The Sampras Era | How Pete Sampras conquered Wimbledon

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  • A decade decorated in Wimbledon silverware.
    The Pete Sampras era, narrated by Andy Roddick.
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  • @ranjitkrishn
    @ranjitkrishn 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    There is no one better in the world than Pete Sampras when it comes to serve and volley game.

  • @user-lp2kh4sv3k
    @user-lp2kh4sv3k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +417

    With Roger, Rafa and Novak being around for so long and playing at the levels that they have and still are, sometimes we forget about the likes of Sampras and Agassi. But they were legends in their own times as well.

    • @prkrmc6457
      @prkrmc6457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Pete and agassi are barely ever mentioned. Agassi won all four slams when all surfaces were indeed very different. Winning fast Wimbledon as a baseliner is a hell of an accomplishment. In my view, agassi was 95% of the player Novak is today. Had he developed with the modern baseline game, he'd be an even greater champion.

    • @akshayaman750
      @akshayaman750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@prkrmc6457 that's recency bias..we tend to overstate achievements of current players.

    • @jameswalker6864
      @jameswalker6864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      In my view, Agassi was 95% of the player Federer was. Had he developed with the modern technology, he would be even better!!

    • @__jan6113
      @__jan6113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      PrkrMc because majority of fans currently look like they started watching Tennis after 2011. The way they discredit Agassi against Novak is horrible.

    • @prkrmc6457
      @prkrmc6457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@jameswalker6864 Agassi and Federer are very different players. Agassi's modern counterpart is definitely Novak.

  • @Romalian1
    @Romalian1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1151

    I cannot understand why Wimbledon channel took so much time to give tribute to the most beautiful attacking player of all time at Wimbledon...

    • @SuperBajack
      @SuperBajack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Cuz we live in the "OMG BIG 3!" era

    • @rohan4872
      @rohan4872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Exactly - bunch of douchebag millennials who can’t survive without social media

    • @edwinivanrodriguez3769
      @edwinivanrodriguez3769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Because Wimbledon never likes Sampras remember 2002 they put it on court 17! something would never happend to Federer, Nadal and Djokovic

    • @JoJo-wz4ez
      @JoJo-wz4ez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@edwinivanrodriguez3769 what happened ? in 2002

    • @davidgivins4203
      @davidgivins4203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Patrick Rafter

  • @linuxsurfer2002
    @linuxsurfer2002 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Pete is still my all time favorite tennis player

  • @MatthewOkot
    @MatthewOkot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Sampras's performance in the 1999 final is one of the best I've ever seen at Wimbledon. He just blasted Agassi away.

    • @inyang9162
      @inyang9162 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Agassi still hasn't forgiven him!

    • @chocolatetownforever7537
      @chocolatetownforever7537 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Biggest let down of any match I sat down to watch. Andre was playing lights out, too, and Pete never gave him a chance.

  • @coolyoutuber6237
    @coolyoutuber6237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +731

    Pete was my childhood hero. I am really missing his 2nd serve aces. 🙂

    • @pareshmokani
      @pareshmokani 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Mine too. I hope I join the club your Sampras fans. Regards

    • @Dr-Zoker-naik
      @Dr-Zoker-naik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mine too.

    • @Lovegainers5
      @Lovegainers5 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cool: So do I!

    • @sln7839
      @sln7839 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      There's no one today to come up like his second serve aces on break point.

    • @rizwanramzan5729
      @rizwanramzan5729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Pete's 2nd serve is basically his 1st serve which is one of the reasons as why he dominated...amazing...

  • @vgr112261
    @vgr112261 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I had the pleasure of meeting Pete in Indianapolis, early 1990’s. He was a very humble, nice young man, and his coach, Tim Gullickson, was a class act also.

  • @alanfrost75
    @alanfrost75 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    On the fast courts of the past, this is the greatest player that ever held a racket.

  • @jamblman
    @jamblman 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Peter Sampras...such amazing athlete, tennis player and even better human being... a true legend..

  • @boke75
    @boke75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    Pete's serving motion is perfection. So fluid and natural.

    • @jonbonesmahomes7472
      @jonbonesmahomes7472 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true man.

    • @Walkman0007
      @Walkman0007 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      true, very heavy racket though, held it once years ago

    • @SirPeter6464
      @SirPeter6464 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed. He was a strong man who punched above his weight.

    • @jazz2020
      @jazz2020 ปีที่แล้ว

      Macho without trying

    • @boke75
      @boke75 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jazz2020 ??

  • @Humayunkabir-nn4rh
    @Humayunkabir-nn4rh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Pete and Wimbledon, a match made in heaven!!!!

  • @thetennistalk
    @thetennistalk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    We need a "Last Dance" style docu-series on Pete to remind everyone that he was the original GOAT!

