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This is my tribute to my favourite player, the great Pistol Pete Sampras.Hope you like itUn saludo al foro del tenis.Sampras achievements:14 Grand slam titles- 5 Us Open- 2 Australian Open- 7 Wimbledon 11 Master1000 series-Year-end World No. 1 for six consecutive years (1993--1998)- 286 weeks as No.1 of the world (102 consecutive)- Player who has won more wimbledon along with William Renshaw, however in Renshaw's time, the champion had only to play the final- Sampras was included in the year-end ATP top ten rankings for 12 years. Only Connors, Ivan Lendl, and Andre Agassi have stayed in the ATP top ten longer.- Sampras is the only male player in the history of tennis to win his first and last Grand Slam 12 non calender years apart and 13 calender years apart(1990 & 2002 US Open).- Sampras is the only male player to have won the same Grand Slam singles tournament 7 times (Wimbledon).- Sampras is the only male player during the open era who played in at least seven singles finals at two different Grand Slam tournaments (8 US Open and 7 Wimbledon).- Sampras captured 64 ATP singles titles, which makes him fourth on the all-time listPlaying style:Sampras was an all-court player who would often serve and volley. In the early years of his career, when not serving, his strategy was to be offensive from the baseline, put opponents in a defensive position, and finish points at the net. In his later years, he became even more offensive and would either employ a chip-and-charge strategy; just chip back the return and run up to the net, waiting for a volley or try to hit an offensive shot on the return and follow his return to the net.He was known for producing aces on critical points, even with his second serves.He had an accurate and powerful first serve, one of the best of all time. His second serve was nearly as powerful as his first, possibly his most dangerous weapon. He had great disguise on both his first and second serves.Sampras was also known for having arguably the best "running forehand" of all time. He was able to catch attacks wide to his forehand using his speed and hitting a forehand shot on the run. When successfully executed, he won many points outright or put opponents immediately on the defensive, due to the extreme pace and flat nature of the shot. He also popularized the jump smash, or "slam dunk", where he jumps and then hits the smash in mid-air. The regular smashing shot, along with the downward force of a falling body, make this type of smash nearly undefeatable.The nearest Sampras came to having any weakness in his arsenal was his backhand. Many players tried (especially late in his career) to serve a high "kicker" out to the Sampras backhand in an attempt to draw a weak return. A similar tactic was employed by many players in rallying Sampras; they would play shot after shot to the Sampras backhand, hoping to wear him down. Many times in this situation Sampras could be seen running around his backhand to employ his forehand to devastating effect; his dangerous running forehand allowed him to camp on the backhand wing in many rallies daring his opponents to challenge his running forehand; this court positioning made it easier for Sampras to run around his backhand. The Sampras forehand was extremely potent, particularly on faster surfaces such as grass, hardcourt and indoor carpet, due to the combination of extreme pace and almost no spin; the ball would skid through extremely low making it even harder to retrieve than the more common topspin shots most players employ. |