Roger Federer vs Pete Sampras | Wimbledon 2001 fourth round | Full Match

for the best at hannah, where he lost his beam and the semi-finalists, there he lost on that one, get the board please, that second serve, rising very high on the

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back in the 14th. oh what an impressive start from Roger Federer, a game of loving service. and I guess there are some young people who are born to perform on center stage and he seems like he's the inveterate champion here yeah, that was a very impressive start. Roger Federer perhaps tipping his hand on those first three open serves to the Sampras. right now that's fast 15 very fast actually 30 thirteen fifteen 117 miles per hour second serve by

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14 15. and another one right at 130 miles per hour so sampras coming out and throwing down the gauntlet here game seal press a game

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r i I thought that the battle of the aces was supposed to take place on court one, well of course it could be a difficult

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So on the first real play We will see many more of the game. times this

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with a very very powerful forehand a lot of confidence in that shot 13-15 oh 14 15. pete sampras really was the guy who popularized that type of almost flat forehand volley, a lot of the players now hit those forehand volleys almost flat, even with a little difficult spin from time to time 40 30. you are going to serve open towards San Francisco's forehand, make sure it is very wide, okay, I'm sure many of you They are now very familiar with Sampras's connections, traveling with a large entourage like Pete. there's coach paul anacone, stringer nate ferguson, looking at his right coach, alex stover, and then we get to the wife bridgette, everyone in the front row and, uh, there's bridget and the actress, of course, they got married the year past and if we go back to the back.

Row are the Swiss supporters and just by putting on the sunglasses he delivered a Swiss, a Swedish player who used to have several battles here at Wimbledon with Jeremy Bakes and has been training for failure for a few years and it's good to see Marty. Here in Montgomery with his wife Imar, fresh from his victory at the Irish Open yesterday, it's lovely to see him win again. Yeah, no wonder he's smiling. He moved right up a couple of rankings. Well, we have to make sure we beat them, the Americans, who you know, stole. The cup they gave us a couple of years ago, Federer ripped that backhand pass.

I don't think Pete expected that to work at 128 miles per hour, but he came back with interest and it's Federer who gets the first start. Love 30. Love 40. Fifteen. 40. yes, sampras running through that forehand volley it's always better to take the ball as close to the net as possible 30 40. well

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would have been disappointed, that's what you're looking for, a second serve when you have a point break still has a more interesting opportunity. that sampras after facing that barrage of three backhand returns went to federer's forehand on two of the three break points both on second serves pete is not at all afraid to take risks on that second serve for this yes, sweetly hit sampras he had to take that shot out of his trick game separates two games sampras gets out of love problems 40 and now four aces 15 love oh 15 well federer changing things coming after that second serve he didn't look so comfortable doing it 30-15 Hey , a little control of the racket head, hit it with my wrist, I think I might have lost balance a little.

Let's first move on to that ball or Feder fourteen, extremely confident on this forehand, that false shot and then six inches. from both lines in the corner of the first set, let's see how Pete Sampras went to this

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round, the round of 16, of course, the epic match against Barry Cowan, I wonder, I mean, obviously, the British, Peter, we concentrate in the fact that he was so brave. performance per cow and much better than we expected, but the rest of the tennis world has read that, hey, you know, the champions are really vulnerable at this year's Wimbledon.

I don't believe it. I really think there were some people who thought. that sampras' serve suddenly didn't penetrate the court in the third and

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and often came out playing poorly, that uh god , I think you read it, you think, you read, that at your own risk he really knows how to play, he knows how to win when he is not playing at his best, let's take a look at Feder's route, remember he had never won a match here . in wilmington earlier this year i beat a couple of belgian kristoff rockers and xavier in their middle five and then an impressive win.

I thought about Jonas Biltman showing that he is really maturing as a so-called grass player because Jonas has been an excellent Grasscorp player, good doubles. Player, of course, the Swede, Sampras is constantly throwing big serves at 130 miles an hour, but he looks at how many are coming in, that's extraordinary. Well, at this point, extremely nice, you see how close Sampras is to the net on that first volley. You think you've done well just to get the return in play and then when he's volleying like that, it must be a nightmare thirteen fifteen, so two or three times a year it's his favorite show, one that he almost never is lost. 40 30.

Okay, I'm surprised by a beautiful environment, isn't it three? The entire first set. They have been playing for 16 minutes. 15. Love. 15. Everything. Thirty-fifteen. Federer has decided not to fall behind in the aces count. He now he leads five four. Yeah, maybe if there's a difference between these two players it's that Federer doesn't get to the Internet as fast. There's no way he'll be as comfortable as Sampras in the net. Just too much, allowing Sampras to relax on that topspin backhand pass. Sampras' first break. The advantage of point two is better, that backhand volley played with confidence. Both players served very well on the important points.

They'll be disappointed with that last setback, but they certainly won't let Peter down with the way he's serving at the start of this match. Absolutely good, Pete. Sampras, of course, with probably the most fluid and consistent movement of any player, perhaps in history, even if it is a beautiful action, he gets a lot of body torque, a lot of knee bends, really jumps on the serve and of course then He lands well inside the court, which catches him. The Internet is faster, not only can it serve very quickly, but its accuracy is amazing and I guess really the main characteristic of San Francisco is its tremendous confidence in it because there are often players who have excellent serves, but Pete Sampras is not averse to take risks.

I will go for aces on second serves that many other players wouldn't attempt and many men in the draw would be delighted with an average first serve speed of 110 and that is Sampras' second serve average and he says the reason I have Lo What I ask myself in seven years, seven years, is that I will once again have the best second circuit. He has it with quite a margin. Both players will be very happy with how they started this mess. Often the first three or four games can be stressful affairs, but. Neither of them suffered that today 15.

