Pete Sampras is back in the ballgame. Not quite the same game he departed spectacularly, uniquely, five years ago by beating Andre Agassi for the US Open title, his 14th singles major. No great tennis champion had ever bade farewell on such an Everestian note. Firing the last aces, nailing the concluding volleys -- all with effortless smoothness -- Silky ... (Full article: 771 words)

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