Pete Sampras at his BEST! 💪

Pete Sampras was at his best in this point against Andre Agassi in the quarterfinals of the 2001 US Open. #Shorts
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[@geemy9675]

Sampras vs Agassi was THE classic match from the 90's.....perfect opposition of two different aggressive styles.

[@joro7304]

Sampras vs Rafter wasn't bad either.

[@AlexEs63]

❤ I had the pleasure of Pete & Andre hold a gate open for me in 91/92 @Indian Wells ! 😮 Was working as Meeting Planner at Renaissance, they were practicing on our back courts ! Andre was rude to the Bellmen & Valet's w/ his Ferrari, so I could only see THE PETE...😊 As a Manager/Employee, cannot get too excited..so, checked out his beautiful legs and said, 'Thank you Pete Sampras 😍 ' Doubt they remember. But that's my Pete/Andre story..Andre was shorter and following Pete after me...😂

[@glynhannaford7332]

​@@AlexEs63Great comment! Thank you for sharing that memory with us. 👍

[@bobespirit2112]

Unfortunately there was a gap in the mid-90’s when Andrea wasn’t consistently healthy and Pete had no true competition. Outside of Paris and Melbourne, Pete’s dominanted those years with little resistance. Wasn’t the best of times for the game. Too bad the big 4 weren’t about 5 or 6 years sooner - that would have been something!!! 😮

[@radiohead2206]

@@bobespirit2112 Or maybe Andre was a talentless piece of Jerk who could only eek out 1 Wimbledon. Mr. Image is everything.

[@relevantbrother8964]

Love seeing points won at the net. There's something so decisive about a winning volley.

[@ryan-magrela]

Me too. I’m back playing tennis after a long time recovering from an injury so I started taking some training sessions with a coach. He usually says: I love to teach you alone (usually 2 or 3 on the training sessions) cause we can make an inteire session of approaches and volleys. The rest of the guys only want to hit hard from the baseline. Too bad I never manage to have grest succes near the net lol

[@davd1986]

That was fortunate volley, and the approach shot wasn't hit cleanly either.

[@EmperorsNewWardrobe]

‘Decisive’ is a great word to describe its appeal

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

​@@davd1986it was a perfect shot to keep Agassi back on the court, allowing Sampras to approach the net, his volley is perfect, KILLED that ball. WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT

[@MarkG998]

@@davd1986 Sampras was one of the best volleyers in the world, that wasn't fortunate, that was elite reflexes and skill. His forehand approach shot had a lot of topspin and landed deep, it was a prefectly good approach shot.

[@TheCajunAsian]

That boy could volley and hit approach shots unlike players today

[@geemy9675]

Now that Federer is retired 😂 honestly Sampras was always my favorite player cause I grew up watching and playing tennis in the 90's..but Federer could do everything too

[@TheCajunAsian]

@@geemy9675 yep that's why I played serve and volley on hard courts for few years, made me really understand how to play the net... It is appalling how bad current players are in that skill

[@nyali2]

with an 87 racket or whatever, now they can't do it with a 100.

[@skylaxx]

​@@nyali2 85

[@diggler2002]

Sampras would be lucky to get a game off Nadal on clay.

[@ass09tube]

After the big serving Europeans from 1980s, arrived Sampras - good serve, athletic court coverage, less unforced errors. Great package - composed and direct. His game inspired Federer. Thanks Pete.

[@gvivo2120]

⭐ Those were the days... I sorely miss them. These classic groundstrokes and artful volleys were breathtaking. Pete Sampras is definitely the greatest American player ever in the ATP tour and one of the best in tennis history 👍⭐

[@zpeed7]

One of the best matches ever played. 4 tie breaks, no breaks of serve. As an Agassi fan that one still hurts 😂

[@glynhannaford7332]

That winning shot, a backhand played out of his body, in reply to a full power drive hit straight at him, is sheer genius.