He sure isn't as fast as some of his others. The one that reached 104 miles per hour. Feder timed it perfectly. 13 15. Third year 40 30. That white serve had an immense amount of swing. Not only did he land very close to the line, but he was moving away from Federer's game. Press four games in the first set. Well, we were promised it was going to be a scorching day, but the cloud cover is so built up, in fact, the players won't. Please note that because it is quite humid but there is almost no breeze, the playing conditions are perfect, you don't have to worry about the sun, in fact it is very humid today, we have probably had 15 years of human daylight in the last two or three weeks, so that could play a factor if this match goes four or five sets without getting that half volley deep enough and once again samford is showing that he can go down the line with that backhand pass as well as crossing ah I think sampras was between the linesman and the line it's a bit of luck for the champion oh thirteen 40 30. speaking of second serves, that was pretty good, it was certainly a very brave goal that Federer chose there, so the first era that we have seen today from Roger Federer's from the back of the court advantage of forehand feather like the way he is mixing those second serves remember that the last one was deflected to the right that one with a little kick went up towards Sampras Federer's backhand wing so far is playing a very clever tactical match, serve and fall behind on some balls that arrive on some second serves, this one had the intention of falling behind, but seeing Sampras float, the return sneaks in and I would bet because sam or federer were sitting on that sampras on the line, maybe one of Sampra's favorite shots on the line run past, so there are no breaks in service yet and, uh, Samplers hasn't been able to win the point alone break number three for Feder.

What do you think? Do you think they will develop any indication that they won't? Come on, players face time, the best thing is I actually guess washing the towels first before they hand them out is that the secret you thought happened on the second Monday, right? But maybe not, I hope so, yes, because it is coming. until the 4th of july i will be ready for the big day 15 down not aimed close enough to the line will challenge federer's forehand and you have to do better than those thirty-fifteen well there is certainly a chance for federer to have his return backhand. been working very well and for once sampras's second serve was a little short 14 15. oh oh games in percentage exactly half an hour they have been playing a very well played low forehand volley by Federer hit that dirty dog ​​hard and deep fortila oh 1415 federer's first double fault of the match is fine, looking very happy with his load right now is what he could because it's really remarkable, I mean, we put up very little glass core tennis these days, I mean Basically, it's four weeks, I know there's a grasshopper tournament. in Newport charge of the week after that, but to be honest the best players don't really play, but here is a young man of only 19 years old raised in central Europe on clay and indoor courts who adapts perfectly to the idea of ​​serving in volume.

All the time, yeah, well, I think what we're going to see more and more in the future is that the talented players, the players like Federer, who have the ability to hit a wide range of shots, are the ones who are going to adapt best to grass. . In the court game, you find players who are a little more rigid, just hardcore players, maybe they don't adjust as well. I think what's really impressive about Roger Federer today is that we've seen his shots, how he plays the ball, but how he's coped with the environment uh it's been magnificent and hardly a trace not even a trace of nerves so far in this match 15. 15 15-0 okay, that serve again isn't close enough to the center line, consider just guiding it past the samples 13 15.

That's what Pete Sampras does so well that he changes speeds on his second serve , one time it will be 104 miles per hour and the other time it will be a little louder at 115, so you won't be sure exactly where the ball will be. 14 15. He also has the very happy ability to find the corners with the second serve, as well as six games in the first set tie break. Four break points in that opening set, but no breaks, so we get the tie break. Sampras won 11. of 18 tiebreakers this year federer four of seven one zero federal wow seventh ace for sampras let's worry in the old days they gave a player a keg of beer if he could score three consecutive goals I would give him a keg of beer For almost anyone thing back then, don't you think that's good?

Feder's backcourt return continues to work exceptionally well and it is the young Swiss who has the first mini break point against server three one feather oh three two Federer and Sampras suddenly finds a backhand return. For his part, yes, it is interesting that Feder decided to go into the serve volley really behind every second Rio serve because, understandably, Sampras has supreme confidence in himself and is always willing to go for the big shots on points. important and in a tiebreaker. Coach Paul Anakin, of course. when tim gullickson suddenly went down sadly with a brain tumor that ball almost handcuffed him at the last minute he got out of the way and placed the ball perfectly oh that's a great show yeah the photo barely opened this time so the decision to fall behind on the second serve perhaps cost him a little and now sampras has the mini break he needs two points he has two service points to go yes several times he goes up the line his first winning pass of the match and ties the tiebreak at five all those who are going to have the first set point ah 121 and now live machine is there sampras has not realized that it is time to change ends is eh, is excited todaycertainly it's the circuit seven six federer first set point seven of federer ugh um set peter you Now I can hear the buzz on center court when Feder wins the first set and equalizes, I mean he actually had more break points in that set and that was not a coincidence.

You could say he got a little lucky, perhaps with the net cord on center court. point which gave him his second set point but other than that he played very well when speaking to several coaches and players before this match they were all almost unanimous in the belief that sam or rather federer had a very good chance of win this match. match and as you can see he has a game that is quite similar to Sampras and he also seems to have a mentality that he is willing to take risks on the important points in that tiebreaker, he only made 50 of his first serves but on all the important points . made first serves and of course winning a tournament of the magnitude of At Wimbledon or in the other Grand Slams, you really have to have a frame of mind that is happy in important situations, so Feder won, he said that, despite struggling a little with the first serve, you can see that he equaled Sampras in terms of winning points behind the second serve he did quite well at the net also a very close set, you know, when you get to a tiebreaker, everyone knows that there is a point here and there and that little brush against the net gave him that opportunity, well, I'm very surprised to see it. these statistics to see both players below 50 uh at the net you would really expect that with serves of their magnitude they would be well above 50, but I guess really the only time the ball comes into play is on the second serve because they both have such a high percentage in their first series.