    • @areezzy
      @areezzy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Sampras also is quite a story, coming from nowhere to win US Open, facing tragedy to his coach, breaking down in tears on court, bouts with mononucleoensis, rivalry with Agassi, being counted out and then had that last Us Open amazing run. Its interesting he was first dubbed as boring but his career was so interesting

    • @thetennistalk
      @thetennistalk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@areezzy yeah for sure! Even this small clip with all the legends who played Pete was epic!

    • @rohan4872
      @rohan4872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes please dude - this would be amazing.

    • @rogersalllike9133
      @rogersalllike9133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      AW Same story with Fed the best his coach died in car accident and after that eh the rest is history

    • @aidanvreeke3085
      @aidanvreeke3085 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right !!

  • @recruitmentch
    @recruitmentch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Everything about Sampras oozed class. The man won every final he played in. Serve, forehand, backhand, serve and volley and ahhh those basketball-inspired smashes. I have so much respect for Djokovic and Nadal and what they've achieved, but at his best, Sampras was a monster with the most gentle persona. He carried himself so gracefully.

    • @ruckfules9441
      @ruckfules9441 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      14-0 Rafa (in finals) at Roland Garros. 2008 Rafa would beat prime sampras in Wimbledon irrespective of a slow/fast grass court. Pete could never change his game and adapt to win a Roland Garros whereas Rafa and Novak did it to excel across all the surfaces.

    • @jenni431
      @jenni431 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@ruckfules9441 2008 Rafa barely beat a prime Federer in the slowest grass court ever. To think he would beat prime Pete on a fast true Wimby court...wow...!!!! Nice.

    • @ishaan6426
      @ishaan6426 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jenni431 leave him dude he is just a delusional rafa fan

    • @a6hiji7
      @a6hiji7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ruckfules9441 Everything is possible in the world of fantasies! There is no point in comparing legends from different generations.

    • @solidaz80
      @solidaz80 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was his signature "Slam Dunk" smash 😎

  • @patriciofernandez5004
    @patriciofernandez5004 3 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    In his prime he was unbreakable and unbeatable. My favorite player. Legend.

    • @iggypopisgod9
      @iggypopisgod9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Unless it was clay or Davis cup

    • @cryptokid1021
      @cryptokid1021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      In his prime vs Djokovic or Federer in their primer he would have been toast;)

    • @saurabhrawat6077
      @saurabhrawat6077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @HODL On the fast surfaces like pre-1999, they wouldn’t be able to face Pete’s serve and net play

    • @ktosomcosom19
      @ktosomcosom19 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@iggypopisgod9 Check his Davis Cup finals win against Kafelnikov, on clay, in Moscow

    • @innosanto
      @innosanto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@cryptokid1021 he would have destroyed them in the fast courts . And of course the year he played fed he was in terrible condition he had stopped training 2 years

  • @dpassi1
    @dpassi1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Pete’s serve was the most stylish ever!!!

    • @ThrethsTiago
      @ThrethsTiago 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The ATP logo in 2001 was developed based on his service !

    • @worawatsr9803
      @worawatsr9803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That’s why he has the greatest serve of all time

    • @jshanker2005
      @jshanker2005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol !!

    • @karimboudjelal2433
      @karimboudjelal2433 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      His serving motion is the most beautiful tennis shot I have ever seen! Absolutely georgious

    • @hsdonn664
      @hsdonn664 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agree. And his forehand was beautiful too. It always gave me goosebumps watching him live back in the 90s.

  • @TheKakarot_itachi
    @TheKakarot_itachi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +687

    Finally, the recognition he deserves.

    • @SARYM911
      @SARYM911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Well he always had great recognition and the majority generally used to pick him as the greatest(despite lack of French Open)..It's only with the whole big 3 and social media that past players seem to get overlooked and inflated records seem to be the norm and GOAT debates more vicious

    • @rbfortheloveoftennisandlif144
      @rbfortheloveoftennisandlif144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      True that...I think he deserves more.>>>>>

    • @johniii8147
      @johniii8147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      He had plenty of recognition. He just got surpassed for the next generation,

    • @thetennistalk
      @thetennistalk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Would love to see this in a full documentary narrated by Andy of course

    • @proudindian2186
      @proudindian2186 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SARYM911 big 3 r different as well. next level of athletism is there. even difference of rackets i guess.

  • @silviosarunic6709
    @silviosarunic6709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    There is no Wimbledon without Pete Sampras ! ❤️

    • @thanhnamus
      @thanhnamus ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wimbledon with Peter Sampras is so so...... borring !

    • @ShamyTV5k
      @ShamyTV5k 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      this is what i think every year when the tournament comes up. Id give all i have to switch back to 90s and re-live his game. Never saw him live on grass.

    • @TheManubarcafan
      @TheManubarcafan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😢

    • @seltaeb3302
      @seltaeb3302 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I stopped watching when he came along except for Henman (Murray later) match jitters on the semi final 5 setters.

  • @POK2008
    @POK2008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Pete was my idol before Federer came on the scene. I still remember that 99 final against Agassi. It was the best I ever saw him play. Pistol is one of the greatest to ever do it, but he gets overshadowed now because of the big 3, which is unfortunate, because he was truly great.