[@KK-vs2ho]

Pete Sampras was undoubtedly one of top 3 Tennis players ever

[@honkymonky7033]

Pete Sampras made me love tennis as a kid, such an amazing champion and tennis artist

[@drstew1]

Yeah me to. and when he lost to Federer. i couldnt of been more upset, i was devistated . Only to become a Federer fan eventually 😂

[@honkymonky7033]

@@drstew1 same for me🥲🤣

[@Kidgloves1984]

It's easy to tell the influence Sampras had on Federer game.

[@nyali2]

100%

[@reuireuiop0]

Yup, Sampras era seems like a very long time. But Fed's been around for so long - Roger actually played against the last guy to beat Sampras at Wimbledon, Richard Krajicek (1996!), that he could learn a lot from seeing Pete play back in those days when Sampras was the Champ.

[@zoltanember6353]

Especially in the first half of his career. Back in the mid 00's I considered him as Sampras version 2.0

[@divididos76]

Sampras.. one of the greatest of all times!!!

[@tagskinner778]

Sampras was an animal.

[@JimmyOlsson]

Don't forget Andre Agassi made his part to make the point fantastic! Two absolute legends of the sport!

[@airkuna]

How? He just wasn't good enough in this party😮😂

[@AnteNDH1]

Really, I thought sampras played against himself haha, what a joke you are

[@gustafonciu]

one of the best matches of tennis history, us open QF sampras won 67 76 76 76

[@dwight8090]

There was so much competition in the 80s and 90s. Was a blast to watch. The last 15 years you pretty much had 3 players winning everything.

[@everythingbobbywolfe]

Sampras was and will always be the best

[@datacipher]

Dullards (lots of them here) who think the volley was a misfit or “lucky” only show how little they know about high level tennis. That’s an improvised side spin drop volley as he was jammed by a direct drive from Andre. No luck at all… it’s talent and great hands. Andre knows it. Pete knows it. Anyone who’s played at a decent level knows it. As courier once said of Sampras after being beaten down in a big match in the early 90’s: he can reach for a volley that nobody can reach and hit a perfect drop volley out of it, he can make shots the rest of us wouldn’t even try.

[@Rauliki_U_u]

Totally true, that last volley was a totally improvised but intentional shot, the ball did exactly what Pete, in a matter of thousandths, previewed in his mind. Many people think that Pete only put the racquet on with no other intention than to just remove the ball from his body and continue putting the ball into play because the execution was visually spectacular, but definitely despite the spectacularity that the shot required, Pete executed it with great mastery and with all the mischief in the world. I was always surprised by how feline Pete was at the net and his mental speed to take impossible shots.

[@thetennisprofessional]

Nice point. Sampras was awesome to watch!

[@stk6mkt]

Pete Sampras, the greatest American tennis player of all time.

[@IzakD8]

Nah, James Blake.

[@mvubu6823]

Jimmy Connors has all the numbers that say otherwise.... But I am a Sampras man.

[@IzakD8]

@@mvubu6823 Nah, James Blake.

[@stk6mkt]

@@mvubu6823 If Sampras and Connors played 10 times, if both were in their primes, Sampras wins a minimum seven of those matches. Sampras was clearly the better player. Not close.

[@mvubu6823]

@@stk6mkt Connors is the most successful men's tennis player in history. Of course, Sampras prime would beat him with modern style and equipment, but maybe you have forgotten or never paid much attention to how good Connors was. They played twice on tour. Sampras was 21, Connors was 40!! Sampras won both 7-6 / 6-2 6-3 / 6-2 Career Connors played Won 1274- Lost 283 - 109 titles Sampras Won 762- Lost 222 - 64 titles So back to the original point - Connors is the best USA player of all time and it's not really close. For what it's worth Sampras is my tennis hero and I don't like Connors much.