Feder won 88 points played on his first serve. The teenagers in front. How will the second semester change? The first game of any set is important. This one is perhaps doubly important for Roger Feder. he can get an early break fifteen well this maybe didn't quite serve up the swing samus was hoping federer would cut him off by stepping diagonally and facing him perfectly he's not afraid to throw his shots this guy came at us so fast here sampras look how tight he is he is in the net when he makes the volley, yes, I think Federer miscalculated the return of the ball, coming out a little slower from the lines, he is way ahead of that 40 30.

Wow, oh, views, the confederate has a so beautiful reverse. on that ball and that was hit a great low volley from sampras taking off his ankles again hit quite flat and hard in the corner an easy lame duck shot which was a tough opening service game for sampras in the second set federer got something excellent returns and passes and getting the best out of the champion what a talent this young man has ranking all the time 29 at the start of year 15 now I think it's safe to say he's more than just a talent. He's a man with his mind set on competing with the

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One game in the second set Love serve game Then, to Roger Feder with a pair of aces, you can't imagine him frozen at the prospect of winning this match once more Sampras taking that low volley, carrying it and hitting it hard and deep into the corner on the second serve, but he has to get more and more good, really great second serves, because remember his first percentage was 79, falling a little bit, 14, so show the left foot. these two games in a second set, Feder's first newborn please, so that Sampras responds to Feder's love serve game with one of his own and what will be going through Pete's mind at this moment he clearly won't panic about be a set love at best. of five sets, but he is saying to himself how can I interrupt his rhythm?

How can I get under his skin? I'm not sure if that's still going through his mind right now I think Pete has been in this type of situation so many times in the past, I remember last year in the final against Pat Rather when he was down a set and 4-1 down. the final tiebreaker against Evan Easowitz. Several years ago he was on the verge of going. two sets of love less, so Pete has a very cool head in this type of situation. I think he's just saying: keep holding your serve, keep holding your serve, let's see if Federer gives me any chance to line up some second serves because Federer certainly so far in this match has been very confident on his second serve, he's mixed it up very well. , he has stayed back on some balls, come in on others and, in fact, played them so well that you might think he might not be able to.

He continues to play these points as well for an extended period of time, so I think Sampras really has to say keep it up, keep it up, let's know I can do this for five sets, let's see if the other player has new balls. play to get here maybe you need to do a second serve well that first volume very well played the return was good, it was low federal charged and got the volley inches from the baseline 13 15. So Pete is not happy with that racket . for some reason it didn't look like he had broken a string, there is a very thin gut on this racket, very tight, strong and Nate Ferguson, their stringer re-strings them each and every night, it is also a very heavy racket, so Maybe a sudden loss of the second CO2 serve and a slight bend in his left thigh, plus two double faults in a row, gave Sampras a break point, but he seems totally unfazed, isn't that okay?

Better two games in the second set and you again. I can see he's leaning a little bit, he's got a little problem on his left side, yeah, Sampras guessing 15 straight off that first low pass, Federer just keeps the ball in play, keeping it low, making sure not to give Sampras a chance to perform a winning volley. Wow, you won't see a better pass than this. I love it. Slow motion doesn't do it justice. 15 30. When faced with any type of problem, Pete almost invariably lands a great first serve, which is perfect timing. 30 40 Still break point, well that second serve wasn't as fast as some of the other San Francisco ones today, but it jumped very high.

Feder certainly didn't expect one to be around his eyes. He's had opportunities in this match, certainly, oh God, this. It was one of the points of the tournament, both players really made two or three great shots, it is stretching but it has not broken. This was the penultimate point, the juice points and, as you said, one of the best points of the championship so far. now yes. federer just to put that ball in play now that the backhand volley was absolutely perfect federer somehow recovering it sampras could have done a little better than that fall and still recovered the great reaction particularly because his body was going in the other direction it was not known He turned and lunged and did it exactly now.

I think maybe one of the things that if Federer is showing us something that maybe he is gaining a little bit of an advantage is this statistical mess that he is making so far 48 of his returns in play outside of the first serve of sampras and you can see that it is quite higher than sampras percentage and if you consider that he has to face heavier service than sampras faces, that is why federer can make an impression in sampras service. I'm not happy, although the way Feder keeps stretching there's obviously something not quite right with his thigh or hip, it's obviously not hindering his movement, but what are the kind of things that can really wear down your state? mental? apart from arnie only one of the match no complaints from federer he left second 50 life federer really plays that first ball very aggressively oh and that of course is very important 15 for federer because sampras also likes to play from the baseline and a time he hits a big forehand and takes control of the point.

You're in big trouble. Feder makes sure that doesn't happen thirty fifteen 32 and this has actually won Pete several championships that allows him to return a good first serve and gets him out of trouble. of times 14 30. Federer doesn't serve very often but when he does he invariably makes a good serve and if you can keep it up there is a real possibility of annoying love 15. Oh what a different kind of return from federer and once again sampras in trouble on the servers, so two really unforced errors you would have to call them a double fault on that shot and look through a small hole, you have to head towards the initial shot 15 14.

I have to take one of these. 30-40 chances, what skill he has, he gets close enough when it matters near the baseline, that's how close he came to being a break of serve just inside the line, I fake his body language, set the line, he held it and held it and just pushed it across first third two once again very aggressive volley from sampras sampras in this set is still alive here is the left thigh although it may be bothering

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We have noticed that he is only struggling a little on the left side of his left thigh/hip. He has a dog sprain. He has no problem running, but Federer, believe it or not, has had this set. six break points and he has not been able to take advantage of any of them we are on serve three four scoring once again a wide serve on sampras's forehand that serve is made repeatedly this could be a real danger if sampras starts timing that backhand the return is the second he has achieved now in two games fifteen thirteen the tiebreaker of the first set was one nine points to seven sampras had had a set point that Feder wanted in his second third year that was an opportunity that was not lost no matter how well played by Feder you can Watch Sampras guess a forehand simply by placing his wrist back four games in the second set.

