A decade decorated in Wimbledon silverware. The Pete Sampras era, narrated by Andy Roddick. This is the official Wimbledon KZbin page. To keep up with Wimbledon throughout the year, visit wimbledon.com/mywimbledon
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@Romalian14 жыл бұрын
I cannot understand why Wimbledon channel took so much time to give tribute to the most beautiful attacking player of all time at Wimbledon...
@SuperBajack4 жыл бұрын
Cuz we live in the "OMG BIG 3!" era
@rohan48724 жыл бұрын
Exactly - bunch of douchebag millennials who can’t survive without social media
@edwinivanrodriguez37694 жыл бұрын
Because Wimbledon never likes Sampras remember 2002 they put it on court 17! something would never happend to Federer, Nadal and Djokovic
@JoJo-wz4ez4 жыл бұрын
@@edwinivanrodriguez3769 what happened ? in 2002
@davidgivins42034 жыл бұрын
Patrick Rafter
@user-lp2kh4sv3k4 жыл бұрын
With Roger, Rafa and Novak being around for so long and playing at the levels that they have and still are, sometimes we forget about the likes of Sampras and Agassi. But they were legends in their own times as well.
@prkrmc64574 жыл бұрын
Pete and agassi are barely ever mentioned. Agassi won all four slams when all surfaces were indeed very different. Winning fast Wimbledon as a baseliner is a hell of an accomplishment. In my view, agassi was 95% of the player Novak is today. Had he developed with the modern baseline game, he'd be an even greater champion.
@akshayaman7504 жыл бұрын
@@prkrmc6457 that's recency bias..we tend to overstate achievements of current players.
@jameswalker68644 жыл бұрын
In my view, Agassi was 95% of the player Federer was. Had he developed with the modern technology, he would be even better!!
@__jan61134 жыл бұрын
PrkrMc because majority of fans currently look like they started watching Tennis after 2011. The way they discredit Agassi against Novak is horrible.
@prkrmc64574 жыл бұрын
@@jameswalker6864 Agassi and Federer are very different players. Agassi's modern counterpart is definitely Novak.
@coolyoutuber62374 жыл бұрын
Pete was my childhood hero. I am really missing his 2nd serve aces. 🙂
@pareshmokani4 жыл бұрын
Mine too. I hope I join the club your Sampras fans. Regards
@Raa-agent4 жыл бұрын
Mine too.
@Lovegainers53 жыл бұрын
Cool: So do I!
@sln78393 жыл бұрын
There's no one today to come up like his second serve aces on break point.
@rizwanramzan57293 жыл бұрын
Pete's 2nd serve is basically his 1st serve which is one of the reasons as why he dominated...amazing...
@MatthewOkot3 жыл бұрын
Sampras's performance in the 1999 final is one of the best I've ever seen at Wimbledon. He just blasted Agassi away.
@inyang9162 Жыл бұрын
Agassi still hasn't forgiven him!
@chocolatetownforever75373 ай бұрын
Biggest let down of any match I sat down to watch. Andre was playing lights out, too, and Pete never gave him a chance.
@boke754 жыл бұрын
Pete's serving motion is perfection. So fluid and natural.
@jonbonesmahomes74723 жыл бұрын
So true man.
@Walkman00073 жыл бұрын
true, very heavy racket though, held it once years ago
@SirPeter64642 жыл бұрын
Agreed. He was a strong man who punched above his weight.
@jazz20202 жыл бұрын
Macho without trying
@boke752 жыл бұрын
@@jazz2020 ??
@recruitmentch3 жыл бұрын
Everything about Sampras oozed class. The man won every final he played in. Serve, forehand, backhand, serve and volley and ahhh those basketball-inspired smashes. I have so much respect for Djokovic and Nadal and what they've achieved, but at his best, Sampras was a monster with the most gentle persona. He carried himself so gracefully.
@ruckfules94412 жыл бұрын
14-0 Rafa (in finals) at Roland Garros. 2008 Rafa would beat prime sampras in Wimbledon irrespective of a slow/fast grass court. Pete could never change his game and adapt to win a Roland Garros whereas Rafa and Novak did it to excel across all the surfaces.
@jenni4312 жыл бұрын
@@ruckfules9441 2008 Rafa barely beat a prime Federer in the slowest grass court ever. To think he would beat prime Pete on a fast true Wimby court...wow...!!!! Nice.
@ishaan64262 жыл бұрын
@@jenni431 leave him dude he is just a delusional rafa fan
@a6hiji72 жыл бұрын
@@ruckfules9441 Everything is possible in the world of fantasies! There is no point in comparing legends from different generations.
@solidaz802 жыл бұрын
It was his signature "Slam Dunk" smash 😎
@dpassi14 жыл бұрын
Pete’s serve was the most stylish ever!!!
@ThrethsTiago4 жыл бұрын
The ATP logo in 2001 was developed based on his service !
@worawatsr98034 жыл бұрын
That’s why he has the greatest serve of all time
@jshanker20053 жыл бұрын
Lol !!
