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The Agassi–Sampras rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras, who were both ranked world No. 1 during the 1990s. Sampras held the world's top ranking for (a then-record) 286 weeks while Agassi held it for 101 weeks. [ 1 ]
Two-time defending champion Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his record sixth Wimbledon title (surpassing Björn Borg 's Open Era record) and twelfth major men's singles title overall (matching Roy Emerson 's all-time ...
Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Jaime Yzaga. This tournament marked the final professional appearance of former world No. 1 and eight-time major champion Ivan Lendl ; he was defeated in the second round by Bernd Karbacher .
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It was his first major title, and the first of a then-record 14 men's singles major titles overall. Boris Becker was the defending champion, but lost to Agassi in the semifinals. Sampras defeated Ivan Lendl in the quarterfinals, ending Lendl's record streak of eight consecutive men's finals appearances at the US Open.
Pete Sampras defeated defending champion Andre Agassi in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1995 US Open. It was his third US Open title and seventh major title overall. Agassi later named this defeat as a contributing factor to his mental struggles and performance slump over the next two years.
The high-profile quarterfinal match between Sampras and Andre Agassi was an all-time classic, and saw Sampras and Agassi hold serve in every one of their 24 service games each. The match had no breaks of serve, and ended with Sampras winning 6–7 (7–9), 7–6 (7–2), 7–6 (7–2), 7–6 (7–5).
It was his second major title and the first of a then-joint-record seven Wimbledon men's singles titles, shared with William Renshaw (later surpassed by Roger Federer in 2017). Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Sampras. This marked Ivan Lendl's final Wimbledon appearance; he lost in the second ...