But his whippy technique, on both his forehand and backhand, didn’t change or become any less risky. Federer will be 27 on August 8. When Sampras turned 27, in August 1998, he was in the middle ...

A couple forehand misses later and Federer had been broken, and then broken again. Serving at 4-2 and game point, Sampras carved a nice backhand volley short and wide; Federer scrambled to pick it ...

Pete Sampras is possibly on the verge of making history, and you don't care. Don't feel bad. No one else does either. You can make the argument Sampras is the greatest tennis player of all time.

Unlike his nemesis Pete Sampras, he did not have one of the biggest serves in the game, however he did use it to great effect. Agassi always looked to use his serve and then his first forehand of the ...