Pete Sampras vs. Paul Goldstein Full Match | 1998 US Open Round 2

[@krosewall]

Wow, amazing quality! Thanks for posting! This match was not televised in the US, always wanted to see it(the highlights I recall were great). It was supposed to be a night match on Ashe the night before but got rained out so they moved it to Louis Armstrong the next day. Tennis had very limited TV coverage back then compared to today.

[@Roadrunnerz45]

no wonder, the night match would have been televised surely? as world number 1 sampras i am sure would have gotten what little coverage there was, watching a match with no commentary is quite nice though.

[@kylegary6311]

​@@Roadrunnerz45It's very nice. Makes it seem like you're there

[@BurnsTennis]

And again, because not so much tennis on TV and internet back then, we didn't see shots like this in the early rounds. What a crazy shot! 18:23

[@oldfrend]

the difference in level is amazing, esp. since paul was a 4 time all american at stanford, and yet pete made him look like a chump even playing poorly. kid got big brassy ones on him though, trying to return pete's serve from inside the baseline when no one on the tour (except mabye andre) could do that with any success.

[@egrose]

Thanks so much for uploading! i've never seen pete have so many unforced errors and double faults. perhaps paul's style of play (returning serves inside the baseline, taking the ball early) threw him off. it's humbling that pete is still at another level when compared to one of the best college players (and decorated junior) of all time at that time.

[@kensan73]

Goldstein had all the slide moves everyone on tour does now, incredible to see!

[@kylegary6311]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@birdoffire983]

I see you have several videos of Agassi's progress through initial rounds of the 1988 US Open and was wondering if you had any of Sampras from that same year?! Thanks in advance and keep up the great work. Amazing picture quality by the way.

[@djbmore9405]

Yes. Please post more of Pete Sampras. Many thanks🙏

[@cmeola1066]

Sampras missed a lot of first serves early and even some returns. He definitely was a bit off. Gave Goldstein an opening

[@BurnsTennis]

I think its a typical 2nd round match against a journeyman. That's why its nice to see it. By the latter stages Sampras or any other top player plays five times better, like a hard training session. Sadly, Andy Murray never learned this trick and thinks its a good idea to run around for five hours every match regardless of the level of opposition.

[@farid1406]

@@BurnsTennis The degree to which Pete upped his game in the semis and finals is exceptional even for the all-time greats. His 14-4 conversion rate in Grand slam finals should say it all.

[@quasar4601]

Sampras not really into this early BS match

[@BurnsTennis]

How nice to see a 2nd round regulation match instead of a big match against a famous opponent. Goldstein was outplaying Sampras in the meat of the match then suddenly faded away. Maybe he couldn't keep up the good play or he remembered who he was playing and hesitated.

[@quasar4601]

Goldstein has a good all around game but Sampras just 20 percent better on every type of shot

[@rjd6214]

Goldstein serving and volleying on 78mph second serves? Probably not the best tactical approach against anyone...let alone Pete Sampras.

[@ShamDiscTV5K]

typical Sampras match against lower ranked players on a not so good day.

[@j.jmcquade5278]

Crash Davis

[@markthomas3730]

who tf is Paul Goldstein ??

[@quasar4601]

He was a top American junior who won some huge American boys national events but just an average pro . He now coached men’s tennis at Stanford

[@quasar4601]

Some good Yid players in that era like him and his predecessors of Gilbert and Krickstein