[@acebenedict9945]

That volley is so ridiculous, he smashed that ball at him , people don’t understand how difficult it is to deal with 100 mph ball like that

[@bentleyjackson5910]

Protect yourself at all times. 🥊🎾🥊

[@Rauliki_U_u]

True, it's a shame that not all people are able to see Pete's totally intentional masterstroke that was that last volley, it confuses them because of how out of necessity the execution was. Those of us who know Pete's shots well know that there really was no luck in that volley, it was pure skill and talent at the net, Sampras is and always will be the most talented player that has ever been at the net.

[@prabalbanerjee12]

he was the most gentle and respected tennis player. love this guy

[@kevintwine8443]

Not one break of serve in that entire match 😮

[@Dude0000]

This was a tiebreak, then?

[@vincenteluard3427]

Pete Sampras donnera naissance à fédérer 😊

[@tonybrown8212]

He was a beast!!!!

[@hehehehehahahaha2025]

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[@hehehehehahahaha2025]

@@dualismdeeperlaws2430 I agree, which leads me to wonder why you made it

[@CKNnewjersey]

Pistol Pete at the net, never gets old 💯🔥

[@jaynefinley]

Wow right at him. One handed backhand is the only to take that shot and Andre really drilled it. Fast hands Pete. Beautiful!

[@ruipedro4195]

This remind me of the match they played in San Jose 1996.

[@fungfung2629]

King of net 🎉

[@Chapps1941]

Never heard of Boris Becker???

[@jeffriessman9693]

​​@@Chapps1941 Yeah those great dodges he had at net

[@Agentsmith9]

Sampras vs Agassi….. Classic of All times

[@bigmaxy07]

He got taken right off court, out of shot, and still gets back to rip a backhand that Andree had to work hard to get.

[@KeyofDavid5778]

Sampras's backhand never caught up to his forehand ground stroke but his volleys were always unbelievable

[@soundsfromthestreet]

yet somehow he hit plenty of winners with his backhand

[@farid1406]

True but the fact he hit a proper level 1HBH is itself amazing since he only started hitting a one hander at age 14!

[@KeyofDavid5778]

@@farid1406 But true I grew up in Palos Verdes California and it was amazing. Watching him grow and I followed him every step of the way and my coach switched me to a one hander later which was my body type.... So many players out there are taught the two hander when they're really want handers.

[@KeyofDavid5778]

@@soundsfromthestreet He sure did he was so talented with speed !

[@yogidunique7013]

Pete sampras was the reason to begin to watch tennis, carried by Federer,Nadal Djokovic

[@stevengujsky24]

Shhh… Genius at work

[@sooparticular]

BACK WHEN TENNIS WAS AMAZING

[@valentinabrocci1777]

Sampras was an alien to me ✌️✌️!!! Number one!!!

[@zardoz7900]

The huge oversized shirts and shorts were something 😂

[@brandnew9834]

That volley was outa this 🌎.

[@leonardosax5354]

Impressionante como, mesmo com os melhores como o Sampras, o movimento é dinâmica dos golpes parecem travados, pouco eficientes para os dias atuais. É legal dar atenção a isso é valorizar o esforço dos antigos tenistas.

[@jorgeorellana7319]

De repente, porque as quadras de hoje são padronizadas muito mais lentas e as bolas mais pesadas que favorecem intencionalmente o tennis convencional de linha de base, mas se pode apreciar o tennis de torneos de quadras rápidas indoor em superfície de carpeta onde o tennis de Sampras seria absolutamente ad hoc como o tornei ATP maestros onde o mesmo Alçaras se observa incômodo e desajustado. São diferentes épocas e eu prefiro definitivamente o tennis dos anos noventas realmente variado em estilos é diferente ao atual quase homogêneo e unidimensional.

[@dannywhite9975]

Man! Sampras didn't fool around.

[@dielaughing73]

never

[@toto_rf95]

Now that is how you hit an approach shot. My god.

[@ellenday2155]

I miss this era of tennis.

[@farid1406]

When you're hitting into Agassi's forehand, and he chooses to hit away from yours, you know you're good. Like really good.

[@MariaE99]

Pete Sampras was the reason I got hooked with tennis! Thank you for this! There was no KZbin during that time so if you missed the game , that’s it goodbye!😊

[@Dhorpatan]

Can you imagine getting hooked on tennis with Sampras given how boring he was.

