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Sampras vs. Federer in their primes at Wimbledon

Posted on 7/16/17 at 6:45 pm
Posted by goldennugget
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Posted on 7/16/17 at 6:45 pm
Who wins and why
Posted by O
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Posted on 7/16/17 at 6:46 pm to
frick you
Posted by Dire Wolf
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Posted on 7/16/17 at 6:48 pm to
Tennis blows
Posted by subotic
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Posted on 7/16/17 at 6:48 pm to
Indubitably.
Posted by sms151t
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Posted on 7/16/17 at 6:49 pm to
What era are they going to cut the grass and tennis balls are we using?
This post was edited on 7/16/17 at 6:50 pm
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 7/16/17 at 6:51 pm to
I am a huge Fedtard and never liked Pete (but I do appreciate him now). I truly believes Pete's A+ game, especially at Wimbledon, is half a notch better than Fed's. You just flat couldn't touch his serve some days, like the 1999 final against peak Agassi.

Some of this might come down to '90's grass (faster) versus '02-present grass (recipe was changed and the courts slowed down a bit). Pete has a better net game, Fed is probably a better all around game (though Pete was no slouch from the baseline and did blow Agassi off the court from the baseline some days).
Posted by Roger Klarvin
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Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:48 pm to
If they play with the faster grass from the 90s, Sampras probably wins. At the top of his game his serve was untouchable.
Posted by graychef
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Posted on 7/16/17 at 7:48 pm to
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Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 7/16/17 at 8:16 pm to
Don't know why because they were both bang bang...but Mac was so much more fun to watch than Sampras...(and not the antics.)

I know a Mac vs. Borg movie is coming out but Mac vs. Lendle was my generation and so dynamic. Lendle was a baseline machine - always reaching for that sawdust...Mac was an artist.

Sampras was more power. Mac just played the angles like chess...and going against Lendle who just beat you into submission...it was a joy to watch. Mac said that he needed Borg and missed him but Lendle was probably Borgs heir.

But as for full mastery of the sport - it's Fed.
Posted by airfernando
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Posted on 7/16/17 at 9:52 pm to
It's Sampras easilty
Posted by Samso
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Posted on 7/16/17 at 10:20 pm to
Ok what if 90s grass and Roddick?

Would his serve be returnable?
Posted by UncleFestersLegs
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 7/17/17 at 7:06 am to
I was crushed that day in 2001 when some unknown teenage swiss punk stopped Pete's historic 31 match winning streak at the all england club. I despised him as he he gradually turned into the best player ever. I appreciate him now for who he is.

It's amazing how similar both players have been. Both were plagued by a bit of an average one handed backhand which was a constant target to exploit whether it was Agassi or Nadal attacking it. This year, Fed seems to have turned his into a weapon rather than a liability.
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