@karimboudjelal24333 жыл бұрын
His serving motion is the most beautiful tennis shot I have ever seen! Absolutely georgious
@hsdonn6643 жыл бұрын
Agree. And his forehand was beautiful too. It always gave me goosebumps watching him live back in the 90s.
@deluxewaterless7229 Жыл бұрын
Pete is one of the all time greats of tennis and he set the bar for Federer
@silviosarunic67093 жыл бұрын
There is no Wimbledon without Pete Sampras ! ❤️
@thanhnamus2 жыл бұрын
Wimbledon with Peter Sampras is so so...... borring !
@ShamyTV5k Жыл бұрын
this is what i think every year when the tournament comes up. Id give all i have to switch back to 90s and re-live his game. Never saw him live on grass.
@TheManubarcafan Жыл бұрын
😢
@seltaeb3302 Жыл бұрын
I stopped watching when he came along except for Henman (Murray later) match jitters on the semi final 5 setters.
@thetennistalk4 жыл бұрын
We need a "Last Dance" style docu-series on Pete to remind everyone that he was the original GOAT!
@areezzy4 жыл бұрын
Sampras also is quite a story, coming from nowhere to win US Open, facing tragedy to his coach, breaking down in tears on court, bouts with mononucleoensis, rivalry with Agassi, being counted out and then had that last Us Open amazing run. Its interesting he was first dubbed as boring but his career was so interesting
@thetennistalk4 жыл бұрын
@@areezzy yeah for sure! Even this small clip with all the legends who played Pete was epic!
@rohan48724 жыл бұрын
Yes please dude - this would be amazing.
@rogersalllike91334 жыл бұрын
AW Same story with Fed the best his coach died in car accident and after that eh the rest is history
@aidanvreeke30854 жыл бұрын
Right !!
@patriciofernandez50044 жыл бұрын
In his prime he was unbreakable and unbeatable. My favorite player. Legend.
@iggypopisgod93 жыл бұрын
Unless it was clay or Davis cup
@cryptokid10213 жыл бұрын
In his prime vs Djokovic or Federer in their primer he would have been toast;)
@saurabhrawat60773 жыл бұрын
@HODL On the fast surfaces like pre-1999, they wouldn’t be able to face Pete’s serve and net play
@ktosomcosom193 жыл бұрын
@@iggypopisgod9 Check his Davis Cup finals win against Kafelnikov, on clay, in Moscow
@innosanto3 жыл бұрын
@@cryptokid1021 he would have destroyed them in the fast courts . And of course the year he played fed he was in terrible condition he had stopped training 2 years
@generalshockwavekingpin3263 жыл бұрын
Sampras had a serve that combined a lot of pace and spin (similar to the Nadal forehand), brilliant placement of serve, phenomenal athleticism, brilliant net play, tremendous forehand, a backhand that can produce winners, deadly passing shots, Slam dunk smashes, excellent touch, tenacity, heart, nerves of steel etc. One of the very greatest players, ever.
@linuxsurfer2002 Жыл бұрын
Pete is still my all time favorite tennis player
@TheKakarot_itachi4 жыл бұрын
Finally, the recognition he deserves.
@SARYM9114 жыл бұрын
Well he always had great recognition and the majority generally used to pick him as the greatest(despite lack of French Open)..It's only with the whole big 3 and social media that past players seem to get overlooked and inflated records seem to be the norm and GOAT debates more vicious
@rbfortheloveoftennisandlif1444 жыл бұрын
True that...I think he deserves more.>>>>>
@johniii81474 жыл бұрын
He had plenty of recognition. He just got surpassed for the next generation,
@thetennistalk4 жыл бұрын
Would love to see this in a full documentary narrated by Andy of course
@proudindian21864 жыл бұрын
@@SARYM911 big 3 r different as well. next level of athletism is there. even difference of rackets i guess.
@janinest.97754 жыл бұрын
Pete Sampras... my favourite player of all time. Love his wimbledon matches against Henman.
@ericlindenmuth75173 жыл бұрын
Pistol Pete was the best!!! My favorite tennis player. Watching him serve was just amazing, just made it look so easy!
@seltaeb3302 Жыл бұрын
That was it mainly just a serve or 3 wacks at best. He bored me beyond belief.
@darrenwayne82632 жыл бұрын
The greatest ever serve and volleyer, and we don't really see that in tennis today. A great era he was in.
@capitanfuturo5942 жыл бұрын
Federer and Djokovic laugh at the "Sampras Era" 🤣
@MR-TNISNE12 жыл бұрын
@@capitanfuturo594 I think they both looked up to him and his game and also have a lot of respect for him as a player, as a person and specially for his legacy.
@fundhund622 жыл бұрын
@@capitanfuturo594 Why would they? Unlike him, they play(ed) in the weakest era professional tennis has ever seen.
@capitanfuturo5942 жыл бұрын
@@fundhund62 weak what ? In this era tennis is much more competitive than in the time of Sampras and Agassi. Stop writing crap.
