Word: pete
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Tennis Association was accused of rigging the seeding system to create an Andre Agassi vs. Pete Sampras final. One player walked out, and the threat of a boycott circulated. It wasn't exactly having Kevin Curren suggest that an atomic bomb be dropped on New York, but it did start the tourney with a bang...
...successor to Edberg's unassuming legacy is Pete Sampras. His story is what defined the Open...
Sampras is the best player in the world--if there were doubts before, there could be none when the tournament ended. Sampras utterly dominated the second-ranked Michael Chang in the final 6-1, 6-4, 7-6. Pete played so well, it was impossible to believe that Chang would have become number one with a victory...
However, the fact that Pete had made the finals was the real miracle. The greatest moments in sports are when an athlete's spirit drives him or her beyond all physical expectations. Of course, we have had Kerri Strug rammed down our throats since the Olympics...
That was a glorious moment, but I'll take Pete's moment...