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1. Voo de Mar says:

   September 17, 2020 at 4:34 am

   Points won by each set: | 28-26, 36-27, 25-30, 35-29 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   49 % Sampras – 59 of 120
   25 % Agassi – 30 of 116

   Sampras & Agassi met in five finals of 1995 (Agassi 3-2). Sampras defeating Agassi in the US Open ’95 final, snapped his 26 match winning streak – the best in Agassi’s career, and replaced him as the best player in the world. In the 4th set, Sampras struck eleven aces (4 aces in a row in game No. 6). The crucial was a set point of the opener, they were involved in an exhilarating 22-stroke baseline rally and Sampras finished it with a backhand winner. Quite similar match Sampras played in the semifinal against the fellow American and one of the toughest rivals – Courier.

   Sampras’ route to his 35th title:
   1 Fernando Meligeni 6-0, 6-3, 6-4
   2 Jaime Yzaga 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
   3 Mark Philippoussis 6-7(5), 7-5, 7-5, 6-3
   4 Todd Martin 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-4
   Q Byron Black 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-0
   S Jim Courier 7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
   W Andre Agassi 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5

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