@albutcher9152 Жыл бұрын
@@capitanfuturo594 typical illiterate groupie bs
@jmiller054 жыл бұрын
People don't realise what a worker Sampras was. He was a natural baseliner who became the most dominant serve-volleyer of the 90's. That takes commitment and belief only worthy of a champion. Also, the greatest clutch server of all time, no question.
@pac0re4 жыл бұрын
legendary player.. truly
@pomerlain89244 жыл бұрын
Yep. He struggled at Wimbledon in his first few years because, funny enough, he couldn't handle the fast speed of grass with his strokes. He had to work with his coach to shorten up his backswing on his strokes so he could time the ball better. And once he figured that out, he became almost unbeatable at Wimbledon.
@cryptokid10213 жыл бұрын
He would be toast with his serve and volley game. Djokovic would destroy him I'm pretty sure.
@pac0re3 жыл бұрын
@@cryptokid1021 impossible to tell i think .. so many factors.. i dont think Sampras would adopt a pure serve and volley game if he was the same generation as djoker.. racquets are bigger strings give more spin courts are slower .. serve and volley wouldn't be best option so i doubt Sampras wouldn't figure that out
@ktosomcosom193 жыл бұрын
@@cryptokid1021 Sampras was all-round class player, but serve-volley approach worked the best in the era of fast grass courts. He often dominated opposition players from the baseline when they were serving, and usually used more patient approach on his serve when playing on slower surfaces, although he was a player favoring shorter rallies with going for the winners when a decent opportunity arose, taking risks. That era knew players who were successful playing more aggressively, going for winners, on all courts except clay. And so, Sampras could be in trouble playing Djokovic. However, at least from the last US Open that Sampras won in his 30s, I remember that he could stand his ground in rallies.
@POK20083 жыл бұрын
Pete was my idol before Federer came on the scene. I still remember that 99 final against Agassi. It was the best I ever saw him play. Pistol is one of the greatest to ever do it, but he gets overshadowed now because of the big 3, which is unfortunate, because he was truly great.
@jamesbedugraham8056 Жыл бұрын
Yeah how he did it i will.neve know.
@Raimund660211 ай бұрын
Sampras steht in niemandes Schatten,vor allem nicht bei jenen,die die 90er jahre mitverfolgt haben!Das heutige Tennis ist Mist,jeder hat den gleichen Stil,es geht nur mehr darum,wer die Filzkugel am öfteren übers Netz drischt!Schönes und ökonomisches Angriffstennis ist völlig von derBildfläche verschwunden,grauslich zum anschauen,was ich schon lange nicht mehr tue!
@jonathanblaze1648Ай бұрын
This man's serve was a machine.
@BreeZieDoesiT4 жыл бұрын
I wish this would of been 2 hours long. I love historical tennis doc's like this
@dr.riteshchhabra36113 жыл бұрын
Pete Sampras was my first introduction to Tennis and I really liked his great Serve and thunderous aces !
@gavinlang51434 жыл бұрын
Like Lendl, Sampras has never really received the credit he deserved. Good to see Wimbledon acknowledging him here
@boke754 жыл бұрын
Contrary to the Big 3 today, Sampras has always been extremely private and low-key especially since his retirement at the end of 2002. But, then again, in the 1990's there wasn't any social media to contend with.
@aleksthegreat41304 жыл бұрын
Pete was very popular during the 90’s,all my family and friends were supporting him,still half of today’s top-players having him as an Idol(Nole,Roger,Raonic,Del Potro,Tsitsipas)
@seanmcmeown19924 жыл бұрын
Shame lendl never won it
@airkuna4 жыл бұрын
how do u mean he "didn't get credit"?
@seann82933 жыл бұрын
Like Lendl? Que nada! Admiringly, Ivan was an EXCEPTIONAL overachiever by total dedication, hard work, and personal discipline; whereas Pete definitely was (and will certainly remain) the MOST INNATELY COMPLETE tennis player of the modern era. Only Roger Federer (gracefulness) and Novak Djokovic (skills and mind power) come close (speaking of completeness vs. mere games or trophies winning).
@Raimund660211 ай бұрын
Der Beste seiner Ära,mehr kann man nicht tun!
@zimone88354 жыл бұрын
Pete my idol, won all 14 grand slams attacking using a tiny pro staff 85. Were majority were using 98s-100s. Unbelievable!
@worawatsr98034 жыл бұрын
It’s like he was using a wooden stick to fight against a real sword, and still win using just a wooden stick.
@seann82933 жыл бұрын
NO! Pete used the 98 Staff Pro. It's Ivan Lendl who used the dinky 85 (perhaps even less wide) tennis racket.
@worawatsr98033 жыл бұрын
Sean N Pete Sampras used Wilson Pro Staff 85. It’s literally his signature racquet of choice.
@nacofichetti-dibujante3 жыл бұрын
Amazing, pure talent. My hero too!!