You have to be so impressed with the way Feder has kept his nerve and focus so often that it is a real danger when you have had break points and been unsuccessful. You didn't break the next game, you often find yourself giving in and losing. Sir Federer has not done so yet. Can you have four break points in the last game? I love 15. That 40 on the sample serve, Sam saved it with two aces and a marvel. volley straight to the baseline the previous sample service game you came from 1540 down has had only two break points in match one in each set there have been no breaks 15 13. and that backhand has been a real feature of this match Feder hit the backhand winner pass six or seven times beating sampras with pace in many of them 32 oh 30.

No, that was an easy service game for Pete, wasn't it? He just had to come from 1530 down. He really has to fight, but they are both responding. very well on the important points they really are and I think I guess if Feder wants to break through in this game and the reason why he's had so many break points so far is maybe because he's been able to return the Sampras first. serve a lot more often than pete has been able to return federer sir federer has such good hands on the return here you can see break points federer has had nine break points in those three games he had love 40 love 40 and 15 40.

The Most of those break points came, but he has shown us very often his ability to return the first serve to Sampras and that is why he has won points and, in fact, because he faces such a strong serve, you know that Federer is returning 48 of Sampras' first services. and we would have to say that san francisco is much stronger than federer, that is really the difference in this match, if there is one, there is certainly not much difference on the scoreboard. 15 oh, dad couldn't have any. A deeper one than we've seen so many times over the years from him 30 15.

Once again, the return was a tester. Federer responded very well oh 14 15. Okay, it's almost an hour and a half and we're still waiting for the first break of serve, but This match has never been boring. So many good returns. Both men have been really tested on the volley. Fifteen dirty cheap shots. Yes. 13. 15 years. Ability to keep that pass low. Keeping it at that point. I don't think Pete would be particularly pleased with that. triumph madness there too 40 30. good second set first set feather in progress right now then for a second tiebreaker this pete sanchez's wife to the right wilson of course and then chewing gum paul anacone his coach shoots a little faster than before and just coming into shot at the back is peter lundgren, roger federer's coach, he is a very sweet davis cup player and you keep waiting for the signs to come out of the dominance that federer has over him, but federer is holding up very well, whatever it is. is threatened, he really is, he's certainly not a player who looks new to this center court scenario, he looks like he's already played here dozens of times, instead it's his first time on center court and He hasn't won a match at Wimbledon on two previous visits, but he was the junior champion here in '98 and also the world junior champion.

Your movementhas been consistent from the top of the youth game to the upper echelons of the senior game. Yes, there are very few people who are not choosing. This man won several Grand Slam titles in his career. This game seems to be especially suitable for grass because it has very good hands. Very good feeling. Ability to get refund in-game. That's something that can't be taught at the worst possible time. Serving a double first point puts you under pressure when you are serving to stay in a set. Well, he did this at the beginning of the set, two successive devils and he got away with it on both serves, like he kicked his left leg like he wasn't entirely happy. how is it helping you serve suddenly I don't know where three break points three set points love 40. well, it's a disallowance, the baseline judge considered it good from our point of view, it seems long 30 40. yes, oh advantage sampras sampras He did cover a lot of ground in that rally, says it all.

He had been on the receiving end and suddenly he broke free of the shackles and for the first time Feder let himself down in that game. The two double faults really opened the door. and uh, presumably he's just taking a bathroom break, that was the train and he didn't go with it, yeah, well, I think we can see on Pete Sampras's face the big sigh of relief because that last game was the first time Roger Federer served in this. match and he played a bad game, he started in the worst possible way, two double faults and then, for the first time in the match, he fell behind on his first serve.

I think he has work to do to regain his mental state. Of course, nowadays players are allowed two bathroom breaks during a five-set match, a comparatively new rule, but, of course, nowadays They are told to drink plenty of fluids because they lose a lot through sweat, a big deal on a muggy afternoon like this. bring the coach, are you okay? Is there anything else he can do for you? I think that break will have given Roger Federer a chance to compose himself a little. I'm sure he must be devastated by how he lost that second set in this first game.

The third set is crucial for him, let's say the first couple of games in this set, which will allow Feder to come back and hold the levels for Sampras to serve with new balls once again. Sampras finds the baseline with a very difficult low volley. Fifteen, okay, oh, oh, a good move should. has worked 13-15 the reaction maybe not what Feder fans would like to see the first time we've seen him show some kind of frustration third year oh the sickest 40 30. What's thirty now as you say forty thirty first game third set? So Pete Sampras, with a small streak of three games in a row, suddenly on the rise, it is the first time that he has been ahead in the match because it was Federer who served first and he was always ahead during the first set and now he is a very important game for the 19. years after having played that bad service game to lose his serve and clearly worried about a bothersome thigh problem, it has to be said, although there have been no signs that that thigh problem has affected his game at all, maybe his mood once again federer gets that second serve up high with that Sampras backhand return well above his shoulders, snappers are more comfortable hitting backhands at about waist level, which is why it's usually so good on a grass court 30 15. 40 15.

Both have been very clever in their serve mixing the pace mixing the angles for the run 40 30. It's really one of the few points when both men have been on the baseline in which Sampras has won third, always asks for two balls and discards the one that is perhaps the fluffiest. up once the one who will travel through the air the 15 fastest sampras reacting well once again that powerful federal return thirteen hours behind the service line making the first volley felt sometimes where I can go against this guy he passes me anywhere both forehand and backhand only a small problem with the ball returning from the crowd now has an awkward delay between the first and second serve his tenth break opportunity in the match once again sampras achieves a powerful second serve on the point of break what ability you have for that, whether you heard it, the answer was yes, you may have caught the little beep that sounds in the ear of the empire from the device that calls the second break point after the second ace of the game, okay, yeah. and that man will be very happy to have finally surpassed the services of sampras.