    • @jamesbedugraham8056
      @jamesbedugraham8056 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah how he did it i will.neve know.

    • @Raimund6602
      @Raimund6602 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sampras steht in niemandes Schatten,vor allem nicht bei jenen,die die 90er jahre mitverfolgt haben!Das heutige Tennis ist Mist,jeder hat den gleichen Stil,es geht nur mehr darum,wer die Filzkugel am öfteren übers Netz drischt!Schönes und ökonomisches Angriffstennis ist völlig von derBildfläche verschwunden,grauslich zum anschauen,was ich schon lange nicht mehr tue!

  • @carlossimancas9867
    @carlossimancas9867 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Best serve ever. Best grass court player ever (in the old and super fast grass of Wimbledon)

  • @darrenwayne8263
    @darrenwayne8263 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The greatest ever serve and volleyer, and we don't really see that in tennis today. A great era he was in.

    • @capitanfuturo594
      @capitanfuturo594 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Federer and Djokovic laugh at the "Sampras Era" 🤣

    • @MR-TNISNE1
      @MR-TNISNE1 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@capitanfuturo594 I think they both looked up to him and his game and also have a lot of respect for him as a player, as a person and specially for his legacy.

    • @fundhund62
      @fundhund62 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@capitanfuturo594 Why would they? Unlike him, they play(ed) in the weakest era professional tennis has ever seen.

    • @capitanfuturo594
      @capitanfuturo594 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fundhund62
      weak what ?
      In this era tennis is much more competitive than in the time of Sampras and Agassi.
      Stop writing crap.

    • @albutcher9152
      @albutcher9152 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@capitanfuturo594 typical illiterate groupie bs

  • @generalshockwavekingpin326
    @generalshockwavekingpin326 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Sampras had a serve that combined a lot of pace and spin (similar to the Nadal forehand), brilliant placement of serve, phenomenal athleticism, brilliant net play, tremendous forehand, a backhand that can produce winners, deadly passing shots, Slam dunk smashes, excellent touch, tenacity, heart, nerves of steel etc. One of the very greatest players, ever.

  • @inyang9162
    @inyang9162 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    His jumping smash is without a doubt the greatest shot in tennis! What way to send a message. Also a really hard shot to get right.

  • @dr.riteshchhabra3611
    @dr.riteshchhabra3611 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Pete Sampras was my first introduction to Tennis and
    I really liked his great Serve and thunderous aces !

  • @jmiller05
    @jmiller05 3 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    People don't realise what a worker Sampras was. He was a natural baseliner who became the most dominant serve-volleyer of the 90's. That takes commitment and belief only worthy of a champion. Also, the greatest clutch server of all time, no question.

    • @pac0re
      @pac0re 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      legendary player.. truly

    • @pomerlain8924
      @pomerlain8924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Yep. He struggled at Wimbledon in his first few years because, funny enough, he couldn't handle the fast speed of grass with his strokes. He had to work with his coach to shorten up his backswing on his strokes so he could time the ball better. And once he figured that out, he became almost unbeatable at Wimbledon.

    • @cryptokid1021
      @cryptokid1021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He would be toast with his serve and volley game. Djokovic would destroy him I'm pretty sure.

    • @pac0re
      @pac0re 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@cryptokid1021 impossible to tell i think .. so many factors.. i dont think Sampras would adopt a pure serve and volley game if he was the same generation as djoker.. racquets are bigger strings give more spin courts are slower .. serve and volley wouldn't be best option so i doubt Sampras wouldn't figure that out

    • @ktosomcosom19
      @ktosomcosom19 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@cryptokid1021 Sampras was all-round class player, but serve-volley approach worked the best in the era of fast grass courts. He often dominated opposition players from the baseline when they were serving, and usually used more patient approach on his serve when playing on slower surfaces, although he was a player favoring shorter rallies with going for the winners when a decent opportunity arose, taking risks. That era knew players who were successful playing more aggressively, going for winners, on all courts except clay. And so, Sampras could be in trouble playing Djokovic. However, at least from the last US Open that Sampras won in his 30s, I remember that he could stand his ground in rallies.

  • @deanjeffery04
    @deanjeffery04 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    He played the game the way it should be played. One of my all-time favourite players, Pistol Pete.

    • @lotus630
      @lotus630 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      "played the game the way it should be played"
      ... It's actually more likely that he played it the way it WASN'T meant to be played
      when serve and volley started becoming dominant in the 50s, tournament organizers actually tried to kill it by changing rules... they just failed
      if anything, the true old school tennis players actually prefer baseline players over net players

    • @pomerlain8924
      @pomerlain8924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@lotus630 Old school tennis players prefer attacking tennis and trying to win the point, especially on grass. Not just rallying to try to wait for the other guy to miss.

