Points won by each set: | 34-24, 33-26, 39-35 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
45 % Sampras – 42 of 93
35 % Agassi – 35 of 98
Sampras’ amazing performance, perhaps his best at Wimbledon (also his most convincing fortnight, he wasn’t really tested in the quarterfinal though due to Philippoussis’ knee injury). Agassi was in a great form at the time, he advanced to four consecutive major finals and won three of them (Paris & New York ’99, Melbourne ’00), but in London he had no chance. Sampras saved a triple break point at 3-all in the 1st set to win five straight games, almost six – led 2:0* (30/0). In the 3rd set Agassi led 5:4* when Sampras easily won the last three games finishing the championship with two aces.
Sampras’ route to his 58th title:
1 Scott Draper 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
2 Sebastien Lareau 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
3 Danny Sapsford 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
4 Daniel Nestor 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Q Mark Philippoussis 4-6, 2-1 ret.
S Tim Henman 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
W Andre Agassi 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
Points won by each set: | 34-24, 33-26, 39-35 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
45 % Sampras – 42 of 93
35 % Agassi – 35 of 98
Sampras’ amazing performance, perhaps his best at Wimbledon (also his most convincing fortnight, he wasn’t really tested in the quarterfinal though due to Philippoussis’ knee injury). Agassi was in a great form at the time, he advanced to four consecutive major finals and won three of them (Paris & New York ’99, Melbourne ’00), but in London he had no chance. Sampras saved a triple break point at 3-all in the 1st set to win five straight games, almost six – led 2:0* (30/0). In the 3rd set Agassi led 5:4* when Sampras easily won the last three games finishing the championship with two aces.
Sampras’ route to his 58th title:
1 Scott Draper 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
2 Sebastien Lareau 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
3 Danny Sapsford 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
4 Daniel Nestor 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Q Mark Philippoussis 4-6, 2-1 ret.
S Tim Henman 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
W Andre Agassi 6-3, 6-4, 7-5