[@MariaE99]

@@Dhorpatan doesn’t matter , my life my choice

[@Dhorpatan]

@@MariaE99 That reminds me of one of those intransigent adult response where an adult tells a child to do something, the child asks why and the adult says "because I said so".🤣

[@MariaE99]

@@Dhorpatan no, it’s just a matter of preference.

[@bbbazzinga]

​@@Dhorpatan I'd watch Sampras all day instead of any of today's top players other than Alcaraz.

[@felipeosvaldogallardoallen2487]

Estos dos jugadores eran super cracks del tenis. Ambos están en mi memoria, uno más sobrio, el otro más carismático, los dos unos auténticos jugadorazos.

[@5epulvedas]

Pete es el mas grande de todos los tiempos 🐐🎯

[@ALEX1969N2]

Лучший !!! Таких , больше НЕТ ! 👍

[@Makeveli420]

Will always be the GOAT!

[@user-xu4xj2cd2j]

Djok Federer and rafa all better

[@oraz657]

La classe allo stato puro...!

[@opticalmixing23]

He will always be my favorite tennis player. He attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Manatee, Florida. If I'm not mistaken, there is a community college right across the street. The guy was a legend

[@stevefowler3398]

I thought it was the Rick Macci School, but not 100% sure on that. He had a couple of great coaches/mentors who kept him grounded. Including Ivan Lendl.

[@marka1422]

I SO loved watching Pete Sampras play!

[@TheGd2812]

Sampras best server I ever seen

[@thakkermaharshi]

American tennis peaked right here

[@user-kx2yo7ve9w]

Thas is tennis , not the today gringers !

[@tonybrown8212]

Wrong, the skill is there you have to know what to do with it!

[@stevefowler3398]

Modern tennis has become boring. And great though his achievements are, I cannot bear to watch Djokovich.

[@rahululla7637]

Beautiful❤

[@lyc2520]

Peter was unbeatable

[@user-iz9si9xb6q]

That drop .Shot was incredible man he his definitely the goat during he's era I don't remember if I have seen federa play a shot like that probli I am wrong but that ball died instantly

[@jjanderson8235]

Such an INSANE volley! WOW 👏 😮

[@soundsfromthestreet]

black shoes sampras was a menace

[@theire483]

Sampras, my favorite male player back in the day...right behind Yannick Noah😊

[@RobertKangchristianunix]

Never ever is lack of power

[@whateverwhatever5715]

Sampras was unstoppable once he was in the middle of the court and close to the net ...Agassi learned the hard way but mastered Pete at the net during his first Wimbledon win ..

[@nildagomez7350]

❤🌟Sampras 🎾👏👏👏👏💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻👌

[@suzannemcclure7412]

Pete was awesome

[@cocotimbo]

Lucky point

[@jrudresh1]

Maestro❤❤❤

[@marvinfreeman303]

One of the best tennis players

[@gerishine3584]

Ah, Pistol Pete, my personal GOAT!

[@joro7304]

That's Pete Maravich. Not Sampras.

[@gerishine3584]

@joro7304 Have never heard of Pete Maravich and here in Europe we always called Pete Sampras, Pistol Pete.

[@joro7304]

@@gerishine3584 He was a basketball player who played in the NBA. The nickname, Pistol Pete, is associated with him in the US.

[@gerishine3584]

@@joro7304 Thanks for the explanation.

[@shakeelmohideen7172]

Unforgettable greats of the game..c.c.c

[@shivamkabra6104]

Pistol pete 🙌🙌

[@LuisLopez-xx2db]

Good point , doesn't than envy it to one point between Djokovic against Nadal.

[@eileentiernan]

Love Andre

[@rod4607]

Now that’s entertaining tennis

[@baldeagle4710]

Goat talk

[@1bcordell]

My opinion, best serve and volleyer of all time.

