"You cannot be serious" McEnroe in doubles final today, first since '92

Journeyman · Feb 19, 2006

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- John McEnroe took another successful step in his comeback with a thrilling victory in the doubles semifinals of the SAP Open, while top-seeded Andy Roddick lost to Britain's 18-year-old upstart, Andy Murray, in singles.

McEnroe, 47, and his partner Jonas Bjorkman beat Jaroslav Levinsky and Robert Lindstedt 6-3, 4-6, 10-8, with the third set being decided by a tiebreaker. In the newly shortened doubles scoring format, the first team to 10 points by a margin of two wins, with no regular third set being played.

McEnroe and Bjorkman will face Paul Goldstein and Jim Thomas in Sunday's doubles final. McEnroe is looking for his 78th professional doubles title, to go along with his 77 singles titles.

"There's one more to go and it's two Stanford boys, apparently, so I hope they've got the script right," said McEnroe, who also played at Stanford.

"We've come this far so we might as well go all the way," he added.
McEnroe's reached an ATP final for the first time since winning an indoor doubles title in Paris on Nov. 8, 1992, with his brother, Patrick.
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Murray, ranked No. 60 in the world, hit his groundstrokes deep throughout the match and got key points against Roddick's big serve when he needed them in a 7-5, 7-5 victory.

"I have so much respect for a guy like Roddick. He's achieved so much," Murray said after the match. "It's great just to be on the court with him. To beat him is amazing."

For Murray, it's on to face third-seeded Lleyton Hewitt in Sunday's final. As for Roddick, it's back to the drawing board.

"It just seemed like I couldn't get the ball to go through the court like I would have liked," Roddick said. "It was difficult. I wasn't getting much bite on my service action. It was frustrating."
Murray said his service returns were key.

"He obviously didn't serve as well as he can. I don't know if that was because I was returning very well or if he just wasn't feeling as confident as he normally was," Murray said.
Murray said he is expecting an intense match with Hewitt.

"He's got a great attitude. He's going to fight for every point," Murray said.

In the earlier semifinal, Hewitt used a smart array of angles on his serves and groundstrokes to defeat Vince Spadea 6-3, 6-4. Hewitt had an answer for everything Spadea dished out, especially from the backcourt where the Australian's foot speed gave him a huge advantage on the indoor court.
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HacheMan · Feb 19, 2006

Man I love McEnroe......

Wish we could go back in time and/or see he and Agassi both play in their primes again, maybe even in the same era.........:toast:

earl · Feb 19, 2006

get it done old timer! win the match!

Journeyman · Feb 19, 2006

McEnroe, Connors, Agassi...the rallys these three would have.

HacheMan · Feb 19, 2006

Journeyman said:
McEnroe, Connors, Agassi...the rallys these three would have.

You got that right.....

Man oh Man how good would it of been to see McEnroe & Agassi go at it.....:monsters-

wilheim · Feb 19, 2006

Big Johnny Mac fan...

I hope they can win in the finals.

wil.. :103631605

Fishhead · Feb 19, 2006

Journeyman said:
McEnroe, Connors, Agassi...the rallys these three would have.

Throw BORG in the mix.......the greatest player these eyes have ever seen.

REDEYE · Feb 19, 2006

Those were the days in Tennis, hell throw Lendl in their too.I don't even watch it anymore, nobody worth watching

Journeyman · Feb 19, 2006

RED EYE said:
Those were the days in Tennis, hell throw Lendl in their too.I don't even watch it anymore, nobody worth watching

Agree Lendl (everywhere besides Wimbledon) and of course Borg.

Connors and McEnroe were my favorites, Connors run at '91 U.S. Open still my favorite performance in Tennis.

REDEYE · Feb 19, 2006

Journeyman said:
Agree Lendl (everywhere besides Wimbledon) and of course Borg.

Connors and McEnroe were my favorites, Connors run at '91 U.S. Open still my favorite performance in Tennis.

Conners in 91 was fabulous stuff :103631605

Journeyman · Feb 19, 2006

RED EYE said:
Conners in 91 was fabulous stuff

REDEYE · Feb 19, 2006

Thanks man much appreciated

HacheMan · Feb 19, 2006

Although McEnroe is my all time favorite, I have to ask if you guys agree with this.......

May sound a bit far-fetched, but think about it for a sec before you automatically say no way......

Even though I wouldn't, of course, rank Agassi "quite" up there with the all time greats such as Ivan Lendl, Connors, McEnroe, etc.....