@farid14063 жыл бұрын
@@worawatsr9803 Sort of like a real-world Cyrio Forel who beats Merryn Trant, the Kingsguard, and the Hound with his wood sword.
@deanjeffery044 жыл бұрын
He played the game the way it should be played. One of my all-time favourite players, Pistol Pete.
@lotus6304 жыл бұрын
"played the game the way it should be played" ... It's actually more likely that he played it the way it WASN'T meant to be played when serve and volley started becoming dominant in the 50s, tournament organizers actually tried to kill it by changing rules... they just failed if anything, the true old school tennis players actually prefer baseline players over net players
@pomerlain89244 жыл бұрын
@@lotus630 Old school tennis players prefer attacking tennis and trying to win the point, especially on grass. Not just rallying to try to wait for the other guy to miss.
@scores114 жыл бұрын
1-2 punch rallies and one minute service games is definitely not the way tennis was meant to be played. Racquet technology in late 80s-early 90s made tennis too serve-oriented. Slowing down surfaces was a good decision, but a bit late
@rosm51144 жыл бұрын
@@lotus630 I think He meant Pete played the game the way it should be as a champion and a gentleman! We can discuss styles of play and Eras later. But Pete was a professional on and off the court. Hard work, dedication and he let his tennis racket do all of the talking! Pete is a true legend have the game of tennis!
@zetristan45252 жыл бұрын
That title belongs to Djokovic. (Despite when he gets angry at himself sometimes.) Novak needed to go to Pete for overhead lessons tho, and Pete to him to learn to return at the highest level instead of being overreliant on serve and fast courts.
@AmbitionClinic3 жыл бұрын
A lovely guy. When he stayed in London for Wimbledon he stayed at the St James Court Hotel. Popped into gym to train a few times. A polite modest guy who was courteous to everyone he met.
@kikaa18842 жыл бұрын
He is Greek descendant he will definitely like Greek culture and tradition for sure. I think he is bisexual person
@cafu-thebrazilianalanhutto68352 жыл бұрын
@@kikaa1884 ???
@guitarreilly Жыл бұрын
@@kikaa1884 god i love the internet! so many absolute nutters out there! haha
@seanrc86423 жыл бұрын
My favorite player of all time. Retired as the best ever. The three guys that followed him may have better arguments to that claim now, but Pete is still certainly the best grass court player of all time. Just a pleasure to watch, he was. Great athlete, great gentleman.
@johnholmes9123 жыл бұрын
laver was my hero but sampras comes close
@tanyag24993 жыл бұрын
All due respect to Sampras, but surely Federer is the grass-court GOAT. He has the most Wimbledons after all.
@fabiennefertiti30173 жыл бұрын
@@tanyag2499 Yet Federer has a 1-3 losing record at Wimbledon against Novak, who for many is the GOAT
@tanyag24993 жыл бұрын
@@fabiennefertiti3017 While I do believe that Novak is well on his way to finishing his career as the GOAT (although this is a subjective term because fairly comparing players from different eras of tennis is impossible), I must give Federer credit here. Despite being past his prime, 30-year-old Federer beat prime 25-year-old Djokovic in the 2012 Wimbledon semifinal. Their other 3 matches, which Djokovic won, are not an accurate representation of Federer's full grass-court abilities because they came when he was well into his 30s and therefore already long past his prime, which was approximately from age 22 until age 27. By the time of their next meeting after 2012 (2014 final), Federer was 32. In 2015, he was 33. And in 2019 he was 37.
@parthsavyasachi93483 жыл бұрын
@@fabiennefertiti3017 that's the thing about federer. He is goat but somehow fellow players do better than him in head to heads. For example nadal. Novak should equal slams today and rightfully claim the goat.
@carlossimancas9867 Жыл бұрын
Best serve ever. Best grass court player ever (in the old and super fast grass of Wimbledon)
@steveturner6094 жыл бұрын
And still after all these Years, Pete Sampras remains the Greatest Grass Court/ Fast / Indoor Court player I have EVER seen in my Lifetime!!
@worawatsr98034 жыл бұрын
People today are saying Federer is the greatest grass court player ever, but let’s be real. Sampras wouldn’t lose to pure baseliners like Djokovic and Nadal so many times. He absolutely domolished all baseliners at Wimbledon.
@cfhar0805914 жыл бұрын
@@worawatsr9803 Let's be clear as well grass is significantly SLOWER than in Pete's era. So it definitely gives baseliners a good chance.
@innosanto3 жыл бұрын
@King Wiwuz IV it is intentional federer said it 3 weeks go but he dodnt say why. Hypothesis, more tv time?
@jeffreykaufmann28673 жыл бұрын
@King Wiwuz IV Because people were tired of watching 3-4 shot rallies for 5 hours. Boring tennis.
@leoshteynberg30133 жыл бұрын
@@worawatsr9803 Djokovic is not a pure baseliner, he is literally an all court counter puncher. Nadal is a baseliner, but he literally made grinding viable because of his unique style and execution. This is a BS statement.
