FULL VERSION 1993 - Sampras vs Courier - Wimbledon

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PertSnergleman's Review:
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Pete Sampras, the laid-back Californian, fulfilled three-time Wimbledon champion Fred Perry's prophecy that he'd win Wimbledon one day.

He silenced critics who questioned the No. 1 ranking he achieved without making the final in either of the year's first two Grand Slam tournaments.

He even made the London tabloids look prescient for running headlines such as "Bored on the Fourth of July" atop their advance stories about the all-American men's final against Jim Courier.

At times, the match was akin to watching two men yank a tree saw back and forth. But as Sampras likes to say, style doesn't count -- results do.

The victory, Sampras said, felt like a validation.

"I know there's been a lot of controversy over the computer rankings," he said, referring to Courier's appearance in all three Grand Slam finals this year, including a win at the Australian Open. "But this is the biggest tournament that we have and no one can take this away from me. I've won the U.S. Open and I've won Wimbledon now in my career. There aren't too many guys that have done that. And I've done it at a young age."

Of everything that today's victory signified, Sampras's age might indeed be the most riveting aspect. At 21, he's the youngest player among Courier, Agassi, and Michael Chang -- America's pack of major champions.

When asked to remember what he felt in those first few moments of victory, Sampras laughed and said, "I don't know -- it was really like a blur.

"You can't really describe it, it's just something you have to go through. It all happens so fast and the next thing you know, you've won Wimbledon."


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