Sampras knocks off Federer

In an exhibition

 

Holy fucking shit.

I saw the tiebreaker scores yesterday, and was hella impressed by Pete. But I gotta admit I thought that was the best he could do against Roger.

Damn.

 

The first tennis match I ever saw on television was Sampras-Chang. It's refreshing to see Sampras' name back in the news.

 

wtf, are you 12?

or am i just really, really old?

 

That's pretty cool.

But remember the key word . . . exhibition.

Even Andy Roddick beat Federer in an exhibition.

And you see how things turn out every time they play for real.

 

Oh, I know it's just an exhibition, but it was pretty damned cool.

In a real match, I'm sure Sampras would look really bad.

 

Most of those exhibitions are completely fixed to go three sets and to be as entertaining as possible...

I watched McEnroe play Agassi once where Agassi probably could have won 6-0, 6-0, but instead, it was 6-1, 5-7, 6-1. The crowd loved it, but anyone with a clue knew what was going on...

Sampras was one of the best ever, but unless he does this to Federer in a grand slam, the win means nothing...

 

I'm 24, sir. So take that however you want.

 

Pete's my all-time favorite. Played with such class and dignity, but he was a killer on the loose. If only he'd won the French.

 

Reminds me of Tim Duncan... One of the best ever, but one of the most uninteresting people ever...

These days, that's a bit refreshing, but the guy has no personality...

 

That's what happens when from age 8 to about 28, you have no life outside of tennis. Something he basically admits.