    • @scores11
      @scores11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      1-2 punch rallies and one minute service games is definitely not the way tennis was meant to be played. Racquet technology in late 80s-early 90s made tennis too serve-oriented. Slowing down surfaces was a good decision, but a bit late

    • @rosm5114
      @rosm5114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@lotus630 I think He meant Pete played the game the way it should be as a champion and a gentleman! We can discuss styles of play and Eras later. But Pete was a professional on and off the court. Hard work, dedication and he let his tennis racket do all of the talking! Pete is a true legend have the game of tennis!

    • @zetristan4525
      @zetristan4525 ปีที่แล้ว

      That title belongs to Djokovic. (Despite when he gets angry at himself sometimes.) Novak needed to go to Pete for overhead lessons tho, and Pete to him to learn to return at the highest level instead of being overreliant on serve and fast courts.

  • @ericlindenmuth7517
    @ericlindenmuth7517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Pistol Pete was the best!!! My favorite tennis player. Watching him serve was just amazing, just made it look so easy!

    • @seltaeb3302
      @seltaeb3302 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That was it mainly just a serve or 3 wacks at best. He bored me beyond belief.

  • @steveturner609
    @steveturner609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    And still after all these Years, Pete Sampras remains the Greatest Grass Court/ Fast / Indoor Court player I have EVER seen in my Lifetime!!

    • @worawatsr9803
      @worawatsr9803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      People today are saying Federer is the greatest grass court player ever, but let’s be real. Sampras wouldn’t lose to pure baseliners like Djokovic and Nadal so many times. He absolutely domolished all baseliners at Wimbledon.

    • @cfhar080591
      @cfhar080591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@worawatsr9803 Let's be clear as well grass is significantly SLOWER than in Pete's era. So it definitely gives baseliners a good chance.

    • @innosanto
      @innosanto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @King Wiwuz IV it is intentional federer said it 3 weeks go but he dodnt say why.
      Hypothesis, more tv time?

    • @jeffreykaufmann2867
      @jeffreykaufmann2867 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @King Wiwuz IV Because people were tired of watching 3-4 shot rallies for 5 hours. Boring tennis.

    • @leoshteynberg3013
      @leoshteynberg3013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@worawatsr9803 Djokovic is not a pure baseliner, he is literally an all court counter puncher. Nadal is a baseliner, but he literally made grinding viable because of his unique style and execution. This is a BS statement.

  • @janinest.9775
    @janinest.9775 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Pete Sampras... my favourite player of all time. Love his wimbledon matches against Henman.

  • @AmbitionClinic
    @AmbitionClinic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    A lovely guy. When he stayed in London for Wimbledon he stayed at the St James Court Hotel. Popped into gym to train a few times. A polite modest guy who was courteous to everyone he met.

    • @kikaa1884
      @kikaa1884 ปีที่แล้ว

      He is Greek descendant he will definitely like Greek culture and tradition for sure.
      I think he is bisexual person

    • @cafu-thebrazilianalanhutto6835
      @cafu-thebrazilianalanhutto6835 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kikaa1884 ???

    • @guitarreilly
      @guitarreilly ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kikaa1884 god i love the internet! so many absolute nutters out there! haha

  • @zimone8835
    @zimone8835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Pete my idol, won all 14 grand slams attacking using a tiny pro staff 85. Were majority were using 98s-100s. Unbelievable!

    • @worawatsr9803
      @worawatsr9803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It’s like he was using a wooden stick to fight against a real sword, and still win using just a wooden stick.

    • @seann8293
      @seann8293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      NO! Pete used the 98 Staff Pro. It's Ivan Lendl who used the dinky 85 (perhaps even less wide) tennis racket.

    • @worawatsr9803
      @worawatsr9803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Sean N Pete Sampras used Wilson Pro Staff 85. It’s literally his signature racquet of choice.

    • @nacofichetti314
      @nacofichetti314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amazing, pure talent. My hero too!!

    • @farid1406
      @farid1406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@worawatsr9803 Sort of like a real-world Cyrio Forel who beats Merryn Trant, the Kingsguard, and the Hound with his wood sword.

  • @frankpavan7865
    @frankpavan7865 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Pete is my favorite player of all time !!❤

  • @gavinlang5143
    @gavinlang5143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +433

    Like Lendl, Sampras has never really received the credit he deserved. Good to see Wimbledon acknowledging him here

    • @boke75
      @boke75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Contrary to the Big 3 today, Sampras has always been extremely private and low-key especially since his retirement at the end of 2002. But, then again, in the 1990's there wasn't any social media to contend with.

    • @aleksthegreat4130
      @aleksthegreat4130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Pete was very popular during the 90’s,all my family and friends were supporting him,still half of today’s top-players having him as an Idol(Nole,Roger,Raonic,Del Potro,Tsitsipas)

    • @seanmcmeown1992
      @seanmcmeown1992 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Shame lendl never won it

    • @airkuna
      @airkuna 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      how do u mean he "didn't get credit"?

