The Historic Wimbledon Duel: Roger Federer vs Pete Sampras in 2001

There are some matches that completely change the course of tennis history… Without considering it at that moment, the duel between Roger Federer y Pete Sampras for the 2001 Wimbledon round of 16 was one of them.

In a recent interview that Federer gave with SiriusXM He confessed that that match was the favorite of his entire career: “I was junior Wimbledon champion a couple of years ago and that was the only time I faced him. It was a dream come true. Looking back, this might be my favorite match. It was my first time at Wimbledon, against my hero. “I’m happy to have had the opportunity to play against him.”

At that time, a 19-year-old Swiss young man was settling into the second week of the London competition with the aspiration of having a good tournament; and in front, the four-time defending champion, who was looking to win his eighth title on the big grass.

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Curiously That match was the only time the two faced each other professionally, since Federer was 19 years old and Sampras would retire the following year. The victory would be in the hands of someone who would later win 20 Grand Slam tournaments, with a final result of 7-6 (7), 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (2) and 7-5.

In any case, the Swiss was not the only one who spoke about that historic meeting between two tennis players who know what it means to be number one in the world. Sampras once said: “I didn’t imagine, 20 years later, that you would have 20 Majors, you would be number one for years, you would dominate our sport, you would basically do it all.”describing Federer as A truly special player.

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The Swiss would not only defeat one of his idols, but would also end his streak of 31 straight victories and, a few years later, He would break that mark with a total of 40 consecutive wins between 2003 and 2008.

2024-05-18 11:03:00
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