Figrin D'an
Sep 8th, 2002, 08:02:04 PM
We have a few football threads, which is great of course... but how about some props for the other big sporting event of the day... the mens final of the US Open.
This really was a great match... watching Sampras and Agassi getting after each other again was awesome. I like Agassi, but I had to root for Pete in this one... everyone had completely written him off... he hadn't won a tournament since Wimbledon in 2000, he looked like maybe he had lost a step, some people said that he was tarnishing is career by staying around and getting knocked out in the early rounds of tournaments, that he was washed up and a past champion... it was great to see him prove everyone wrong. He wasn't dominating by any means, his serve is still a bit erratic... but he played hard, pulled out some incredible shots and took the championship in 4 sets.
Mens tennis needs Sampras and Agassi yet... they have no other big superstars... Roddick will be very good in a few years, and Hewitt is a solid player, but they aren't there yet... when Pete and Andre play well, people watch... when they don't, the ratings and publicity are paltry compared to the womens game.
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This really was a great match... watching Sampras and Agassi getting after each other again was awesome. I like Agassi, but I had to root for Pete in this one... everyone had completely written him off... he hadn't won a tournament since Wimbledon in 2000, he looked like maybe he had lost a step, some people said that he was tarnishing is career by staying around and getting knocked out in the early rounds of tournaments, that he was washed up and a past champion... it was great to see him prove everyone wrong. He wasn't dominating by any means, his serve is still a bit erratic... but he played hard, pulled out some incredible shots and took the championship in 4 sets.
Mens tennis needs Sampras and Agassi yet... they have no other big superstars... Roddick will be very good in a few years, and Hewitt is a solid player, but they aren't there yet... when Pete and Andre play well, people watch... when they don't, the ratings and publicity are paltry compared to the womens game.
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