He has had so many opportunities so far in this match and of course it couldn't have come at a better time because Federer played that very dubious game to lose his serve and at the end of the second set we will certainly be happy and a little more comfortable to take it again Sampras's control. Funnily enough, that was the first game we saw him play less than his uh, if not max. potential, he doesn't usually give away service games, he committed a couple of double faults in that game and really allowed Federer openings which he inevitably took advantage of in time.

He gave Federer too many looks on second serves and you can see that Federer is doing better. In terms of winning points on both the first and second serves, that is very surprising against the greatest grass player of all time. 2-1, leads 15. We haven't seen many winning returns from Pete Sampras, but that one is perfect. 15 13. Yes, for one of the first times in this match, he opened his shoulders on that return, he didn't cover that pass down the line at all, he crossed the quarter line, lob with top spin and that ball had a side spin which allowed him to turn it around Feder. come on it's good to see it really 15 love oh thirteen it's not often that federer has missed a series of returns of serve he just fell a bit here the disappointment of being broken after finally breaking 40 15. so the punch he just had to throw the ball over federer for an easy winner we hold serve again, but Sampras' mental resistance really has me hanging on in this match after losing the tie break of the first step, all those break points against in the second set, I steals and then breaks. down and that was roaring in response, I did well, yeah, I think pete is so used to playing a style of play that really is that I will get one break per set and all I have to concentrate on is holding my serve every game and Somehow I will have a break set, either if my opponent gives me the game or if I get three or four good wins right now.

You have to think Pete Sampras likes his chances in the contrasting way the two men are here. win their points, obviously they both did very well on serve, but then Feder relied on the baseline points, which are much more on the net once and that's why it's an attractive match, it's that contrast, yes, a lot So I think Federer has impressed us all. With the way he can play every shot in the book, he has mixed up his tactics very well, but you have to think that at this point he is starting to run uphill a little, his body language is not as confident as it was in the first and second set and has some work ahead he tried a deadly little chip that came up short federer's dark mushrooms in this swiss german of course right on the border with germany and france he speaks both languages ​​fluently and his mother speaks english she's South African 14 15.

Like her doubles partner this week, Wayne Ferreira, just when you think she might be weakening a little, she comes up with a really solid service game, so yeah, she was perfectly placed, pushing away the spin and taking him further away from Feder, there is no chance. 15 Oh, and when we reached the two hour mark, Sampras once again had to struggle in a service game 15 30. Now, this was a brilliant deal from Sampras, neither a half volley nor a

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groundstroke, those they're the hardest shots in the game once, three, all and 30, all brilliantly kept on the covers, so it was a near winning return from the almost ace 30 40.

That's great, what hands this guy has. You and I had a pound or a dollar, for that matter. For every break point that Sampras has saved with a great serve in his career, we could immediately remove exactly the right-left person's lead. Interestingly, it is Samford's first ace in this set, which may explain the fact that he has been struggling to hold serve in that once broken set. once up, I mean what do great players have, I think also Becca, who also brought out her huge serve when she broke it, I mean, it's just self-confidence, it's bravery or how good, I'm sure It's a combination.

In both, certainly, the great players have such amazing levels of self-confidence that they don't really feel like they can fail in that kind of situation. Well, they know they might fail, but it's not likely, and so we're willing to take the risk and in a situation where you're playing against a guy like Roger Federer, who can make winning returns, Sampras knows the odds are better if you try a second serve and risk the occasional double fault, but knowing that when you get it it will be a very dominant serve now pete sampras is going to suddenly play with three rackets and send two of them to have his racket re-strung personal stringing yes officer could you arrest those rackets for me?

It's time to work a little harder for Nate Ferguson and re-string each and every one of Sampras' racquets every night 15. Facing a barrage of topspin groundstrokes we almost got one back thirteen fifteen 14 15. That's it the service that really has problems for Sampras, the one who stands up. high on his backhand, he hasn't been able to overcome that in the four games of the third set, twelve aces for roger federer as he ties once again love 15. well, sampras didn't time that ball halfway, it wasn't a half volley. it wasn't a full groundstroke wow 15 00. federer was right on that return it seemed almost like he had too much time thirty samples cutting things up a little bit well 14 15. oh 40 30 let's serve almost wide enough but it's almost not good enough against a returning man as well as federer, further illustration that federer has every shot in the book, we have seen him play with great power and they are the gentle little idiot that makes it awkward for sampras to take advantage of the familiar scenario of federer, isn't it? 13. break point of the match oh, he missed it, that could be the surprise of crossing the title oh yes, and it is very rare, and we will see pete sampras miss that shot, one of his favorite shots that he will hit almost every match and one of the few times we've seen him miss, certainly on such an important point, if that shot was reminiscent of the shot Federer missed on set point in the second set, so now we really have two very similar ones. sets up a tiebreaker in which Federer managed to win nine points to seven, so this match is very well set up, oh yeah, and what is going through Federer's mind is the second time he has suffered a breakup, he lost the first right away and now he's coming out two sets to one.

I'm looking out for the guy who has owned the morning all night. This could be a likely time. Thanks for every shot on point. Perfect, good first service, great return, good pickup and then this left side. Oh 15, the thirty-fifteen because Federer is serving. with new balls, this game, that body serve is especially effective, the champions against the ropes, but don't count it two cents to a degree before, so what an effort from Roger Federer, I think when he lost that second set we all thought that Tiger turned around and when he couldn't take advantage of the initial break in that third set, but he is showing mental strength and immense talent, Peter Cyprus has won 53 of his last 54 matches, it is very possible that he is going to lose, I think when Sampras played against richard kryczek in 1996 it was in the quarterfinals, was it or was it a very similar situation to this, playing against a dangerous opponent like this man certainly is?