    • @seann8293
      @seann8293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Like Lendl? Que nada! Admiringly, Ivan was an EXCEPTIONAL overachiever by total dedication, hard work, and personal discipline; whereas Pete definitely was (and will certainly remain) the MOST INNATELY COMPLETE tennis player of the modern era. Only Roger Federer (gracefulness) and Novak Djokovic (skills and mind power) come close (speaking of completeness vs. mere games or trophies winning).

  • @animanga9597
    @animanga9597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    ladies and gentlemen the greatest player of all times the great sampras!!!!!

  • @ptej348
    @ptej348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pete's attacking game is so unsettling for the opponent. He just dominates the game. My all time favourite.

  • @ReadyNick11
    @ReadyNick11 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Sampras is always my goat, I miss this era so much.

  • @boborusu4035
    @boborusu4035 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Fenomenal player!!
    Best serve in history!!
    Best voley!!
    Best atitude!!
    Respect Sampras!!

    • @valsammajoseph421
      @valsammajoseph421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And above everything a contented human being

    • @worawatsr9803
      @worawatsr9803 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Valsamma Joseph Yep, that’s why he retired so early. Unlike certain players today who’s still playing into their 40s..

    • @juandi2570
      @juandi2570 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      An incredible running forehand!!!!

    • @muzzupappa70
      @muzzupappa70 ปีที่แล้ว

      best volley are McEnroe and Edberg

  • @BreeZieDoesiT
    @BreeZieDoesiT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I wish this would of been 2 hours long. I love historical tennis doc's like this

  • @BurnsTennis
    @BurnsTennis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    A nine minute video narrated by Andy Roddick. 98,000 views in just three days. And yet Wimbledon still have not premiered a single Sampras match since they started showing archives months ago. It is about time they premiered a Sampras match! There is plenty to choose from.

    • @pareshmokani
      @pareshmokani 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Sampras was never given the credit for his sheer dominance at Wimbledon. Seven titles in eight years and the unexpected loss in 1996 to Richard Krajicek stopped his unbeaten run. I am not the one to take anything away from Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, but if the surface and balls were of same quality, I fear Federer would have found it difficult to win eight. If Sampras had played for 20 years at Wimbledon, he would have collected at least 15 trophies.

    • @WilliamRobinson-bb6mr
      @WilliamRobinson-bb6mr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@pareshmokani I also doubt that Nadal or Djokovic would have done that well at Wimbledon at all.

    • @iggypopisgod9
      @iggypopisgod9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Paresh Mokani Unfortunately, the era that followed Pete arrived early and he was essentially eclipsed in history by the big 3: Fed, Novak, Nadal. Compound that with style that didn’t exude a lot of personality, or endorsements, Pete’s star has dimmed somewhat over the years.

    • @KaitainCPS
      @KaitainCPS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think the unfortunate truth is that the Sampras era featured a lot of boring grass court matches. It was dominated by big serves.

    • @Monteray9
      @Monteray9 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have they not posted Sampras and Federer’s historic meeting in 2001?

  • @ImmigrationStation4U
    @ImmigrationStation4U 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I've never seen anyone serve better

  • @idc9053
    @idc9053 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Two of my all-time favourite players: Pete & Novak, now tied with 7 Wimbledon titles. Incredible

  • @WahidKhan-gb6zl
    @WahidKhan-gb6zl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Greatest serve I’ve ever seen especially under pressure

  • @chandravythilingam3647
    @chandravythilingam3647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Still the best service action ever nobody compares

    • @farid1406
      @farid1406 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Best serve ever.

  • @Raimund6602
    @Raimund6602 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Der Beste seiner Ära,mehr kann man nicht tun!

  • @jjh2456
    @jjh2456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +511

    Pete was the type of player Wimbledon was made for.

    • @pomerlain8924
      @pomerlain8924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      And funny enough, he actually struggled there his first few years because he couldn't adjust to the speed of the grass. It wasn't until he worked with his coach to help shorten up his backswing on his strokes to time the ball better, that he finally figured out the key to winning there.

    • @DrMrPersonGuy
      @DrMrPersonGuy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Well, old Wimbledon, not the medium-slow hard court grindfest it is now.

    • @jjh2456
      @jjh2456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dr. Mr. Person Guy actually all the courts have been slowed to mimic the clay courts. Hence Rafa was able to be so competitive on it.

    • @jeffreykaufmann2867
      @jeffreykaufmann2867 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DrMrPersonGuy I dont think the court is slower. The ball bounces higher than in Sampras' era which is a good thing. Before the ball was often below the waist.

    • @DrMrPersonGuy
      @DrMrPersonGuy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@jeffreykaufmann2867 The courts are slower. And the bounce should not be higher, this is grass, not clay. Tennis has been slowed and homogenized for baseliners.

  • @Anonymous-zw1gd
    @Anonymous-zw1gd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    The slam dunk smash! Has there ever been a player with a special move like that?!

