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CARSON – The meeting Monday night between Pete Sampras and Jim Courier was more of revival than an exhibition. The legends returned to the hardcourt. One looked balder. Both looked older. Bot… ...
Pete Sampras during an exhibition match at the Madison Square Garden. Pete Sampras and Jim Courier locked horns on 20 occasions, with the former enjoying a comprehensive 16-4 lead in the head-to-head.
Beneath the bright lights and his white hat, Jim Courier stepped into the whipping winds of the stadium court last night and hit baseline lasers that cut the court like a new knife. He pumped his f… ...
Andre Agassi faced compatriots Pete Sampras, Michael Chang, and Jim Courier multiple times during their careers. However, he held a winning head-to-head record only against Chang. Ad.
The Greenbrier announced that Tennis Pro Emeritus Pete Sampras and John McEnroe will return to play in the fourth annual Greenbrier Champions Tennis Classic, along with newcomers Jim Courier and ...
Sampras said in his book, A Champion's Mind, that he targeted Courier’s forehand when serving because Courier’s extreme grip meant that returning fast sliding serves wasn’t his strength.
When Andre Agassi retired at this year’s U.S. Open, the finest era in the history of American tennis officially came to a close. Agassi, Pete Sampras, Jim Courier, and Michael Chang won 27 Grand Slam ...
In an all-American final on the Fourth of July, pulverizing Pete Sampras of Tampa overpowered longtime buddy Jim Courier of Dade City on Sunday to win the men’s singles competition of the All ...
Sampras, Courier, Agassi finish 1-2-3 in Champions Series By Ed McGrogan Oct 25, 2011. Sports on TV for Sunday, Feb. 2 By Associated Press Feb 01, 2025. pickleball.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Pete Sampras beat Jim Courier 8-6 in the finals Thursday night of the HSBC Tennis Cup, the opening event of the 2011 Champions Series. The victory gives Sampras the ...
— -- The United States Tennis Association has a plan to help end a record 12-year-long drought of an American man winning a Grand Slam title: bring back those who did it. Martin Blackman, who ...
As if the burden of great expectations weren’t heavy enough, Pete Sampras carried the extra weight of apprehension as the fourth set began here Sunday.All of a sudden, he was squatting before ...