Almost every player in the locker room felt that Feder had a good chance of winning this. agrees with a lot of respect among his teammates, it's interesting that at one point in the third set it seemed as if Feder was his belief, instead he looked shaken a bit and it's simple to see why you might have thought you know he didn't. has done. He hasn't played many five-set matches throughout his career, he's played seven times in matches and I guess he's not really very used to the ebb and flow, very crucial moment at the moment. 15 love, she was smiling at the end of the second set, anything but now thirteen. just an ace of sampras in that very serious third set, aren't they the bank of sampras? 40 love oh, not too far from the center line, you can't do much better than that 114 mile per hour federer, you might be reading a little sampras serve It's okay to start the fourth set and now would be a good time to really try Press the accelerator because Federer will surely say beyond to start thinking about the possibility of winning this match and whether Sampras could recover. or escape, should I say here andget a two love lead, just take the wind out of the teenager's sails, sampras had him running this whole point, lopete, acrobatic stuff crossing the court, you have to look for a clean winner and him right on top. it's too much swing 15 30. federer looks like a lame duck he came back from san francis and with a full volley his reaction said it all a real chance federer hit the ball very well directly at him a game in four sets 15 love o' watch and say well maybe Sampras isn't serving well getting 68 percent of first serves, that's a big percentage consider especially considering how hard he hits 40 love 14 15.

Well Federer, even at full stretch times, that It's wonderfully good, simple, at least two. games to a fourth set, but at least two sets to one, it was a wonderful point, but some would imagine that Federer is saying why didn't I go down the line on that last point, yes, because Sampras was sitting on the cross court that he had . there's no intention to cover me on the line, you can see, no doubt, I thought that's it, look where Sampras was there, no doubt, I thought Sampras was trying to lure him into hitting him on the line, you can see Pete had just give up the ghost, there are almost no sample holes, but even the best players always say how well we take it one point at a time and equalize the time, but I mean, surely Federer can't do that in this situation, surely he will be Thinking, hey, you're two sets to one up on the seven-time champion, well, if you have that thought crossing your mind, you have to banish it instantly because that's the sure way to reduce your performance time.

I really think the best players get into that frame of mind all at once. at a time, one point at a time and that is why they are the champions, the young players who emerge and allow those strange thoughts to enter their minds that bring them back to earth. 15 showed that Sampras was in the high 60s. Feder is not doing very poorly for him and Feder's 61 first serve percentage is excellent considering he won 83 percent of his first serve points, so you can be sure he is hitting the corners. with that serve, that's the little device that picks up the vibrations from a mains cable are not universally loved, I think it's fair to say that it's enough of a serve game for roger federer who is changing rackets, it's not a change of tips , samples, he's not at all happy to return that.

Federer, second serve, doesn't like the way he's attacked, so a lot of these stats in this match are so even that they've both now committed six double faults. Yes, he did and you can see why Sampras' forehand is held in such high regard. adjusting the last second and so precise 30 15. 14 15. federer thinking one might have been a little long but no cyclops beep which is a much more accepted piece of machinery that is the machine that calls the service line 40 30 . once again every time sampras fails to get an extra amount of swing on that wide serve federer is waiting for the game to send us when pete sampras lost the first set you said well he won't panic he will say move on. and let's see if federer can play this.

Well, for five sets, that's still the mentality for samples, I think Pete now, well, of course, yes, he won't panic, he will continue to play his game, I think he has to feel now, wait a second, I need to get some more returns. and the game, uh, had problems especially with Feder's second serve. He really has his percentage on second serves to get returns in play, it's gone down quite a bit, while in the second set it went up around 70 percent. Sampras is now making just 64 returns on Feder's second serve and that's not good enough. Sampras wins because on the first serves he can hit the low return, but on the second serves he goes for his shots and makes things happen with his return and because Federer has been able to hit a mix in the first place, he served so well that stood aside hasn't given sam a consistent goal a consistent goal the samples haven't really come back well today sampras doesn't like the fact that federer has put There are so many kickstarters at the top so I think he has to Try to find a way to get a few more returns into play.

Put more pressure on Feder's serve. 15. Love. Thirteen. Yes, they go for the body line serve and don't allow Sampras a full. swing on the return 14 federer has won the last 11 points on his serve, okay federer, those times are over, he is really good in this match and pete sampras will have to win it, federer is not going to give it away 15 love oh 15 fantastic serves in the corner, but returns with interest 30 15. His fastest speed of the match 133 miles per hour and served many times over the 130 miles per hour mark 78 feet is the distance of a tennis court.

During it you have less than half a second to react 40 15. It's funny how Federer seems to be sitting on that cut in the middle, sometimes other times he doesn't react so well 40 30. That was a double fault and a half was close. the baseline at the service line a tremendous pace 117 miles per hour simple at least four games three four sets but at least two sets to one we talked about what Sampras needs to do to turn things around in terms of getting more turns in the What Federer had to do to win the match, I think it's actually more of the same, I mean, he played so brilliantly on the Sampras serve that he just couldn't capitalize on break points and I think that's largely reflected. due to the fact that sampras rose. with great serves, one less break point, but in general, Federer has played very, very well with the sampras sir. um, really what he needs to do with his own serve is keep focusing again on that cliche, the next ball, the next serve that he hits.

I'm going to put it into play and make sure he doesn't have a lapse of concentration that he's had once or twice in this match and he just continues to hit Sampras' return mixing up his serves mixing up the spins mixing up whether he serves on volleys or stays back and holds control mentally, making sure that Feder is the one making the decisions about how the point will be played with his serve right off the tee. The scientists thought they were getting it right. 15 minutes, could have been good of Sampras conjuring brilliance. from there also first break point of the complete set two poorly timed first shots we have seen federer hit sampras today seeing a mirror image of himself two break points saved with two excellent first serves advantage ah please it's time of another change of tennis balls after the first seven games and then every nine, but Feder's serenity here today reminds that he is still only 19 years old and yet he played those two break points against him with such coolness and calm that it's like his entire career he's been waiting for this moment for the first time. on the center court the fastest serve that sampras has shot today oh 30 love oh huh 40 love 14 15. it is very difficult to continue doing half volley after half volley he performed a sublime in the first point of this game sampras leads two sets to one Many Of these stats from this match they are very close, but one that I find most surprising is that both men are really struggling at the net, but we have seen how well they are serving, it is simply a testament to the quality of the returnees.

