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Champs Recall Their Sacrifice

September 27, 2007 CHARLOTTE, NC – Serves, Pete Sampras knew. Running forehands, Sampras knew. Dating, Sampras didn’t know. So early in his pro tennis career, he turned to his buddy, Jim Courier, for a lesson in “Get a Life 101.” “I remember going to Pete’s room, helping him select clothes” for a first date, Courier said. “I told him, `Make sure to pay for the meal and open doors for the lady.’ “You can’t worry about going to the prom if you want to be No. 1. You have to put everything else aside at 16, 17, 18, because that’s how you become that good.” They were both that good. Courier preceded Sampras as the world’s top singles player, holding the distinction for about a year. Then Sampras dominated as … Read entire article »

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A short mention about Pete’s son – Christian – enjoying tennis

From The George Street Observer – College of Charleston, SC September 27, 2007 “My five-year-old is loving tennis and having a great time with it, but he doesn’t listen to me really,” Pete Sampras said. “I’m telling him a few things with his technique and he wants me to go away, and I think that is a sign of things to come.” Source: George Street Observer Tweet … Read entire article »

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Generation gap, even on senior circuit

Sampras, 36, has no problem against 44-year-old Pernfors 9/26/07 – Pete Sampras hits the ball while playing in a Seniors tennis event at The Palisades. You know you’re in a beat-down when you’re reduced to lobbying the umpire to call one of your own serves out. That’s how desperate Mikael Pernfors grew Wednesday, trying to deal with Pete Sampras. Down 5-0 in the first set, he argued that a first serve he’d hit was out, after Sampras cranked back that serve for a winner. Predictably, Pernfors lost the argument and the match, falling 6-0, 6-2 during the opening night of the senior men’s tennis tournament at The Palisades. Sampras might be a senior by age (36), but Pernfors (44) knows a kid when he sees one. Former world No. 1 Sampras plays with a level … Read entire article »

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Pete Sampras returns to clay surface at senior event in Charlotte

September 26, 2007 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – When Pete Sampras retired five years ago, he wasn’t sure if he would play tennis again, never mind step foot on a clay court. This week, Sampras will play a senior tour event on a surface that haunted him throughout his record-breaking career. “I didn’t think I’d ever play on clay again,” Sampras said. “But here I am.” Sampras faces Mikael Pernfors on Wednesday to open The Championships at The Palisades, the third and final event of the year for Sampras in the Outback Champions Series. And while the surface is green clay – a bit quicker than the red dirt that always stymied Sampras at the French Open – it reminds him of the one trophy missing from a brilliant career that included a record 14 Grand Slam … Read entire article »

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Sampras edges Courier

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