    • @tom4trimble
      @tom4trimble 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      My hero. Still trying to get the slam dunk smash each game :-)

    • @Anonymous-zw1gd
      @Anonymous-zw1gd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@tom4trimble Me too, but every time I try the 'slam dunk' I hurt my back!

    • @worawatsr9803
      @worawatsr9803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Nobody can perform the slam dunk smash like Pete Sampras. The height that he gets off the ground is inhuman. I saw Federer attempted it a few times, but it was not as great as Sampras dunk smash.

    • @charlie172011
      @charlie172011 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shapovalov's jumping backhand shots (?

    • @michaelvonhaven105
      @michaelvonhaven105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's not really a smart shot, It relies on pure arm strength

  • @justbeyourself8515
    @justbeyourself8515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Little did people at the time knew this was the end of American tennis

    • @samallardyce2522
      @samallardyce2522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      "men tennis"

    • @TheDelcin
      @TheDelcin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sam Allardyce so serena is WAMEN?

    • @kristian1332
      @kristian1332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@samallardyce2522 "entertaining tennis"

    • @LinusFeynstein
      @LinusFeynstein 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It was not the end. Agassi achieved some major titles In Melbourne after Sampras resign and Roddick won New York and both of them became Nr. One.
      Soon there will be another US American number one. I am pretty sure. Greetings from Berlin.

    • @innosanto
      @innosanto 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LinusFeynstein america also had jack sock and the other the very tall guy with great serve, but both were not workers, they dont work to play better.

  • @seanrc8642
    @seanrc8642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    My favorite player of all time. Retired as the best ever. The three guys that followed him may have better arguments to that claim now, but Pete is still certainly the best grass court player of all time. Just a pleasure to watch, he was. Great athlete, great gentleman.

    • @johnholmes912
      @johnholmes912 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      laver was my hero but sampras comes close

    • @tanyag2499
      @tanyag2499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      All due respect to Sampras, but surely Federer is the grass-court GOAT. He has the most Wimbledons after all.

    • @fabiennefertiti3017
      @fabiennefertiti3017 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@tanyag2499 Yet Federer has a 1-3 losing record at Wimbledon against Novak, who for many is the GOAT

    • @tanyag2499
      @tanyag2499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@fabiennefertiti3017 While I do believe that Novak is well on his way to finishing his career as the GOAT (although this is a subjective term because fairly comparing players from different eras of tennis is impossible), I must give Federer credit here. Despite being past his prime, 30-year-old Federer beat prime 25-year-old Djokovic in the 2012 Wimbledon semifinal. Their other 3 matches, which Djokovic won, are not an accurate representation of Federer's full grass-court abilities because they came when he was well into his 30s and therefore already long past his prime, which was approximately from age 22 until age 27. By the time of their next meeting after 2012 (2014 final), Federer was 32. In 2015, he was 33. And in 2019 he was 37.

    • @parthsavyasachi9348
      @parthsavyasachi9348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fabiennefertiti3017 that's the thing about federer. He is goat but somehow fellow players do better than him in head to heads. For example nadal.
      Novak should equal slams today and rightfully claim the goat.

  • @ShamyTV5k
    @ShamyTV5k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Running forehand, serve and slam dunk were exceptional , on grass the net game was fantastic.still the loss in 96 and 01/02 were tragic..Sampras was my hero, love him!

    • @dynamicnag
      @dynamicnag 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Seriously Tragic. If ever Sampras lost at Wimbledon....It borders on Tragic. Seriously who can beat him? huhh? Krajicek and Federer....Not Goran though :) after 92 :) lolol....Agassi won then and escaped. Goran got screwed until Federer helped him in 2001 :) oh my God. What a Heart Breaker is Sampras. Goran's got no chance :) lololol

    • @stevencoardvenice
      @stevencoardvenice 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dynamicnag
      Only krajicek beat him in his prime.

  • @leonardodonato9047
    @leonardodonato9047 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Pistol Pete was my childhood hero. I loved his aggressive tennis style. Thanks, Wimbledon.

  • @anthonyjohnson-zh8bo
    @anthonyjohnson-zh8bo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    sampras was right up there with the best

  • @englandcalling9721
    @englandcalling9721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Who would have thought Sampras, Roddick and Agassi would still be America's most recent men's Grand Slam champions. 2003 and counting.

  • @mammadijacopo3347
    @mammadijacopo3347 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fell in love with tennis watching Sampras in the nineties

  • @zthde
    @zthde 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for the upload 👍
    Arguably the G. O. A. T in my eyes ✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️

  • @Coa_Kralj_Coa_The_King
    @Coa_Kralj_Coa_The_King 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    He's a legend!!! Who could imagine that someone like Novak,and fed will do even better here. I feel sorry for Pete,when he was playing fed,they stole important point from him by mistake,and he lost that match. It was crucial point.

    • @Ribazmayn
      @Ribazmayn ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Very true...