I guess it's a shocking statistic, if you think about it, Pete Sampras went to the net 76 times and missed 43 of them, and the only thing I can understand is that generally when they get a first serve, they don't return the ball and, Therefore, they play most of their volleys on second serves, which allows their opponent to attack them and is probably a testament to how well players return serve and the fact that Federer can return so well out of sample. . The second spade time is the reason he is winning the match at this point hmm to go after Sampras Pete reacted perfectly 30.

So Pete with two brilliant points showing how he does 15 30. A little slumped shoulders that time of the samples now he knows what it feels like two aces of love 30. 40 30. okay, far from being taken to a fifth set no problem for federer four fabulous first serves what a talent 15. better to really close that gap in the ace department oh work being a service center judge 15 of 13 15. really took the time to understand that sampras put a lot of thought into where to go the title hangs in the balance right now well, in that first volley moving through she imparted a side spin that made federer's topspin lob attempts such difficult games in at least two sets to one, well the crowd came here to roar about tim henman vs. todd martin, what a match have they seen as an appetizer , the big Swiss flag there and too much feather up there.

I serve to try and take this fourth set to a tiebreaker and nothing seems to faze the teenager today not sir, he has shown everything today in terms of mental stability and his ability to keep his mind on the job, maybe a little shaky but it really would be fussy at the end of the second. setting up early in the third but he recovered so well to break sir and win the third set and speaking of tim henman and the crowd, tim was going to win his match today and federal or somehow beat sampras, what kind of odds Do they have betting houses? would make tim hammonds by any stretch of the imagination meeting henman martin who follows five six in the fourth fifteen love the few times he has been able to hit a backhand in the pocket right at waist level thirty fifteen left person very well look where he is sampras when he actually makes this pass well behind the baseline 40 30. six games the fourth set must win a fourth step keep alive the dream of being the first man to win eight

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singles titles at 120 miles per hour the second in this land since the comeback came almost faster great volley from Sands two points played two fantastic one almost lost his concentration when he saw that Champers wasn't even chasing that ball all he had to do was throw it back onto the court which it's great three one sempress 129 miles per hour for the corner it's very fast probably the equivalent of 135 for the middle yes the radar the speed we all know are fastest records for the center 136 tiebreaker five one sampras and for the first time you feel like the moment I had to chain him he played two very sloppy points well, I'm not sure if it's the moment or the opponent the energy that pete sampras has sent in this tiebreaker is simply monumental every point he has played to perfection federer almost tries to do too low the weight left by the opponent's second serve well if he wants to have any chance in this tiebreaker this point is vital 6-2 sampras faces four set points and that serve at 134 miles per hour every first serve in the tiebreak has been seven games for six two sets in total So, such a wonderful tiebreaker from Sampras took it by seven points to two to level two sets, all after just under three hours, two cents, and then Pete Sampras takes the tiebreaker decisively seven points to two and Sampras has never lost a set of five. women's match they have played five matches they have gone to five sets they have won the last three hours they have been at the portland fields for tim henman and todd martin they would have been ready to play their match quite a while ago they are going to be very late 5 39 you have to To say that the last, the fifth set will probably last at least half an hour, of course, it could last much longer than that, there is no tiebreaker in the fifth set and, although he lost the in the fall set, he would not rule out this young man, no, not at all, in fact, I think it's probably to his advantage that that tiebreaker was so one-sided because if it had gotten to the point where he had match points or there were eight in total, then you could say what a terrible disappointment, but It actually happens that Sampras won that tiebreaker pretty easily, and in fact, if Pete Sampras ever wants to show someone what a great player he was under pressure, he'll repeat that tiebreaker. because he played every point extraordinarily well and kept the pressure on this man, Federer, at all times because Sampras won the tiebreaker quite easily.

I think Federer will just say, "Well, it's business as usual, let's keep doing what I've been doing and hopefully things will get better." everything went well in the fifth, by the way, if you're thinking, oh my god, this is a long break because pete sampras went to get a rest break that federer made at the end of the second set, whatever happens in this match now , although I think people will realize why this young man has been talked about as a future Grand Slam champion. Yes, you can see that he has it all. He has a very good service. tough because he has a lot of talent to spin the ball on both sides and what we have seen here today in his ability to compete under pressure rather than on such a monumental stage certainly bodes well for this man in the future for first time. on the center court and has takenlike proverbial water.

An advantage for Feder is that he will now serve first in this fifth set, so as long as he can hold on he will always have his nose in front, which could be very important. if we get to a long and long lead, set five four six five seven six and so on, of course you will have your first game and it will not be easy to sit in that chair for five minutes 15. 30 luck, I guess in 19 you won't you put rigid 14 up, that's fine and I guess the other good thing about Roger Feder is that it's not a very physical serve, it's a lovely rhythm that depends on the tempo and he's had that tempo throughout the match, it's not a I'm going to tie you and, obviously, a 19-year-old against a 29-year-old.

I guess if it turned into a marathon match, you'd like the 15-year-old. I'm not sure about that, in fact, I think the Players really grow into their physical bodies in their late 20s, I think Feder's best days fitness-wise are ahead of him. The timing of that ball is just wonderful. 30 15. 14 15. Good job, we got a racket on that serve. He might have had a big hole in his chest, otherwise he would have come out straight. for him, bold attempt, one game, one last second, oh that's the second serve he gets up in the back of sampras and he's fought all day and he doesn't know it, yes, yes, and this one from 15 samples can stay down right in the pocket 30 fifteen 40 15.

