19-Year-Old ROGER FEDERER defeats King Of Wimbledon (2001)

and whether the subtle or the obvious weighs, the smooth Swiss had modeled much of his game and mannerisms after those of the great Sampras, this was a case of intergenerational confrontation that exceeded expectations and, ta

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now the Tennis Channel's presentation of the match of

2001

Wimbledon between Pete's Empress and Roger Federer McCausland by two Wimbledon champions Pete Sampras seven times, of course, men's singles champion and his opponent Roger Federer was men's junior champion in 1998. Battle anywhere at Wimbledon last

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has now fallen to number six in the entry system which is based on the last 52 weeks and number 22 in the race based on this

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's performances, but of course Big 13 as far as to his name, only the French have eluded them in this extraordinary record, here he has won. his last 31 matches at Wimbledon, equaling Rod Laver's winning streak his first appearance here 20 will be his eighth in the next few months sitting 15 first time sitting at a grand slam you can see he ranks much higher in the race because he has had a much better year, including winning his first title, having not won a match here at Wimbledon before this year.

He defeated Christopher Roshes of Belgium, Xavier Melissa Belgium and Jonas Bjorkman. A good straight sets win over the experienced Swede in the third round. meeting between them Federer to serve d foreign games Pete Sampras really was the guy who popularized that type of forehand volley okay, yeah, two, oh yeah, that's a sweet shot. Sampras had to pull that shot out of his bag of tricks 30-15, well Federer 40 is I have a lot of confidence in this forehand, that game is better 15 under, okay I'm Sampras, well this drop is set at 13 14. Just too much, allowing Sampras' foreign plays to not get that half volley deep enough and once again Sampra is showing my word.

I'm not sure he's a foreigner, okay, this is one of the 11 of 18 tiebreakers this year. Federer, four out of seven, why he was not a foreigner this time. Well, Federer went cross court at 21 miles per hour. Well, I have to say from this end where we are not. okay, but maybe not, of course, Cyclops, uh, the line monitor machine is there, oh, second set point on his own sir, okay, the champion will have to come from behind when Federer takes the set. Foreign ER has such a beautiful backhand that it rolls just above that. ball and it's okay full package 14 game of luck in this match thanks you are forgetting here maybe it's okay oh, we won't see a better pass than this 30. slow motion doesn't work well the reaction samples leave it early advantage oh God, this was one of the points of the tournament really both players got two 59's. well that's as good a return as Federer has happened there too and this really has Pete several championships that makes him happy, yeah, okay, yeah, Pete goes for the foreign open court 15. it's long, my goodness, well that would have been something oh 15 on this perfectly played Sampras shot, one we've seen so many times over the years that it's not good enough 15 stay in a foreign set two consecutive doubles and get away with it probably that's why he missed it being on the receiving end and suddenly foreigner oh foreigner 2-1 he leads ah calmly dad what champion falls behind oh foreigner thank you Well, that was a near winning comeback from a near Ace 30 40.

That's great, what hands this guy has. Empress, he's back on the federal side for that. He's fine, oh he missed it. I mean, mine is a career. What if the samples now lost this match? Could that be the shot that cost him the title, well yes, and it is very rare, and we will let the agreement come to almost every game, and one of the few times we have seen him fail, certainly at such a point important, if that shot was, I mean. again, every shot in the perfect spot, good first serve, excellent return, good recovery and then this, but don't count it yet, two sets to one, Federer, okay.

Mrs. Semper sat him in the Run throughout this point, lot 15. Considering how hard he hits. that's right, 15, left, foreign, yes, he did it and you can see why Sampras' forehand holds up to something like that. Sampras, that's such an exquisite turn and this beautiful thing from Sampras, Conjuring Brilliance out of nowhere, okay, okay, new federal boss, please, okay, down, 15 left us. foreign lands right on the bus and look where Sampras is when he actually makes this pass away from San Francisco two points played two fantastic I almost lost concentration foreign six 15. 50 timing on that foreign Summers thank you thank you oh can't you get a better approach what a shot 15 love comes up to Federer there right on the line okay okay foreigner what's up stay there um on the line it's not that fun right now I don't think 30 15.

I think his heart can I've jumped and I've gone for a great serve laughter fifteen fourteen here the king had been dethroned if a new one had arrived not yet Federer would lose in the next round to Tim Henman and a year later he would be definitively considered a potential Wimbledon champion in which Sampras would lose two early the following year and would never compete at Wimbledon again. Years later, he and Federer would become friends and even spend a few minutes reflecting on the incredible match they had played in

2001

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