why he can hit winners from 5 metres behind the baseline which is impossible with an 80's racquet.

Always improving

The world was so different... Much happier maybe I'm nostalgic but pre internet era I had amazing time with my cousins, extended family, neighbours. Now it feels like nobody has time for anyone.

@@kasimshaikh3750 Exactly. I miss 90’s.

@@victorray9369 this is 2001 not the 90's lmao

@@oscaralegre3683 I knew it. I’m talking about missing 90’s life style.

Seeing cross generations in such close battles is a bitter sweet moment for one.

yes, he was.

il futuro numero 1 della storia del tennis contro quello che è il numero 2

never switched technology - that was a misstacke. he admitted later

He was amazing. Not as amazing as the big 3 but right behind, and top 10 of all time along with Laver Borg McEnroe etc

Of course. Sampras despite his age was.the 7x Wimbledon champ here AND was defending champion too! So no msan feat by Federer.

Paul Pierce There's only one GOAT though

this made me chuckle

and stopped the goat from securing the goat

I have only one thing to say- b'ahhh … ;o)

Djokovic is the goat. He will surpass fed, owns him head to head

Practically 20 years old

Sampras is the reason Agassi lost all his hair. Fed would not Suffer the same fate. Lol

Not really all that incredible. Sampras isn't really a monster on 2001 Wimbledon green clay. On 90s fast grass he was a monster.

@@darkdoctor417 While probably not at his peak, he was still in good shape on his best surface and carrying his massive experience against a talented youngster. Federer's game was far from complete, peak Roger would have closed this in 3-4 sets.

Wimbledon grass was slowed significantly AFTER 2001. 2001 is about the same speed as the 1990s. Get your facts right

Thats me. Lol.

Everyone lol

Me😂😂😂

😂😂😂 me to

Me...hi there,respect from Java,huges fan of Sampras & Federer #Goat

those were the good old days

Last Wimbledon before getting slowed.

TIGERSABU no this was already slowed Wimbledon. It was slowed in Autumn of 2000.

No it was really slow in 2008

I'm thinking they will be returning to fast conditions again. Best 3/5 sets every round is too long for young viewers today

And we all looked at Sampras instead of Federer. Silly us back then.

Synchronicity.

AIMING TO BECOME* the first.

Sampras were considered by many then to be the GOAT ... now he's so far down the ladder in a blink of an eye .. its like Fed, Rafa and Djoker took turns to slap him in his face ..

At least no one will have as hair knee caps, Sampras wins that one.

I think it is the #1 serve all of time

Sampras serve was better then Federer's ever was.

@@Tito-bv6om Is that fact or opinion. Regardless, it's a douchey sounding statement..

Sampras obviously had the best serve of all time. Not "one of the greatest".

@@Tito-bv6om well he was all about serve and volley. Still overall Federer was a better player

Yes almost 😂😂

Pete was born in August ‘71 so he was just a few weeks off 30 here. But point taken.

Right! Depending the skill, not the age.

Pete wasn’t old at all here but he played like an old man

Modern day people train with more knowledge i guess nutrition n biomechanic to stay helathy fit for longer i guess

All three of them had similar game....good first serve, one handed back hand and powerful Forehand

People act like Federer beat 1996 Sampras.

oldskool he was 19 dude

Yeah I know he was young, it was just interesting to see how he developed over that time. Not many do. Murray was still pretty angry at times even up till recently. A lot of players show their emotion on court. Roger ended up being someone who has worked on that aspect of his game harder than most I think.

oldskool yes i believe he went through therapy for anger and temper management, he was and still is very open about it

@@ishanbaral3765 Nadal began winning GS events at 18 and always controlled himself.

testosterone dropped

Brilliantly put

Federer 8 wbedon in 21 years sampras 7 wimbeldons in 9 years

@@suhasjoshi2905 Fed got his eight between 2003 and 2017 in the era of Djokovic and Nadal. Nothing to sneeze at

Nadal??

Well said ❤️

Djokovic was in pretty bad shape from 2017 to mid 2018

It gets interesting when they are nearly finished. I'm looking forward to seeing Djoker at 37 fighting it out against someone new who could beat him.

Djokovic will probably be the oldest player to win a grand slam. Federer is done, and has never been onthe level as Djoko.

Its amazing that Federer was still using the racquet he used here up until a few years ago. While Murray/Djokovic/Nadal were all growing up with the new technology. He should have changed so much sooner. Such a handicap for him for those initial years he played Nadal etc.

For the better

Jason Zhou , yeah, interesting that pros change their serve during carreer. One would think their serve has been developed entering the tour.

@@smftrsddvjiou6443 sometimes the changes are technical. Other times, they're just to work around health issues

Everything in his game got better

Quite emotional aswell

Remember the technology also redefine the game.

Very boring to watch, the points finished too quickly

@@agostinisoleyn7810 Modern racquet technology has ruined Tennis. Every player plays the same style regardless of the Court surface.

Да, по количеству тбш именно Федерер первым обошёл Сампреса

@Khepri actually not - look up - and certainly Rafa broke only one

@@questionmark7045 They both broke many actually... Djokovic and Nadal will be the goats

@@questionmark7045 Federer is most coward player in history...if Nadal and Djocovic there since 2001 your white chick even ended with only 5 GS

@@guilhermebahia6050 I don't think they will break his grass records

they didn't call him pistol for nothin. best server in history.

yeah, sounds like a cannon going off.