@idc90532 жыл бұрын
Two of my all-time favourite players: Pete & Novak, now tied with 7 Wimbledon titles. Incredible
@ranjitkrishn Жыл бұрын
There is no one better in the world than Pete Sampras when it comes to serve and volley game.
@canadianavell2 ай бұрын
Ese estilo de juego está obsoleto.
@normie2716Ай бұрын
@@canadianavell Just like Canada!
@chandravythilingam36474 жыл бұрын
Still the best service action ever nobody compares
@farid14063 жыл бұрын
Best serve ever.
@Anonymous-zw1gd4 жыл бұрын
The slam dunk smash! Has there ever been a player with a special move like that?!
@tom4trimble4 жыл бұрын
My hero. Still trying to get the slam dunk smash each game :-)
@Anonymous-zw1gd4 жыл бұрын
@@tom4trimble Me too, but every time I try the 'slam dunk' I hurt my back!
@worawatsr98034 жыл бұрын
Nobody can perform the slam dunk smash like Pete Sampras. The height that he gets off the ground is inhuman. I saw Federer attempted it a few times, but it was not as great as Sampras dunk smash.
@charlie1720113 жыл бұрын
Shapovalov's jumping backhand shots (?
@michaelvonhaven1053 жыл бұрын
It's not really a smart shot, It relies on pure arm strength
@alanfrost75 Жыл бұрын
On the fast courts of the past, this is the greatest player that ever held a racket.
@neelesh27714 жыл бұрын
His style of serve is so good to look at. Aces and more.. And most importantly a very down to earth man. My big all time favorite.
@ReadyNick11 Жыл бұрын
Sampras is always my goat, I miss this era so much.
@jjh24564 жыл бұрын
Pete was the type of player Wimbledon was made for.
@pomerlain89244 жыл бұрын
And funny enough, he actually struggled there his first few years because he couldn't adjust to the speed of the grass. It wasn't until he worked with his coach to help shorten up his backswing on his strokes to time the ball better, that he finally figured out the key to winning there.
@DrMrPersonGuy4 жыл бұрын
Well, old Wimbledon, not the medium-slow hard court grindfest it is now.
@jjh24564 жыл бұрын
Dr. Mr. Person Guy actually all the courts have been slowed to mimic the clay courts. Hence Rafa was able to be so competitive on it.
@jeffreykaufmann28673 жыл бұрын
@@DrMrPersonGuy I dont think the court is slower. The ball bounces higher than in Sampras' era which is a good thing. Before the ball was often below the waist.
@DrMrPersonGuy3 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 The courts are slower. And the bounce should not be higher, this is grass, not clay. Tennis has been slowed and homogenized for baseliners.
@Coa_Kralj_Coa_The_King3 жыл бұрын
He's a legend!!! Who could imagine that someone like Novak,and fed will do even better here. I feel sorry for Pete,when he was playing fed,they stole important point from him by mistake,and he lost that match. It was crucial point.
@Ribazmayn2 жыл бұрын
Very true...
@BurnsTennis4 жыл бұрын
A nine minute video narrated by Andy Roddick. 98,000 views in just three days. And yet Wimbledon still have not premiered a single Sampras match since they started showing archives months ago. It is about time they premiered a Sampras match! There is plenty to choose from.
@pareshmokani4 жыл бұрын
Sampras was never given the credit for his sheer dominance at Wimbledon. Seven titles in eight years and the unexpected loss in 1996 to Richard Krajicek stopped his unbeaten run. I am not the one to take anything away from Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, but if the surface and balls were of same quality, I fear Federer would have found it difficult to win eight. If Sampras had played for 20 years at Wimbledon, he would have collected at least 15 trophies.
@WilliamRobinson-bb6mr4 жыл бұрын
@@pareshmokani I also doubt that Nadal or Djokovic would have done that well at Wimbledon at all.
@iggypopisgod93 жыл бұрын
Paresh Mokani Unfortunately, the era that followed Pete arrived early and he was essentially eclipsed in history by the big 3: Fed, Novak, Nadal. Compound that with style that didn’t exude a lot of personality, or endorsements, Pete’s star has dimmed somewhat over the years.
@KaitainCPS3 жыл бұрын
I think the unfortunate truth is that the Sampras era featured a lot of boring grass court matches. It was dominated by big serves.
@Monteray92 жыл бұрын
Have they not posted Sampras and Federer’s historic meeting in 2001?
@WahidKhan-gb6zl4 жыл бұрын
Greatest serve I’ve ever seen especially under pressure
@ShamyTV5k4 жыл бұрын
Running forehand, serve and slam dunk were exceptional , on grass the net game was fantastic.still the loss in 96 and 01/02 were tragic..Sampras was my hero, love him!
@dynamicnag3 жыл бұрын
Seriously Tragic. If ever Sampras lost at Wimbledon....It borders on Tragic. Seriously who can beat him? huhh? Krajicek and Federer....Not Goran though :) after 92 :) lolol....Agassi won then and escaped. Goran got screwed until Federer helped him in 2001 :) oh my God. What a Heart Breaker is Sampras. Goran's got no chance :) lololol
@stevencoardvenice3 жыл бұрын
@@dynamicnag Only krajicek beat him in his prime.