  • @neelesh2771
    @neelesh2771 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    His style of serve is so good to look at. Aces and more.. And most importantly a very down to earth man. My big all time favorite.

  • @ignaciosuarez9948
    @ignaciosuarez9948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My idol is Federer but in the last 2 months i started hearing about Sampras and watching his style and i love it

    • @stevencoardvenice
      @stevencoardvenice 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When he was on his game, he was not beatable on grass. Straight sets

    • @blackace5167
      @blackace5167 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is because of Sampras that is why I've been playing tennis for two decades.

  • @Cyraxslayer666
    @Cyraxslayer666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +221

    This was great to watch, would love to see a similar narration with Federer. Don’t think Roddick would want to narrate though haha.

    • @jayzemmour8431
      @jayzemmour8431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Djokovic would narrate it about Federer 😅😁😁

    • @FavrboBirk
      @FavrboBirk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Roddick is a Great guy. He would narrate it - if he could get The 2009 title in return😅

    • @cfhar080591
      @cfhar080591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jayzemmour8431 He should he wants to be him so bad.😂😂😂😂

    • @sph8483
      @sph8483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@FavrboBirk 1. Really appreciate your humor,
      2. He would happily do it either ways

    • @kakoiijing
      @kakoiijing 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      but ARod would be proud of his last match of his career vs Roger with a victory, so who knows, eh?

  • @rintrah81
    @rintrah81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This guy was pure skill and attack.

  • @vshantk5
    @vshantk5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Really admire this guy..... I was in tenth grade when retired felt bad but for me Era was of Pete Sampras

  • @javace79
    @javace79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I really feel for Andy being so close and deserving of a title there.

    • @dynamicnag
      @dynamicnag 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Andy is to Roger.....what Goran is to Sampras. if only Andy waited a little.....Nadal or Djoker wud have defeated Roger at wimbledon and Andy could have gotten one :) like Goran got in 2001 when Federer helped. :)

  • @jujuguy2323
    @jujuguy2323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Pete was one of the best at the net and awesome one hand backhand

  • @datapro007
    @datapro007 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pete is still my favorite after all these years.

  • @tristanvilallon653
    @tristanvilallon653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Sampras is my all time tennis idol, aside from the big 3, Andy and Stan, there is something special about Pete not just his agility and strength, he is also a humble man, I never saw him getting angry or arrogant on court, he just go with the flow, if he wins, he's thankful if he loses better luck next time, that's what i saw with Pete

  • @The1n0nIy1
    @The1n0nIy1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    At his peak in the mid to late 90s I don't think there's been a better grass court player.

  • @nicksmith-chandler458
    @nicksmith-chandler458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    If Sampras was English there would have been statues of him already

    • @anupamacrafts4816
      @anupamacrafts4816 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @2_Sec_C
      @2_Sec_C 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He has one in Paris

    • @dyar6759
      @dyar6759 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol a statue for him in the one city he never won a grand slam. That’s mocking it😂

  • @ptme2420
    @ptme2420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My all time favourite player!

  • @maoristreetevangelist
    @maoristreetevangelist ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man, I feel OLD lol I grew up watching this, Legend.

  • @deluxewaterless7229
    @deluxewaterless7229 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Pete is one of the all time greats of tennis and he set the bar for Federer

  • @manns101101
    @manns101101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This guy is my GOAT.

  • @n0w3lly90
    @n0w3lly90 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Definitely he had the most beautiful serve and the most amazing serve volley game in the modern era

  • @luisrodrigues2409
    @luisrodrigues2409 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The classiest player of all time!

  • @0relaxis0
    @0relaxis0 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Pete moved like a crouching cat and attacked like a tiger...
    the best player of the 20th century with the best personality, for me Pete always the best :)

  • @matteotagliabue852
    @matteotagliabue852 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    pete is simply incredible, I would like to give a big shout out for Andy Roddick also because I think he is an amazing player and person

  • @augusto5123
    @augusto5123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Que hermoso revivir las victorias de Sampras! Fue un campeón enfocado y muy educado en la cancha y sobre todo una calidad humana humilde y de buena voluntad. Características de excelentes de campeones como Laver,Navratilova,Seles,Nadal y Federer! y otros! Sampras era tranquilo y determinado a ganar. Excelente video Wimbledon y que bonito escuchar a Andy Roddick narrar la historia...una persona me quede con las ganas ganase Wimbledon! Sampras forever! :)

  • @Vicky-wf8yc
    @Vicky-wf8yc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Most eligant player... On the court with few steps and pure talent hé conquered

    • @muzzupappa70
      @muzzupappa70 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      most elegant were Edberg and McEnroe. He's third

  • @vipulnaib1450
    @vipulnaib1450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The prime reason I started loving this beautiful sport.

  • @anandhardas6671
    @anandhardas6671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    One of my favourite players.. miss those days..

  • @iyerviking
    @iyerviking 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I remember Pete Sampras as the first player who dominated tennis consistently and over a period of time.

