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Pete Sampras Cries on Court, Then Wins at Australian Open – January 24, 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyrALjicZnA After losing the first two sets (both tie breakers) to Jim Courier in quarter finals of the 1995 Australian Open, Pete Sampras fought back and won the third set 6-3 and the fourth set 6-4. At the start of the fifth set, Sampras heard a fan call out "C'mon do it for your coach." A few seconds later Sampras, sitting on a stool at … [Read more...] about Pete Sampras Cries on Court, Then Wins at Australian Open – January 24, 1995
John McEnroe Wins 1980 U.S. Open – September 7, 1980
Defeats Bjorn Borg 7-6, 6-1, 6-7, 5-7, 6-4. Ali and Frazier had their trilogy which culminated with the "Thrilla in Manilla" in 1975. Five years later John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg staged their own epic battles. Granted, it was tennis not boxing; but arguably just exciting, and well, maybe more athletic as well. The first time they faced each other in a Grand Slam … [Read more...] about John McEnroe Wins 1980 U.S. Open – September 7, 1980