@boborusu40354 жыл бұрын
Fenomenal player!! Best serve in history!! Best voley!! Best atitude!! Respect Sampras!!
@valsammajoseph4214 жыл бұрын
And above everything a contented human being
@worawatsr98034 жыл бұрын
Valsamma Joseph Yep, that’s why he retired so early. Unlike certain players today who’s still playing into their 40s..
@juandi25702 жыл бұрын
An incredible running forehand!!!!
@muzzupappa702 жыл бұрын
best volley are McEnroe and Edberg
@leonardodonato90474 жыл бұрын
Pistol Pete was my childhood hero. I loved his aggressive tennis style. Thanks, Wimbledon.
@HankFinkle118 ай бұрын
I had the pleasure of meeting Pete in Indianapolis, early 1990’s. He was a very humble, nice young man, and his coach, Tim Gullickson, was a class act also.
@iyerviking11 ай бұрын
I remember Pete Sampras as the first player who dominated tennis consistently and over a period of time.
@Cyraxslayer6664 жыл бұрын
This was great to watch, would love to see a similar narration with Federer. Don’t think Roddick would want to narrate though haha.
@jayzemmour84314 жыл бұрын
Djokovic would narrate it about Federer 😅😁😁
@FavrboBirk4 жыл бұрын
Roddick is a Great guy. He would narrate it - if he could get The 2009 title in return😅
@cfhar0805914 жыл бұрын
@@jayzemmour8431 He should he wants to be him so bad.😂😂😂😂
@sph84834 жыл бұрын
@@FavrboBirk 1. Really appreciate your humor, 2. He would happily do it either ways
@kakoiijing3 жыл бұрын
but ARod would be proud of his last match of his career vs Roger with a victory, so who knows, eh?
@inyang9162 Жыл бұрын
His jumping smash is without a doubt the greatest shot in tennis! What way to send a message. Also a really hard shot to get right.
@Humayunkabir-nn4rh Жыл бұрын
Pete and Wimbledon, a match made in heaven!!!!
@ImmigrationStation4U4 жыл бұрын
I've never seen anyone serve better
@vshantk54 жыл бұрын
Really admire this guy..... I was in tenth grade when retired felt bad but for me Era was of Pete Sampras
@augusto51233 жыл бұрын
Que hermoso revivir las victorias de Sampras! Fue un campeón enfocado y muy educado en la cancha y sobre todo una calidad humana humilde y de buena voluntad. Características de excelentes de campeones como Laver,Navratilova,Seles,Nadal y Federer! y otros! Sampras era tranquilo y determinado a ganar. Excelente video Wimbledon y que bonito escuchar a Andy Roddick narrar la historia...una persona me quede con las ganas ganase Wimbledon! Sampras forever! :)
@anthonyjohnson-zh8bo Жыл бұрын
sampras was right up there with the best
@aakasharora12Ай бұрын
Pete Sampras: What an inspiration this guy was to our generation. Perfect Player Ever, Born to Play Tennis, and a True Warrior.
@justbeyourself85154 жыл бұрын
Little did people at the time knew this was the end of American tennis
@samallardyce25224 жыл бұрын
"men tennis"
@TheDelcin4 жыл бұрын
Sam Allardyce so serena is WAMEN?
@kristian13324 жыл бұрын
@@samallardyce2522 "entertaining tennis"
@LinusFeynstein4 жыл бұрын
It was not the end. Agassi achieved some major titles In Melbourne after Sampras resign and Roddick won New York and both of them became Nr. One. Soon there will be another US American number one. I am pretty sure. Greetings from Berlin.
@innosanto3 жыл бұрын
@@LinusFeynstein america also had jack sock and the other the very tall guy with great serve, but both were not workers, they dont work to play better.
@animanga95974 жыл бұрын
ladies and gentlemen the greatest player of all times the great sampras!!!!!
@houseofballoons47884 жыл бұрын
Of all time? Not really.
@frankpavan78655 ай бұрын
Pete is my favorite player of all time !!❤
@ptej3482 жыл бұрын
Pete's attacking game is so unsettling for the opponent. He just dominates the game. My all time favourite.
@nicksmith-chandler4584 жыл бұрын
If Sampras was English there would have been statues of him already
@anupamacrafts48163 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@2_Sec_C3 жыл бұрын
He has one in Paris
@dyar67593 жыл бұрын
Lol a statue for him in the one city he never won a grand slam. That’s mocking it😂
@englandcalling97214 жыл бұрын
Who would have thought Sampras, Roddick and Agassi would still be America's most recent men's Grand Slam champions. 2003 and counting.
@matteotagliabue8522 жыл бұрын
pete is simply incredible, I would like to give a big shout out for Andy Roddick also because I think he is an amazing player and person
@javace794 жыл бұрын
I really feel for Andy being so close and deserving of a title there.