  • @outatime16
    @outatime16 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Sampras the real king of Wimbledon. 7 titles (7-0) in an 8 year span. 14 slams and retired at 31 years old. It was an era where polyester strings did not exist, grass and balls were much faster, and players did not have access to the training/nutrition/physio/surgery/scouting technologies that players have now.

    • @rs8247
      @rs8247 ปีที่แล้ว

      💯 agree

    • @brucedean6477
      @brucedean6477 ปีที่แล้ว

      Facts

    • @th8257
      @th8257 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think as well, players of his generation still were brought up much more to have a specialism (e.g. clay courts, faster courts). Much more difficult to translate that across surfaces in those days.

    • @user-jz6pq4zx3e
      @user-jz6pq4zx3e 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That worked as an advantage for him.

  • @oyamadyosiba2938
    @oyamadyosiba2938 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    funny how all the great champions of the 90ths , Steffi Graf and Pete Sampras have stayed away from the sport after retirement. I watched all those great victories by Pete. Still one of the greatest champions ever.

    • @vidyasonavane9602
      @vidyasonavane9602 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The fire power of Steffi and still graceful!👏👏 a treat to watch the game, esp her straight down the line.

    • @Byk37
      @Byk37 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vidyasonavane9602 well Steffi got "luck" to "eliminate" biggest rival and much better and tougher player than she was in Monika

  • @meditationmountainbyrishab919
    @meditationmountainbyrishab919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pete Sampras one of the greatest Tennis players of all time, maybe the greatest all-round player on all courts, and very humble! If he was around today, he would with ease take on the great three!

  • @fernandorodriguez4353
    @fernandorodriguez4353 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    for me, Pete Sampras is the best player of all time, I have always thought that he could have achieved more grand slam titles, but he felt alone at the top, and that affected him, he lost games, if I remember correctly, with players not in the top ten

  • @jesseruizmba3986
    @jesseruizmba3986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Pete is by far my favorite male tennis player.

  • @AgentGreyFox
    @AgentGreyFox 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Still my favourite player ever.

  • @kireetpandey6444
    @kireetpandey6444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great great great pete samprass he was poetry in motion really nice to see wimbledon recognising the man who ruled center court for nearly a decade in the 90s

  • @Kicks-iw2xe
    @Kicks-iw2xe 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Man the 92 semi on the old court 1!!! There were the days

  • @padanfain7466
    @padanfain7466 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I grew up watching this man at Wimbledon, it was the highlight of the season for me. He was beautiful to watch. Serve and volley baby! I was lucky enough to watch him play a match on an outside court towards the end of his era.

  • @ilovegurusahib
    @ilovegurusahib 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks a lot for the compilation Wimbledon TH-cam channel team. Sampras was the first one to start dominance in tennis.

  • @MrChrisK1973
    @MrChrisK1973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The greatest ever.

  • @Dead-Ball-Situation
    @Dead-Ball-Situation ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sampras was just a machine. I would love to have seen him in his prime play Djokovic or Federer in their prime. Imagine what a match that would be.

    • @ms-jl6dl
      @ms-jl6dl ปีที่แล้ว

      Sampras lost to young Federer.

    • @kweizi5712
      @kweizi5712 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ms-jl6dl But he was like 10 years older than Federer and no longer in his prime. And it was only 1 match and it went the full distance.

    • @Dead-Ball-Situation
      @Dead-Ball-Situation ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ms-jl6dl not in his prime

  • @bhatkrishnakishor
    @bhatkrishnakishor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have grown up watching Sampras, this video refreshed those memories. 🙂

  • @reinhardthuman3565
    @reinhardthuman3565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pete Samras was my hero in tennis in his era what a brilliant player he was down to earth and humble guy a great person 😁👍

  • @Liryc83
    @Liryc83 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I don't think anyone could serve and volley like Pete.

  • @freedomchance9982
    @freedomchance9982 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved watching Pete play at Wimbledon! Such a great decade for tennis!!

  • @hollywilson322
    @hollywilson322 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God I loved his game! No fuss serve, attacking and wanted to be at the net. Athletic and man... What a backhand 👏

  • @DarkStar3147
    @DarkStar3147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I am guessing the "no likes" come from people who still don't know if the tennis ball is round or squared, right? Sampras was amazing at Wimbledon.

  • @aleksthegreat4130
    @aleksthegreat4130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    By far my favorite player,champion’s attitude on and out of court,14 Grand Slams,7 Wimbledone titles(hasn’t lost a final)despite having the disease called thalassemia B.

  • @ginamitembe8935
    @ginamitembe8935 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh Pete!!!!! How we miss you your era!!! Well Mr. Bullet,you definitely raised our blood pressure🌡️🌡️ Having said that,that era had incredible tennis players too!!

  • @lucalone
    @lucalone 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    THE BEST OF ALL TIME IN TENNIS !

  • @ricardopereira1991
    @ricardopereira1991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Sampras never missed a final at Wimbledon !!🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