Federer Vs Nadal 2008 Wimbledon final

lmao yup

and not loud like certain infamous players- grunters should be penalised

He actually had to work hard to beat Pete :)

This was his first and only meeting with the man he idolized

He grunts sometimes when he does the slice serve.

Been saying that about Tsitsipas

No one will know today but the grass had been changed in 2001 to 100 rye . Now it was playing fast because of the rain but the bounce wasn't low like previous years, but Federer's hand eye coordination was incredible

I am 49

Nijas B Rawther watching it in self quarantine 2020 mar

Didn't lose a set in any match.

Forever Purple N Gold the first man won historically 8th Wimbledon titles and without dropped one set at age 36.

it is funny to think that goat was defeated by the new goat then came yet another goat, Djokovic. Tennis fans are so lucky to witness this

@@miloraddjurdjic1695 well said buddy

@@miloraddjurdjic1695 Novak disgusts me. Please dun mention his name.

@@kenchan5968 NO

Lol “19 year old boy” yet Federer looks like he’s 30

It's like the one time that Mozart met the young Beethoven. Mozart said: "One day this boy will make the world sit up and listen."

exactly this young man beating there best champ and they cheered for him so hard when he won somehow they loved him first day haha i dont know how but they knew he was the one i guess

I am not

I am ;)

Pistol Pete they called him for his fast serves. Imagine if he had today's ultra efficient rackets ;)

I am

I didn't not watch,,, the last 7 seconds. I didn't finish watching so it's not counted.

For all the great champions to have played the game Federer is the one that gave me the most enjoyment. It's nigh on impossible to dislike him

He is Roger Federer after all.

bro in fact that not true ? when the game ended he won vs the 7 time champ sampras still the crowed was so happy for him and cheering for him so lowed like the knew he was the one somehow they knew

Chairman Meow I see him win 20th Grand Slam in the future.

James Style Yes I'm hoping he beats Cilic tomorrow

@@chairmanmeow3693 Once they slowed the grass his potential became great lol

Could win a few slams

@@sammcpherson6969 lol

Pit

Novak also on the list of best ever grass court players im a huge huge Federer fan but i have to concede that Djokovic is probably the greatest player that has ever lived

@@Cyber277CDPR ya he tie sampras now with wimbledon title.. Novak is in numbers the best player in history

@@Cyber277CDPR Sampras is the king of fast grass, meanwhile Federer and Djokovic are kings of medium/slow grass.

@@andreazonin i disagree, federer changed the game completely . Then djokovic futhermore, Djokovic has zero weaknesses, the most complete player in history

The game favors servebots as demonstrated with Federer's style and the fact that they made the Australian Open courts faster in 2017. Why did Federer win 8 Wimbledon titles and only 1 Roland Garros? Because his baseline game is not that good, on clay the serve is not so relevant. Due to the lower speed of clay, the serve is neutralized. No serve, no party.

At least RF has 5 times Roland Garros finals. He could win only 1 Roland Garros only because of Nadal, not that RF has a bad baseline game.

Marcos Villavicencio Federer is one of the best baseliners ever moron!😂

@@srkucrickk That's the dumbest thing I've ever read.

Christopher Harris That's the dumbest thing I've ever read.

Nicolas that's y they call him pistol Pete

He doesn't have one. He has two first serves.

Nicolas but of course except he has 2 first serves instead.

yes...but I was kinda surprised by how often he needed to use it.

Indeed, but Pete must have thought WTF at 21:48.

same here. i won't get into goat debate. at his prime sampras was a conquerer.

Sampras was a machine. Very few unforced errors. Accurate as a computer

Sampras didn't win US Open 2000, Safin did. Sampras won US 2002.

He was so good on service games

Roger certainly modeled himself from Sampras' champion mentality. Compared to all the other guys, these two have the best stoic mental game. And it's obvious how much they benefited from it.

@@zxbc1 Djokovic is the mental and spiritual successor to PETE, and has said he took inspiration from PETE's mental strength growing up. PETE in turn greatly admires and supports Novak

Novak Đoković 🇷🇸☦️🏴‍☠️

​​@@Adfjfdyscf No, Djokovic sull'erba non è assolutamente all'altezza di Sampras e Federer Loro due sono i più grandi a Wimbledon!

Yes Sampras would be tough to beat on grass but since they slowed down the court so much, his game would have suffered significantly. Besides Roger, Rafa, and Novak are all excellent returners of serve.

@@Tendorro Nope, it's grass not clay. Federer will destroy him.

@@ivantapia7013 Why not Djokovic? BTW Wimbledon is green Roland Garros today. That's why Nadal always was dangerous there.

@@ziguigui22 The Joker is definitely a candidate, but FedEx would defeat Nadal this year.

@@Tendorro i think he was talking about Wimbledon and not french open!! lmaoooo

@@Tendorro Nadal is not going to win on grass anymore ever

Yeah, Sampras probably had the best 2nd serve ever.

His second was often just his first again

Ivanišević?

statistically the greatest 2nd server ever is ironically Federer

@@vannistelrooy1127 It's Nadal not Federer

cravity that’s right. Although the next year he was knocked out in the first round. The year after that he won it. 😊

Greatness? Nadal & Djokovic : Hold our beers

@@izdyhar82 Federer is tennis GOAT: www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com/goatList howtheyplay.com/individual-sports/Top-10-Greatest-Male-Tennis-Players-of-All-Time

@@izdyhar82 u bring djokovic ,u actin like the guy wasnt has 20 GS,dumbass

@@abundanceblissing2009 Nadal the goat

It is a shame that Class can not be measured.