Word: pete
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...case you missed it, Pete played a man named Alex Corretja in the quarterfinals. Corretja isn't exactly a household name, but he just happened to play the best match of his life. Corretja went up two sets to one behind the strength of a rocketing forehand. Pete battled through the draining heat to win the fourth set and then the match...
...nutshell, Pete had nothing left. He was dehydrated and having stomach problems. The television audience could see the indigestion welling up as the set wore on. Sampras was supporting himself on his racket, slouching even more than usual. However, Pete hung tough and Corretja could not break serve. This forced a fifth-set tiebreaker...
...Pete now looked green, much like the court surface. There was no doubt that he was in serious trouble. At 1-1 in the tiebreaker, Pete prepared to serve. Then he backed off, and through the magic of television, we got to watch him dry-heave a couple times before finally throwing up on the court...
...ball boys cleaned up the yak, the chair umpire gave Pete a delay of game warning. There is no sympathy in tennis for booting during a match...
...Pete then stepped up to the baseline and threw in a puff-ball serve with no juice on it. When he won the point, it became a legendary moment. Simply winning a point after something like that is huge. It was not over...