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1. Voo de Mar says:

   April 8, 2023 at 11:38 am

   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

   [1] Sampras’ amazing performance, perhaps his best at Wimbledon (also his most convincing fortnight; he could have been really tested in the quarterfinal where he didn’t win a set… Philippoussis’ knee injury unfortunately spoiled the interestingly unfolding match). Agassi [4] was in a great form at the turn of the Centuries: 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. “He played some impeccable tennis at the most important times,” Agassi said. “I didn’t come up with better stuff than he did.”

   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

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