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Friday, July 6, 2007 When Pete Sampras wasn’t taking his 4-year-old son, Christian, and 2-year-old son, Ryan, out to the putting green or swimming pool in the back yard of his Los Angeles home this week, he was sneaking peeks at Wimbledon on his big-screen, high-definition television. It became a little too clear to the all-time record holder for Grand Slam titles (14) that an important part of the game on grass – the serve and volley – was dying. He wondered what damage his unreadable serve and will-stealing volleys could do at age 35 on Centre Court, where he was dubbed king and won a record-tying seven singles titles. “It makes me sad to see not one guy serve and volley,” Sampras said. “I’m curious to see what I could … Read entire article »