@dynamicnag3 жыл бұрын
Andy is to Roger.....what Goran is to Sampras. if only Andy waited a little.....Nadal or Djoker wud have defeated Roger at wimbledon and Andy could have gotten one :) like Goran got in 2001 when Federer helped. :)
@zthde3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload 👍 Arguably the G. O. A. T in my eyes ✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️
@pangolino142010 ай бұрын
My GOAT. I miss him.
@The1n0nIy14 жыл бұрын
At his peak in the mid to late 90s I don't think there's been a better grass court player.
@Humayunkabir-nn4rh Жыл бұрын
Before Roger, Novak and Rafa, Sampras was the definition of Tennis!!!
@tristanvilallon6533 жыл бұрын
Sampras is my all time tennis idol, aside from the big 3, Andy and Stan, there is something special about Pete not just his agility and strength, he is also a humble man, I never saw him getting angry or arrogant on court, he just go with the flow, if he wins, he's thankful if he loses better luck next time, that's what i saw with Pete
@Liryc83 Жыл бұрын
I don't think anyone could serve and volley like Pete.
@Arh66714 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite players.. miss those days..
@ignaciosuarez99483 жыл бұрын
My idol is Federer but in the last 2 months i started hearing about Sampras and watching his style and i love it
@stevencoardvenice3 жыл бұрын
When he was on his game, he was not beatable on grass. Straight sets
@blackace51673 жыл бұрын
It is because of Sampras that is why I've been playing tennis for two decades.
@fernandorodriguez43533 жыл бұрын
for me, Pete Sampras is the best player of all time, I have always thought that he could have achieved more grand slam titles, but he felt alone at the top, and that affected him, he lost games, if I remember correctly, with players not in the top ten
@Vicky-wf8yc4 жыл бұрын
Most eligant player... On the court with few steps and pure talent hé conquered
@muzzupappa702 жыл бұрын
most elegant were Edberg and McEnroe. He's third
@0relaxis02 жыл бұрын
Pete moved like a crouching cat and attacked like a tiger... the best player of the 20th century with the best personality, for me Pete always the best :)
@barbarahammond84302 жыл бұрын
I truly enjoyed Pete's matches over the years. Thanks for the replays brings back good memories of an era gone by.
@ark284 жыл бұрын
Great video, Pete was my idol and the person who got me into tennis and made it the sport I love today
@ilovegurusahib3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for the compilation Wimbledon KZbin channel team. Sampras was the first one to start dominance in tennis.
@oyamadyosiba29384 жыл бұрын
funny how all the great champions of the 90ths , Steffi Graf and Pete Sampras have stayed away from the sport after retirement. I watched all those great victories by Pete. Still one of the greatest champions ever.
@vidyasonavane96023 жыл бұрын
The fire power of Steffi and still graceful!👏👏 a treat to watch the game, esp her straight down the line.
@Byk373 жыл бұрын
@@vidyasonavane9602 well Steffi got "luck" to "eliminate" biggest rival and much better and tougher player than she was in Monika
@padanfain74662 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching this man at Wimbledon, it was the highlight of the season for me. He was beautiful to watch. Serve and volley baby! I was lucky enough to watch him play a match on an outside court towards the end of his era.
@kireetpandey64444 жыл бұрын
Great great great pete samprass he was poetry in motion really nice to see wimbledon recognising the man who ruled center court for nearly a decade in the 90s
@sultanabran14 жыл бұрын
one of the greatest servers ever. wasn't a fan of him but what an amazing player.
@meditationmountainbyrishab9193 жыл бұрын
Pete Sampras one of the greatest Tennis players of all time, maybe the greatest all-round player on all courts, and very humble! If he was around today, he would with ease take on the great three!
@n0w3lly90 Жыл бұрын
Definitely he had the most beautiful serve and the most amazing serve volley game in the modern era
@mammadijacopo33473 жыл бұрын
Fell in love with tennis watching Sampras in the nineties
@jujuguy23234 жыл бұрын
Pete was one of the best at the net and awesome one hand backhand
@ShamyTV5kАй бұрын
its safe to say he was the best at the net
@DarkStar31474 жыл бұрын
I am guessing the "no likes" come from people who still don't know if the tennis ball is round or squared, right? Sampras was amazing at Wimbledon.
@Dead-Ball-Situation2 жыл бұрын
Sampras was just a machine. I would love to have seen him in his prime play Djokovic or Federer in their prime. Imagine what a match that would be.
@ms-jl6dl2 жыл бұрын
Sampras lost to young Federer.
@kweizi57122 жыл бұрын
@@ms-jl6dl But he was like 10 years older than Federer and no longer in his prime. And it was only 1 match and it went the full distance.
