No. 5—2001, Fourth Round: Federer d. Sampras 7-6 (7), 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-5 It was an all-Wilson Wimbledon battle. In a coming-of-age moment, Federer toppled a champion for the ages.
Roger Federer is in London to campaign for a record eighth Wimbledon crown and ... Instead, he went with his 2001 upset over then-world No. 6 Pete Sampras (one of his idols) in the fourth ...
A 19-year-old Federer earned his first Wimbledon victories during his run to the quarter-finals in 2001, including an epic five-set win against seven-time champion and world No 1 Pete Sampras in ...
Andre Agassi once drew a comparison between how Pete Sampras and Roger Federer's abilities had evolved over the years. The eight-time Grand Slam champion made the remarks after his devastating ...
Andre Agassi ended his career as one of the greatest men's tennis players to come out of the United States, winning a grand total of eight Grrand Slam titles. His arch-rival Pete Sampras, however ...
Serial Grand Slam winner Chris Evert believes there is a tennis star more deserving of a statue at Wimbledon than Roger Federer ... with Novak Djokovic and Pete Sampras his nearest challengers ...
2001, two of tennis's brightest stars faced off in this historic match as seven-time Wimbledon winner Pete Sampras battled 19-year-old Swiss phenom and Junior Wimbledon champ Roger Federer in an ...