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32nd chapter of one of the greatest rivalries of the Open Era.
Andre Agassi coming into this match was on a 3-match winning streak in their H2H and having a great year so far with AO, Miami and Indian Wells titles, he also made a QF at RG and a SF at Wimbledon.
Pete Sampras on the other hand was having his worst season since 1991, having no tournament wins since 2000 WM and only R4 at AO, R2 at RG and R4 at Wimbledon where his famous winning streak was finally put to an end.
Andre lost his two previous encounters with Pete at USO but this time he was hyped by many pundits as the favourite coming into this highly anticipated duel.
He won the 1st set 7-6 but lost the next three 6-7, 6-7, 6-7. The entire match featured no breaks of serve and lasted over 3,5 hours.
I believe this was the match that sparked the final resurgence in Pete's career. He didn't win the tournament but reached the final and next year in the same venue lifted his final 14th grand slam title.
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Andre Agassi coming into this match was on a 3-match winning streak in their H2H and having a great year so far with AO, Miami and Indian Wells titles, he also made a QF at RG and a SF at Wimbledon.
Pete Sampras on the other hand was having his worst season since 1991, having no tournament wins since 2000 WM and only R4 at AO, R2 at RG and R4 at Wimbledon where his famous winning streak was finally put to an end.
Andre lost his two previous encounters with Pete at USO but this time he was hyped by many pundits as the favourite coming into this highly anticipated duel.
He won the 1st set 7-6 but lost the next three 6-7, 6-7, 6-7. The entire match featured no breaks of serve and lasted over 3,5 hours.
I believe this was the match that sparked the final resurgence in Pete's career. He didn't win the tournament but reached the final and next year in the same venue lifted his final 14th grand slam title.
Match stats.
Full match: