Greatness Revisited

The Most Important Win In The Career of Pete Sampras

June 28, 2022 by Admin

In the pre Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic era, Pete Sampras was regarded as perhaps the greatest tennis player of all time. His 14 major singles titles was thought to stand at least a test of some time, but was only the all-time men’s record for seven years. If it not for a breakthrough win at Wimbledon in 1993, Sampras, perhaps, may not have reached the heights that he attained.

In his book on Sampras called “Pete Sampras: Greatness Revisited,” Hall of Famer Steve Flink discusses that first of seven Wimbledon titles for Sampras and how it catapulted him to the greatness he achieved, when doubt lingered beforehand. An exclusive book excerpt can be read below.

Sampras had moved to 5-2, just one game away from winning his first Wimbledon. Courier held on in the eighth game and so Sampras had to serve it out in the ninth. The opening point was spectacularly played by both players, ending with a netted diving forehand volley from Sampras. Sampras garnered the following two points for 30-15 but the anxiety was crowding in on him now. He was hunched over, trying to stretch, wanting to end it all swiftly. A deep second serve drew a return error from Courier, and now Sampras was crouching again. He sent a second serve at 40-15 out wide to the forehand, sticking with a winning formula. But Courier laced a return down the line that Sampras could not handle on the half volley. At 40-30, Sampras made certain to get a first serve in down the middle and punched a backhand first volley crosscourt without overplaying it. The volley stayed low on the grass and Courier netted a backhand pass. Sampras raised his arms jubilantly. He had just won the most important tournament in all of tennis, overcoming the man who had finished the previous year as the No. 1 ranked player in the world, winning the final 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-3. He had at long last collected a second major title, moving past his anxiety to reward himself handsomely with a hard earned triumph that would put him into a different sphere of the sport from that point forward.

Sampras spoke with clarity in 2019 about the deep inner tension he felt on that afternoon long ago. Talking about why he was hunched over at the end, he said, ‘It was nerves. It was the moment. It was exhaustion. It was the accumulation of two days of stress. There was no coach and no parent that was going to tell me something to get me through that. It was up to me. I was not feeling great but I really wanted to win.”

Courier felt he played awfully well. He said, “I couldn’t have played a better grass court match. I just ran into a player in Pete who was at a different level on that surface.”

Tom Gullikson spoke with Courier after the match. He said, “I remember speaking with Jim and I am a big stats guy. Sampras double faulted only four times in four sets and his average first serve speed was 119 mph and his average second serve speed was 109 mph. For the differential to be only ten mph is absurd. Not many players today can say they have a 10 mph differential between first and second serves. So when people talk about the Sampras serve, certainly he had one of the greatest first serves of all time. But Courier said to me, ‘How can I compete with a guy who has two first serves every point?’ I thought that was pretty funny, but true.”

Putting this triumph into historical perspective, Sampras emphasized, “That first Wimbledon win was a big turning point in my career. I had that big win at the Open in 1990 and then went through two years of doing fine, but not being willing to get dirty. In that match with Jim, I got dirty. I dug deeper maybe than ever to win. I played the next number of years with a lot of relief because of what that win meant.”

The significance was so large in Sampras’s mind that he felt in retrospect winning that first Wimbledon was of even higher value than taking the U.S. Open in 1990. He said in 2019, “Beating Jim to win Wimbledon was more important than my first Open. The first Open was great. It was wonderful. It was a fairytale. But this one at Wimbledon in ‘93 was more about, ‘Here I am and I am going to be around for a while. And I could very well dominate this sport for the next six or seven years.’ I felt that in my heart and I felt I was just more comfortable as a man, more comfortable in the limelight, more comfortable

being the best player in the world. It took me some time to get there, but everything just calmed down over the next six or seven years. That was a big one at Wimbledon.”

It clearly was. As Courier put it, “In hindsight, it certainly was a line of demarcation for both of us. If I win that one, maybe he has doubts and doesn’t go on to the success that he has and that gives me more opportunities. He shut me down on many an occasion at a major. Who knows? You never really know. But I didn’t go away from Wimbledon feeling like it was a failure of an event at all. I was certainly disappointed that I had come so close and I had lost that one as well as a close five-eset final in Paris, but I certainly liked the way I was playing. In many ways it was probably a more pivotal match for Pete than it was for me.”

That is surely the case. A loss there might have left a lasting mark on the Sampras psyche. He put an almost unbearable amount of pressure on himself to win that tournament, to fight uncompromisingly and find a path to victory. He had done just that. And he had upended in succession the defending champion Agassi, three-time former Wimbledon victor Becker and four-time major champion Courier. Knocking out that renowned ABC trio was a monumental achievement and a sweepingly impressive way to make a breakthrough on the lawns of the All England Club. He had captured his first major almost unconsciously, but in taking his second he was acutely aware of everything he was doing and what it all meant. Now Sampras was becoming what he always wanted to be. He was a different man made of tougher stock, obsessed with making the most of his potential, poised to take over tennis for some time to come.

For sale and download here via amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1937559947/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_UeesFbJQPME51 “Pete Sampras: Greatness Revisited” reviews the career and legacy of Sampras, who when he announced his retirement in 2003 was the most accomplished men’s tennis player of all time with a record 14 major singles titles. The Sampras career and legacy, however, became quickly overshadowed with the emergence of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, all of whom surpassed the Sampras mark in a span of just over 16 years. Flink’s book, launched on the 30-year anniversary of the historic first major singles title for Sampras at the 1990 U.S. Open, re-examines the Sampras era and reminds readers of his dominance and excellence, focusing primarily on each major singles victory.

For the book, Flink extensively interviewed Sampras, who provided insight and perspective decades after his triumphs on the Grand Slam stages. The book also features perspectives and commentaries from Sampras rivals, coaches and tennis legends, including Novak Djokovic, Stefan Edberg, Goran Ivanisevic, Jim Courier, Patrick Rafter, Tom Gullikson, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Tracy Austin, Paul Annacone and Todd Martin among others.

“I felt compelled to write this book about a singularly commendable champion who set the highest ethical standards throughout a magnificent career,” said Flink. “Sampras was inspiring to me as a journalist who deeply valued his craftsmanship and authenticity— and immensely admired how he established himself as a quietly ferocious competitor and sportsman of the highest order.”

“Steve Flink is a tennis purist,” said Sampras in support of the book. “He followed my career as closely as any journalist. In this insightful biography, he shares his deep knowledge of tennis and writes with great clarity about me and how I approached my profession. Steve’s understanding of my game, my personality and my priorities is extraordinary.”

Six-time U.S. Open champion Chris Evert contributed the foreword to the book and wrote, “Steve is a great writer and historian and in this book he puts Pete’s career fully into perspective. I am sure you will enjoy reading this enlightening and comprehensive account about Pete Sampras, a very graceful champion and one of the greatest players any of us will ever see.”

Thirty years ago in 1990, at the age of 19 years and 28 days, Sampras became the youngest U.S. Open men’s singles champion with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Andre Agassi. Ten years later in 2000, Sampras won his record-breaking 13th major singles title, eclipsing the record for all-time men’s singles majors held by Roy Emerson, by beating Patrick Rafter 6–7 (10), 7–6 (5), 6–4, 6–2 in the Wimbledon final. Sampras put an exclamation point on his career at the 2002 U.S. Open when he defeatedAgassi 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 to win his 14^th career major singles title in a match that eventually became the final match of his career.

Flink is a tennis journalist and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame who has covered more than 100 major tennis tournaments in his career. He is a columnist for TennisChannel and Tennis.com and also the author of the book “The Greatest Tennis Matches of All Time.” He is the former editor of World Tennis magazine and a former senior columnist at Tennis Week. He is a former varsity tennis player at Stetson University in Florida and now lives in Katonah, New York.

Founded in 1987, New Chapter Press (www.NewChapterMedia.com) is also the publisher of “Juan Martin del Potro: The Gentle Giant” by Sebastian Torok, “The Pros: The Forgotten Era of Tennis” by Peter Underwood, “The Greatest Tennis Matches of All-Time” by Steve Flink, “The Education of a Tennis Player” by Rod Laver with Bud Collins, “The Secrets of Spanish Tennis” by Chris Lewit, “The Bud Collins History of Tennis” by Bud Collins, “The Wimbledon Final That Never Was” by Sidney Wood, “Titanic: The Tennis Story” by Lindsay Gibbs, “Macci Magic: Extracting Greatness From Yourself And Others” by Rick Macci with Jim Martz, “Andy Murray, Wimbledon Champion: The Full Extraordinary Story” by Mark Hodgkinson, “Cattle To Courts: A History of Tennis In Texas” by Ken McAllister, “Sport of a Lifetime: Enduring Personal Stories From Tennis” by Judy Aydelott, “Trojan Tennis: A History of the Storied Men’s Tennis Program at the University of Southern California” by S. Mark Young, “Absolute Tennis: The Best And Next Way To Play The Game” by Marty Smith, “How To Permanently Erase Negative Self Talk So You Can Be Extraordinary” by Emily Filloramo, “Acing Depression: A Tennis Champion’s Toughest Match” by Cliff Richey and Hilaire Richey Kallendorf, “Your Playbook For Beating Depression: Essential Strategies For Managing and Living with Depression” by Cliff Richey and Mary Garrison, “Roger Federer: Quest for Perfection” by Rene Stauffer, “The Days of Roger Federer” by Randy Walker, “Jan Kodes: A Journey To Glory From Behind The Iron Curtain” by Jan Kodes with Peter Kolar, “Tennis Made Easy” by Kelly Gunterman, “On This Day In Tennis History” by Randy Walker, “A Player’s Guide To USTA League Tennis” by Tony Serksnis, “Court Confidential: Inside The World Of Tennis” by Neil Harman, “A Backhanded Gift” by Marshall Jon Fisher, “Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games” by Tom Caraccioli and Jerry Caraccioli (www.Boycott1980.com), “Internet Dating 101: It’s Complicated, But It Doesn’t Have To Be” by Laura Schreffler, “How To Sell Your Screenplay” by Carl Sautter, “Bone Appetit: Gourmet Cooking For Your Dog” by Suzan Anson, “The Rules of Neighborhood Poker According to Hoyle” by Stewart Wolpin among others.

Ash Barty’s Exit Not Unlike Pete Sampras

March 27, 2022 by Admin

The sudden and somewhat surprising retirement of world No. 1 Ash Barty just weeks after winning the 2022 Australian Open brought up comparisons to Pete Sampras.

Like Sampras, Barty did a “walk off” ending to her career, announcing her retirement after winning her home slam at the Australian Open. Sampras, although not in the prime of his career like Barty, retired after winning his home Grand Slam tournament at the U.S. Open at age 31.

Steve Flink, the Hall of Fame journalist and author, wrote perhaps the definitive book on Sampras and his 14 major singles championships in his book “Pete Sampras: Greatness Revisited” (for sale and download here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1937559947/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_2RC7QZSHJ6XAKR741XJ8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1)

In the end of the book, after Sampras won his 14th and final major championship at the2002 U.S. Open, Flink writes about the Sampras mindset following his emotional victory that eventually led him to decide to retire from the sport. An excerpt can be read below

The way Ivan Lendl looked at it, Sampras fit into a familiar pattern among champions who look for that last window of opportunity, and find it. He said, “If you look at the history of our game, most No. 1’s get one opportunity somewhere down the road when they are not expecting to do that much anymore and they grab it. They know how to win. It is like riding a bike. That was Pete’s opportunity and he took it.”

(Michael) Chang virtually echoed Lendl in his assessment. He said, “The motivation for Pete at that last U.S. Open was very evident. He went through the draw and had his opening and opportunities and he knew. It was like, ‘This is my chance.’ And he took advantage of it. If the opportunity presented itself he would be there and take advantage of it as only Pete can.”

In an interview for this book, Rod Laver said, “Pete always had that championship nature. Winning that U.S. Open at the end was a great tribute to him. Most top players don’t stop that way, leaving the game on top. He did it. Pete was just a great champion who knew how to win under pressure.”

Annacone treasured the memory of Sampras’s triumph over Agassi as he spoke about it in 2018. He said, “I will never forget sitting courtside and watching the big screen with Andre and Pete standing in the hallway before their final. To this day I have never had a feeling like that in tennis. The hair on my arms and legs was totally standing and it was just total goosebumps. I thought the building was going to collapse when they flashed to those two guys in the hallway. This is where it had all started 12 years earlier with the same two guys in the final. I remember Pete saying the night before their ‘02 final, ‘This is awesome. This is exactly where I need to be. I get to play Andre.’ He totally embraced the rivalry.”

Making it all the more remarkable in retrospect is the fact that Sampras was indeed wrapping up his career right then and there. Beating Andre Agassi in the final of the U.S. Open was his last official tennis match. How could anyone leave the sport under more extraordinary circumstances? How many athletes could turn that kind of dream into reality?

Annacone said, “I couldn’t believe that he was able to win this match and then never play again. This is the most amazing thing to me of all, the most incredible thing in sports that I have ever seen.”

Sampras remembered the feeling afterward his singularly satisfying 2002 U.S. Open triumph. He said in 2019, “I had to figure out what was next with my tennis. I didn’t know what to feel. I flew home the night I won the Open and just enjoyed that. Two or three months later I was talking to Paul about what was next and getting ready for Australia, but I was not emotionally ready. So I felt I would see how I felt about playing Indian Wells or Miami in 2003. I was still hitting balls but just didn’t want to do the work it took for the reward at the end. It just seemed unbalanced to me. I didn’t feel like doing the practice or the gym work. Something just came out of me that I can’t really explain. The moment when I knew I was going to retire was when I was in Palm Desert watching Lleyton Hewitt play a first-round match at Wimbledon in 2003, thinking that was the last place I wanted to be. That was when I knew I was done.”

Annacone recalled it slightly differently. He said, “We literally went six months of hitting a couple of days and then not hitting, getting ready for a tournament he did not end up playing. We had so many great talks about life. And then in April, when we were getting ready for Wimbledon, I walked in the front door when I came by and he said, ‘I am done.’ I said, ‘Done with what?’ And he said, ‘I am not playing anymore. I am done.’ He explained that he had done everything he wanted to do. He said he realized why he played and that was to prove to himself what he could do. He said he didn’t need to prove anything anymore.”

At the U.S. Open of 2003, an official retirement ceremony took place. Sampras had a lot of family there, including his parents. His wife and infant son, Christian, were out in the evening air on Arthur Ashe Stadium, sharing the celebration with him. No farewell could have been more fitting. Sampras had essentially announced himself to the tennis world at 19 when he became the youngest man ever to win the U.S. Open in the springtime of his career. Twelve years later, in the autumn of his career, with so many skeptics writing his professional obituary, when most of the tennis community at large was highly skeptical, he had closed the curtain with another triumph at the Open.

Reflecting on his sterling career now almost two decades after it ended, Sampras mused, “I could sit here now and look back on it and say, ‘Should I have tried a different and larger racket for the French Open? Sure. Do I wish I had communicated better about my health and that I didn’t have an ulcer for two years? Yes. I really do regret not communicating better with Paul Annacone and my team and whoever was close to me about what was going on.”

Having said that, Sampras believed, “There are always some regrets. Internalizing a lot of stuff contributed to my ulcer. I do remember one conversation with Paul Annacone in 1998 when I was trying to break the No. 1 record and I told him I was stressed out and struggling. My hair was falling out. I let my guard down, which was unusual. But I have very few regrets. I look more at the positives. I achieved some amazing things. I didn’t want to show any vulnerability. I didn’t worry about what people were thinking. Being self-willed and self-focused with the blinders on made me a great player. I kept things close to my vest.”

Following up on that theme, Sampras said, “You look at Roger and Rafa and Novak today and they are much more social and more outgoing than I was and maybe it is through social media and where we are in society. Maybe if I had been playing now I would have been more like these guys. It is just a different mentality. In my generation everyone was a little more separate and we all got along fine, but now Roger has Rafa’s text number and they all text each other and have Instagram. Knowing Roger a little bit, I guess he can be the life of the party in the locker room. I was more in the corner away from everyone and I loved it on the last weekend of Wimbledon when nobody was in the locker room. I am a lone wolf. I get energy being by myself. I like being alone. That is how I am wired and how I have always been and it was the way I liked it throughout my career.”

Speaking of how he viewed his illustrious career, what meant the most to Sampras was his longevity. “Being the best in the game for almost half of my career meant a lot to me,” he said. “I did it in a certain way that was humble and it was my style. I feel I was a talented player with a big game that made guys uncomfortable. I just tried to conduct myself the way I am, in a very understated way, keeping my emotions in check and being a good role model for kids on behavior. That was important to me and at the same time that is who I am. I let my racket do the talking and played big matches well and I felt that the bigger the match was, the better I am.”

He had established himself as arguably the best player in the history of the game with his unimaginable six years in a row at No. 1 and extraordinary 14-4 record in Grand Slam finals. He had gone out on a high note.

As Monica Seles said in summation, “It was a storybook ending to a great career. 329 Steve Flink Walking away is very hard for an athlete. You always ask yourself that question—when is it time to go? And for him that was as perfect an ending as you could write, winning the Open in his home country and [eventually] saying I am closing this chapter of my life.”

Ash Barty and Pete Sampras "Greatest Revisited" — Ash Barty and Pete Sampras “Greatest Revisited”

A Look Back At The 1994 Pete Sampras vs. Todd Martin Australian Open Final

January 26, 2022 by Admin

On January 30, 1994, as documented in the book “On This Day In Tennis History” by Randy Walker, Pete Sampras won his third consecutive major singles title, slamming 13 aces with speeds as fast as 126 mph in defeating first-time major finalist Todd Martin 7-6(4), 6-4, 6-4 at the Australian Open. The top-seeded Sampras became the first man in nearly 30 years to win Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open consecutively, joining Roy Emerson in 1964-65 and Don Budge in 1937-38. “He’s just too good and he really deserves what he’s succeeding at, because he’s really working his butt off,” Martin said of Sampras.

Steve Flink takes a deep dive into all of the 14 major singles titles won by Sampras in his book “Pete Sampras: Greatness Revisited” for sale and download here https://www.amazon.com/dp/1937559947/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_PPF4JGE6PHE9S2Q9F72A via Amazon.com

Below is an excerpt from Flink’s book that describes the Sampras vs. Martin Australian Open final from 1994.

Despite his considerable respect for Martin, Sampras felt very good about his chances going into that final. He said in 2018, “I felt I was the favorite. I was walking out there as the best player in the world. I felt I should win if I played well. Maybe it was my game. I just felt like it was on my racket and no one else’s, against Todd or Andre or Michael or anyone. I felt at this stage I was the man to beat. As I got older, I felt more comfortable being the best player in the world and having that responsibility.”

Martin fully understood the Sampras psyche and how his friend was approaching their title round meeting. He reflected in 2019, “Pete would have walked out there with an air of not disengaged or unconcerned confidence, but with that air that it was important for him to carry that presence he had with the expectation that he was going to win against everybody. You didn’t see Pete walk on court with varying levels of focus or excitement or anything. He was just very, very calm. Always. And I think in spite of the fact that he probably game wise respected me a little bit more than some players—because I could take the racket out of his hand a little bit—I don’t think that would have had any impact on how he felt walking on the court. Pete felt if he played well, the world was his oyster.”

The first set of the Sampras-Martin skirmish was fought out purposefully on both sides of the net. Given that Sampras was the much more experienced competitor under these circumstances—this was his fifth major final while Martin was making his debut in such a setting—the opening set probably was an imperative for Martin and not necessarily for his opponent. But Sampras always came out for Grand Slam tournament finals determined to set the pace from the outset, secure the first set and impose himself with increasing force and persuasion from there.

Martin, however, acquitted himself honorably. Serving at 1-2 in that first set, he survived a four-deuce game, saving a break point with an excellent half volley digging him out of trouble and leading to a forehand volley winner. Until the set was locked at 3-3, Sampras had been untouchable on serve, taking 12 of 13 points. But Martin found his range on the return of serve in the seventh game. After Sampras double faulted on the first point, Martin sent a backhand down the line that landed for a winner and then Sampras missed a running forehand crosscourt.

This was right where Martin wanted to be, leading 0-40 on the Sampras serve, looking to gain that initial break of the match. But Sampras had an uncanny knack for raising the stakes when he was in apparent trouble on his serve. He proceeded to make three first serves in a row. Two of his serves—one into the body and one out wide—were unanswerable and Sampras erased the other break point with a serve-and-volley package that was just too good.

Nevertheless, he double faulted to give Martin a fourth break point. Once more, the world No. 1 displayed his customary poise under pressure, connecting with another first serve, following it in for a backhand half volley winner down the line.

After four deuces and much tension, Sampras held on for 4-3. There were no breaks to be found by either player, but at 5-5 Sampras double faulted to fall into a 30-40 deficit.

If Martin could take this critical point, he would move into a very advantageous position, serving for the set and gaining a good foothold in the match. But the bigger the point, the better Sampras seemed to perform. He directed a first serve into Martin’s body and the big man faltered on the return, sending it long. Sampras saved a second break point and held on to lead 6-5. Martin answered in kind to make it 6-6 and so they would settle the outcome of that set in a tie-break.

From 1-2 in that sequence, Sampras garnered five points in a row, starting with an ace for 2-2, followed by one of his slice serves out wide in the deuce court that lured Martin into a forehand down-the-line return wide. With Martin serving the next two points, Sampras made excellent low returns on both, forcing his adversary into a missed first volley on the former and coming through on the latter by taking the net away from Martin and producing a flat forehand winner down the line. Serving at 5-2, Sampras serve-volleyed immaculately, executing a backhand first volley down the line that was textbook perfect and then easily putting away his next volley.

Martin managed to save two set points, but Sampras was characteristically unshakable, passing Martin off the backhand for a set-concluding winner. Sampras won that tie-break 7-4, missing only one first serve all the way through.

Speaking nearly 24 years after the match, Martin recollected his lost opportunities in that first set, lauding Sampras for his steadfastness when it counted. He said, “On one of the break points I hit a really good return at his feet from my backhand side and he hit not a shoestring but probably a sock high, backhand inside out volley, which I think caught the line. It was one of those volleys that if any of us were tense we could not execute like that. Where Pete was so dynamic was that whether he was serving or receiving, when the time came to play better, he did. Most of us when that time came hopefully would play better. But there was no such button to push as to say, ‘Okay, now!” Pete had that button. Everybody saw his serve as the primary button pusher, but with Pete it was comprehensive. He did everything better when the stakes grew.”

Addressing the setback in the tie-break, Martin realized that those elusive break points he did not convert had residual benefits for Sampras. He said, “Judged on the whole, I felt I had outplayed him in the first set. But if you miss those opportunities, there is a knock-on effect that in the latter parts of the set you are going to get Pete’s best tennis.”

Having withstood a barrage of big hitting and stellar returning from Martin in that first set, Sampras was predictably more at ease. He broke Martin for 2-1 in the second set in one of their longer exchanges, prevailing in a 21-stroke rally by cagily chipping a backhand down the line to make his tall opponent bend. Martin missed a forehand approach. Sampras was free flowing now, holding at 15 for 3-1, and, after striking two return-of-serve winners, breaking at love for 4-1.

The top seed had a brief letdown, dropping the next two games. And yet, from 4-3, he put down the clamps as only he could. Serving in the eighth game, he lost only one point. After Martin saved a set point in the next game, Sampras served it out with cool authority, holding at 15, winning that set 6-4.

Sampras was returning with increasing consistency and variation off the backhand, finding his spots time and again on serve, and closing in on victory. With his chipped backhand return paying large dividends, he broke Martin in the first game of the third set, and then added an insurance break for 4-1. When Sampras held at love for 5-1, his triumph was all but assured. But Martin replicated his second-set pattern of recouping, collecting three games in a row.

Yet he was delaying the inevitable. Serving for the match a second time, Sampras dropped the first point, released two aces in a row, approached the net and elicited a passing shot error, and then placed an exclamation point on a highly-professional performance with an inside-out forehand winner. With that hold, Sampras had moved past Martin 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4. He had attained a third Grand Slam singles title in a row, a first Australian Open crown and a large measure of pride in starting a new season on such a celebratory note. As usual, he wore his success comfortably, showing gratitude about what he had done, refusing to celebrate ostentatiously. As usual, he was dignified, understated and classy.

Pete Sampras at the 1994 Australian Open

“Pete Sampras: Greatness Revisited” Book By Steve Flink Officially Released

September 1, 2020 by Admin

New Chapter Press, the world’s premier publisher of tennis books, today announced the launch of its latest book, “Pete Sampras: Greatness Revisited” by International Tennis Hall of Fame member Steve Flink.