[@whitecheddar4458]

American tennis will never return to this level. I’m 36 and grew up on the Pete andre rivalry. I don’t think we’ll see an American slam champ for a long, long , long, very long time 😢

[@Marekxk]

Total agression and total attackin tennis. Even from the baseline. To me, the best ever hard court tennis.❤

[@73monochrome]

Prime Pete would beat the big 3 and Alcaraz. There I said it!

[@vgr112261]

The sound of real gut strings.

[@dinomijatovic3921]

Goat

[@sathishsekar9895]

Sampras was a beast back then. Second serve from sampras is faster than the first serve lol

[@damac5136]

Both badasses!

[@davidarmola6218]

Fantastic!!!!

[@opencurtin]

Two greats Sampras ghosts around the court beautifully to set up that volley at the net !

[@elvieyoung5244]

Sampras was a beast but didn't know it , he could have been the first to reach 20 Grand slams but he was too nice of a guy , probably off court the same a very NICE GUY . HELLENIC GLORY

[@matisms]

at his maximum he was unbeatable

[@tedr5182]

Never give Sampras a chance to hit forehand! 🎾

[@markconner5341]

I wish the powers that be kept the courts this fast.

[@pablorodrigo3857]

Dos colosos del tenis de todos los tiempos

[@MrPernell27]

I remember being in college. We finished practice early so everyone could study and get their work done. Then we went in the football team’s film room and watched this on the giant screen. Great, great match

[@Henry-it3ob]

SAMPRAS THE BEST 👏👏👏👏👏

[@fatihsari2543]

Agassssiiii❤

[@jorgearmandomendezleija4037]

Los mejores partidos

[@danielsmith5032]

I did not consider Pete Sampras an athletic man from the outward appearance. He seems to lumber around and have a hunch back or something like that. But for him to be able to keep up so often with Agassi in baseline rallies, and get to the net means he has to be an athlete: he has to be agile, fast, good reaction time, good, coordination, etc. Great point. I would be so frustrated as Agassiz thinking to myself, “what do I have to do to win a point on this guy”

[@pierreangers7722]

Je suis s'a fille et je joue au tennis .🥰😄❤

[@potterwalker4823]

Pete Sampras is the only player who could run with the big three. He would be right in the mix with them in his prime. Connors, McEnroe, Borg, Lendl, Agassi might win a set now and then, but not any matches. Pete was a magnificent player and the forerunner of the new age of hyper tennis.

[@reuireuiop0]

Tennis has changed very much over the years, power and condition having taken over from pure technical class. Sampras was a Forerunner of todays power play, while Borg McEnroe Connors were at the pivot point when power became important. Taking the great advantage of today's training methods in the account, I do wonder if any of today's big 3 would have stood a chance had they grown up to play tennis against the likes of Rosewall, Newcomb, Laver. Sure the big 3 have technical skills like any. But if they didn't have the 2000s physical, but the body like it was back then, I wonder how they would get on. Can't get back in time, so the issue is theoretical. But I'm not a believer of all them GOAT claims. I'm not convinced todays sport heroes would have done as well in old times, when the training and all surroundings weren't as full-professional as today when even snacks and shoe strings are scientifically researched. (Only now i read your last line, which agrees with my first point 😁

[@Skazellino]

Horrible take. Agassi gave both Federer and Rafa extremely tough matches into his late 30's. Prime Agassi would definitely be able to win matches against them.

[@erikal2062]

That’s true, since Agassi was pretty much a base-liner and an amazing returner, he could certainly play in today’s era and win

[@arisadriano1544]

i think sampras will still dominate wimbledon and us open in todays era. provided he gets the same strings, medical, nutrition, training technologies the players have now.

[@joaovitormedeirosdefreitas2318]

GOAT

[@jorgepreve5041]

💪😀☝️🎾❤👍

[@stephenroldan5107]

Saw them play at the lipton in Miami they're final year. Agassi won that one

[@RedDy-oi5kv]

good

[@normancarlisle5847]

Lucky on that one