Okay, so Roger Federer's ace 22 stays ahead in this final set and we can take a look at this simple service action in language. Yes, it is not as ambitious as the sample service. bending his knees as much doesn't choke his body as much, so of course he doesn't get the same power that sampras gets, but as you can see, it's a very simple action and federer won't miss the beat very often and of course, I guess that the most important thing about the services of these two players is that mentally their goals are able to hit very well and that is something that has nothing to do with the technique, but with uh, it is good to have a simple technique that you can reproduce every time, but mentally you need to have a small goal and focus on that goal throughout the swing, and it takes quite a bit of commitment to achieve it, something these two players have only accomplished at 132 miles per hour.

I didn't miss the first serve in the set, but hey, this is really the only shot Sampras could hit, what perfection on the field he showed there, forty, love, one, 14, 15. Sampras didn't do enough with that volley from right, in fact, he really missed the mark. is directly on the ropes 40 30. two games in the final set after 3 hours and 13 minutes good symmetry on the scoreboard two sets, both games all and the match perfectly balanced and we still wonder if the 19 year old could defeat the seven-time champion 15 now once again Feder receives help from the new balls he is serving in this game that ball left the court very quickly fourteen okay, okay these three games to two final sets well, in the first five games of this set there have only been three points against the serve and look at the service percentages simply outstanding and federer started well but he just got better and better and in this set, it is not surprising that you know that the boys are fighting to win points against the service If both men of this quality get more than 80 percent of first serves on Peter, we may need spotlights before this match starts.

Also, I don't know what the fifth longest set they've played in London is, probably something like twenty-two, twenty, yeah, that's an incredible percentage. 85 and 82 percent seriously doubt whether both players could continue at that pace and still do so. Didn't the 1980 final, when board beat mcenroe eight sixes in the fifth, make Borg do something like 21 of 31, 29 of 31 first serves in the fifth set? Wow, what an amazing percentage that was, so it can be done continues. Oh come on, can we get our ball back please? Oh wow, most of those Sampra double faults came when he attempted big second serves at 119 miles per hour, which is faster than Feder averages his first serve 30 15.

Federer. was so out of position that it was worth a try to see if you could pull off a miracle shot instead of just picking up another defensive lob 14 15. Oh okay, samples, three games is no sign of either of us weakening in absolute in the fifth set. one, he's just the empire has asked for one more ball to come out to replace the one someone snorted in the crowd during the two games now with the new one they're asking for, is it right to put out a new balloon? at stake what 30 life I was not impressed with this call I think you found the line okay, okay, there are four games against three, five seconds, another love game for Feder, it's six in the match compared to just one, what believe it or not, from Sampras and Feder. now playing Sampras 25 to 24, he caught him and outplayed him like you said.

He hasn't played many five-set matches. It's only the ninth match in his history that he's gone to five sets, but he has a good record in them, one in five. of the previous eight sampras understandably fantastic five set record he has played 43 five set matches and one thirty one in ssa here at lumberland plate five one five well that's an amazing record it's good to see that roger federer hasn't had no continuing effect. after the effects of that thigh that seemed to be giving trouble at the beginning of the match, he hasn't thought about time during the last two or three sets, really, of course, that's important as this match continues well into the fourth hour , so 15 love. the advantage is short, uh omelette 13 15.

That's a beautiful chip, very precise, in fact, it's good, quite difficult, phew, in this fifth set, a great return of a 131 mile per hour serve, well above the tape, lost concentration could decide 15. Wow. reaching just 91 miles per hour the samplers stepped up and took control 30 15. perfect feeling thirty where was the moment of inspiration 30 40. just happy to let Federer live in this moment as long as he wants a very difficult question there this man came up with the answers voltage sampras let's password juice let's work harder advantage pen ah federer survives two break points and now the samples must serve to stay in the match and I mean that first break point that time You could see that Federer didn't want to be involved in having to hit another half volley or give Sampras a target to aim for.

He decided to stay back but came in immediately afterwards with an aggressive forehand time shot that served to stay in the match. 15 love tortilla yes easy picks really for Samper's forehand tortilla serve right on the bench and he really stopped dead slowed down Turtley and Federer too early with his swing wow completely disturbed so we can keep my title no problem 15 under the line right on that oh oh thirty-fifteen I think it's The heart may have skipped a beat, we're going faster 14 15. Okay, okay, there were six, they got to the final five seconds and now we're at that stage of the fifth set where it is a great advantage to serve first because every time Sampras serves now unless, of course, he is going to stay in the match, there is no possibility of recovering from a bad service game, while federer He would always have the opportunity to fight back, yes, but having said that, I think it would have to be said that if Federer were to lose his serve in this fifth set, the chances for him to fight back would be very small.

Sampras is not the sword that is going to give up an advantage like that, historically he has always been very strong in taking advantage of matches, that is not the situation at the moment. Right now he is serving to stay in this match and, of course, if he were to miss a couple of first serves, he is in danger of his opponent dying. He has the ability and has been peppering him with low, hard returns from both wings and he has to do it consistently. serves well and looks for great serves wow left the second love 50. that served not far from the center line but still not good enough, it's going to serve at 112. you need to get it into the body or slide it out champions 15 30 15 40 . thank you seven six five seven six four six seven five the emotion of the moment of having beaten the best 19-year-old player of all time in his first appearance on loveland's center court that he has played. magnificent match to defeat the seven-time champion in an extraordinary performance, what a simulated performance by roger federer sanchez.

He also played well but federer came up with the good stuff and of course the fact that he was able to keep his nerve in such conditions really says that a new star is born and all the other players in the draw will now say that Sanford is out , this could be my year, ladies and gentlemen.