EPIC RIVALRIES - EPISODE 5
Sampras–Agassi. Now that the first week of the US Open is behind us, the echoes of Pete Sampras vs. André Agassi battles in Queens still resonate. In an age of power and precision, it’s worth remembering a rivalry that had both and gave the US Open some of its most iconic nights.
The 2001 quarterfinal, four sets, no breaks of serve, all tiebreaks is still hailed as one of the tournament’s greatest matches. Sampras edged that epic, and a year later, in his final professional tournament, he beat Agassi once more en route to a fairytale title. Sampras ultimately led their US Open head-to-head 4–1, but the numbers don’t tell the whole story. Their battles whether at US Open, Australian Open or Wimbledon were about more than wins and losses, they were about legacy, identity, and the drama of two legends pushing each other to greatness under the New York lights.
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