Australian open - Sampras v.s Agassi

High class play

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• Sampras
• Agassi
• Austrain
• open

[bjarktron]

With all due respect, please stfu with the Federer vs Nadal. This is a video of Sampras and Agassi.

[mauldepp]

main difference between oldschool and newschool tennis is : now u can watch it in HD :-P

[cain2335]

these two were amazing. agassi was playing great here, while sampras was serving second serve aces. that second one was at 124 mph

[mrbobevans]

For anyone who thinks Agassi hits his forehand with an Eastern Grip, they just need to watch the slomo at 1:48. Clearly, he is using a Semi-Western grip.

[CognizantCheddar]

Anyway, that's my 2 cents. These two guys were both better tennis players than Federer, and if they were in the same era we would have seen that proved without doubt.

[CognizantCheddar]

Most of Federer's career has been the beneficiary of a period of tennis that was sparse with true elite talent at the top (in distinct contrast to Sampras and Agassi's era).

Then Nadal arrived and suddenly Federer became human.

Not a coincidence.

Federer is an all-time great, but his stats making him *the* all time great are falsely inflated by an era of low parity and uneven competition, an inevitable valley following the peak that was the 90s.

[jenachon1998]

Best shot of the match at 1:33

[Maradonabecks]

havent seen anyone in modern tennis serve that fast like pete did on a 2nd serve...epic stuff !

[Molybdaenmornell]

@louislewis89: You're in a bit of a hurry. He's an incredible player, but he's only just got started. Give him another ten slam titles and I'll agree.

[mamuteta1]

Pete Sampras is the greatest serve & volley tennis player ever & will always be.

[packerfan1268]

@mahircz i completely agree, it is rare to see a consistent serve and volleyer in todays game... Sampras is the greatest ever, he could do it all