These two names alone signify greatness in the tennis world. Put these two giants on the court together on some of the sport's biggest stages, and you have what many saw as the rivalry of the 1990s.

Seven months ago, Pete Sampras was an unknown, highly regarded tennis player, one of a handful of American teen-agers expected to rise to the top of the tennis world one day. Then came the 1990 U.S.

NEW YORK — John McEnroe could turn the clock back only so far. Pete Sampras sent McEnroe back to the future at the U.S. Open Saturday. Sampras, a 19-year-old Californian with a hot serve and a cool ...

NEW YORK — His journey from zero to 13 was nothing compared to the march from 13 to 14. Almost yearly, Pete Sampras marked off majors, sometimes winning two in the same season. But the man who was as ...

NEW YORK — Imagine, an American men’s tennis player who doesn’t surround himself with an entourage, wear a fluorescent outfit or turn a bad call into a three-part tragedy. And get this: the kid’s ...

His big serve brought Pete Sampras the biggest paycheck in tennis. Then Sampras showed he also has a big heart. After winning $2 million with Sunday`s 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Brad Gilbert in the ...

*--* Year Site Winner Result 1989 Rome (R32) Agassi 6-2, 6-1 1990 Philadelphia (R16) Sampras 5-7, 7-5, ret. 1990 U.S. Open (F) Sampras 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 1990 ATP Finals (RR) Agassi 6-4, 6-2 1991 ATP ...

Pete Sampras was born in August 1971. A decade later in August 1981, Roger Federer was born. Throughout his time on courts around the world, each player has earned copious accolades and set many ...

Maybe Andy Roddick is the one who should retire. Maybe Pete Sampras, at 31, is the future of American tennis. Busting his critics in the mouth for another U.S. Open night, Sampras slurped from the ...