@Dead-Ball-Situation2 жыл бұрын
@@ms-jl6dl not in his prime
@hebgab4 жыл бұрын
Sampras was a beast, especially on grass. I think in the '90-s he was as dominant on grass as Rafa on clay nowadays. Although i know Rafa's dominance on clay is longer (with 12 titles at RG and still counting) Sampras was just unbelievable, and unbeatable on grass in that era. Also i have to say that on a really fast court which was Wimbledon CC back then, it is really hard to make winning streaks like that, so it is simply fantastic what Sampras has achieved in Wimbledon.
@el60233 ай бұрын
What a great champion ! 🏆
@jesseruizmba39864 жыл бұрын
Pete is by far my favorite male tennis player.
@Dale-qy2yu2 жыл бұрын
I don't care about Djokovic, Federer and Nadal... for me Pete is still the GOAT! He has the most sympathic character of all that big Wimbledon champions and his play was the best to watch! He dominated the best times of my life, the golden 90s era!
@hariharanvenkataramani73113 жыл бұрын
Loved this tribute! Feel the 90s vibe seeing Sampras do battle with Ivanisevic, Agassi, Courier and Rafter!
@reinhardthuman35653 жыл бұрын
Pete Samras was my hero in tennis in his era what a brilliant player he was down to earth and humble guy a great person 😁👍
@DigitalViperGaming4 жыл бұрын
I remember thinking that when Agassi and Sampras' careers were drawing to a close that there were really no men's up-and-comers to carry the sport on. Boy, was I wrong.
@thetennistalk4 жыл бұрын
Begs the question who will carry the sport when the big 3 are gone?
@rohan48724 жыл бұрын
In a relatively weak era though. It's ludicrous to think Federer, Nadal and Djokovic posting those numbers during the deepest Era which was Pete's.
@YolandaSaldivar4eva4 жыл бұрын
Rohan I must respectfully disagree. Sampras is the only player from the 90s that had the athletic gifts of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, and others. There were many FIT players, but the only one blessed athletically like today’s players was Sampras. Nadal and Djokovics talent is rivaled by some in the 90s, but not their athleticism. Federer of course is another level in all ways. Not to mention this era had genetic freaks like we’ve never seen, eg Del Potro, Isner, Tsonga, Monfils. The athleticism of Kafelnikov, Muster, Korda, Stich is almost laughable by comparison to the big 3, as is their talent.
@outatime164 жыл бұрын
Aaron Mychal Ruiz today’s players benefit from the modern technology of racquet strings, training, nutrition, and recovery. it’s a no contest for sure. but if the 90s players had the same technology, i think they will be on par.. the downside in today’s players are there are so many distractions (phones, social media, internet etc). that’s why they can’t reach their true potential. i think this is the reason why the big 3 have been dominating for so long because they know how to manage their distractions.
@Krischan044 жыл бұрын
@@YolandaSaldivar4eva "Sampras is the only player from the 90s that had the athletic gifts of" I would throw in Agassi, sure Sampras was overall more athletic than him, but Agassi was the more complete player and had the endurance to succeed at RG in contrast to Pete.
@hollywilson3222 жыл бұрын
God I loved his game! No fuss serve, attacking and wanted to be at the net. Athletic and man... What a backhand 👏
@mattsk33803 жыл бұрын
Pete was the reason I started playing tennis. Great player, great personality, legend.
@vipulnaib14503 жыл бұрын
The prime reason I started loving this beautiful sport.
@zeddeka4 жыл бұрын
It's interesting just how much Sampras has almost been forgotten, and so quickly. After waiting decades for someone to beat Roy Emerson's grand slam record, I don't think anyone really expected Sampras's new grand slam record to be beaten so quickly, and by three different players, or his Wimbledon record to be beaten by Federer.
@Aman-nk5uq3 жыл бұрын
Truth. It's like some magic has happened
@stevencoardvenice3 жыл бұрын
Nope. Nobody excepted that. I thought Sampras's 14 was a record that was going to last for a while
@stevencoardvenice3 жыл бұрын
@@Aman-nk5uq I think it's possible that performance enhancing drugs are at play
@DonLee19803 жыл бұрын
@@stevencoardvenice it's called proper diet, training, and conditioning. The big 3 have a whole team of people to take care of them and keep them in shape.
@danilo164103 жыл бұрын
Not forgotten by me, after him I stopped watching tennis.
@datapro0072 жыл бұрын
Pete is still my favorite after all these years.
@freedomchance99822 жыл бұрын
I loved watching Pete play at Wimbledon! Such a great decade for tennis!!
@victorarmand71213 жыл бұрын
when wimbledon was TRULY wimbledon -- during the serve and volley era -- there was simply no touching pete. the best to ever do it.
@stevencoardvenice3 жыл бұрын
What's the difference now? I've heard that the grass is different
@victorabrams6373 жыл бұрын
@@stevencoardvenice they changed the grass in 2002. huge mistake, in my opinion.
@stevencoardvenice3 жыл бұрын
@@victorabrams637 The grass is somehow slower now, isn't it?
@victorabrams6373 жыл бұрын
@@stevencoardvenice yep. longer points, less advantage for big servers.