Would you agree that those little "runs" or "stints" in which Andre Agassi was on top of his game, with that return of his, was almost unbeatable even vs any of the greats mentioned above??

Journeyman · Feb 19, 2006

I would rank Agassi right there in that class...he won enough majors when it was all said and done...if it weren't for him the past 8 years , I am not sure anyone would be left watching this sport, it has lost its identity almost completely.

Fishhead · Feb 19, 2006

This long before someone even mentions SAMPRASS.

Can you say UNDERrated.........WOW.

HacheMan · Feb 19, 2006

Fishhead said:
This long before someone even mentions SAMPRASS.

Can you say UNDERrated.........WOW.

Wow! We all left him out Fish! :monsters-

Amazing how fast Pete's game just dropped off of the face of the Earth compared to most other great players.....

REDEYE · Feb 19, 2006

The reason they don't mention samprass is because he was boring, didn't have charisma the way the others did. I wouldn't even watch a Samprass match unless he was Playing Agassi.

kermit16 · Feb 19, 2006

How can you not mention Rod Laver when you are talking about all time greats ? His domination in the 60's make him a legend much like Borg and some of the others mentioned here !

Journeyman · Feb 19, 2006

Head-to-head: Agassi vs. Sampras
ESPN.com

Pete Sampras leads 20-14 in all-time meetings against Andre Agassi, and leads 11-9 on hard-court surfaces. The two have split four matches in the past two years.
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[/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Hard [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Final [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-1, 7-5, 6-4 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1999 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]ATP World Champ. [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Hard [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Round robin [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Agassi [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-2, 6-2 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1999 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Cincinnati [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Hard [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Semis [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]7-6, 6-4 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1999 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Merc.-Benz Cup [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Hard [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Final [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]7-6, 7-6 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1999 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Wimbledon [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Grass [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Final [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-3, 6-4, 7-5 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1998 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Toronto [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Hard [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Quarters [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Agassi [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-7, 6-1, 6-2 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1998 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Monte Carlo [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Clay [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]32 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-4, 7-5 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1998 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sybase Open [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Hard [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Final [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Agassi [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-2, 6-4 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1996 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Tour Champ. [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Carpet [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-2, 6-1 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1996 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Eurocard Open [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Carpet [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Quarters [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-4, 6-1 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1996 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sybase Open [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Hard [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Final [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-2, 6-3 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1995 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]U.S. Open [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Hard [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Final [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1995 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]du Maurier [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Hard [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Final [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Agassi [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]3-6, 6-2, 6-3 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1995 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Lipton [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Hard [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Final [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Agassi [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]3-6, 6-2, 7-6 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1995 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Champions Cup [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Hard [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Final [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]7-5, 6-3, 7-5 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1995 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Aust. Open [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Hard [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Final [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Agassi [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1994 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Tour Champ. [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Carpet [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Semis [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]4-6, 7-6, 6-3 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1994 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Paris Indoor [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Carpet [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Quarters [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Agassi [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]7-6, 7-5 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1994 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Osaka [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Hard [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Semis [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-3, 6-1 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1994 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Lipton [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Hard [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Final [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]5-7, 6-3, 6-3 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1993 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Wimbledon [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Grass [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Quarters [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1992 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]French Open [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Clay [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Quarters [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Agassi [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]7-6, 6-2, 6-1 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1992 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Atlanta [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Clay [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Final [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Agassi [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]7-5, 6-4 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1991 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Tour Champ. [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Carpet [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Third round [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-3, 1-6, 6-3 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1990 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Tour Champ. [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Carpet [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]First round [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Agassi [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-4, 6-2 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1990 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]U.S. Open [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Hard [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Final [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-4, 6-3, 6-2 [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1990 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Philadelphia [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Carpet [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Rd. of 16 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Sampras [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ffffff>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]5-7, 7-5, ret. [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]1989 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=109 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Rome [/FONT]</TD><TD width=49 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Clay [/FONT]</TD><TD width=79 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Rd. of 32 [/FONT]</TD><TD width=69 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]Agassi [/FONT]</TD><TD width=119 bgColor=#ecece4>[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif]6-2, 6-1 [/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Fishhead · Feb 19, 2006

kermit16 said:
How can you not mention Rod Laver when you are talking about all time greats ? His domination in the 60's make him a legend much like Borg and some of the others mentioned here !

Well, if we really want to stretch it out............BILL TILDEN was considered by many to be the GREATEST of all-time.

The BABE RUTH of tennis.