Pete Sampras coming back (almost) !!!

I have sometimes back posted an entry on our older blog … tennism.blogspot.com regarding Pete Sampras making a comeback. Well people, now its OFFICIALLY official. Pete Sampras making a comeback for Champions Tour and he will begin by playing in Boston on 2nd may. Ch’s tour includes players who have been ranked between 1-5, has won a Grandslam, been on davis cup team of their country and that will have them eligible for the tour. Quite a few famous named players are enlisted and it should be a good test for pistol pete to shake off the rust of 5 year since he last played competitive tennis when he defeated Andre Agassi in his last match at the 2002 US open.

Now, people have been talking about Sampras and his sudden re-interest in the game as signs that he is getting nightmares with Roger Federer smashing all the records and soon overhauling Pete’s record of 14 grandslams. I doubt thats the case – though i wouldnt be surprise if it is – but the thing is that Sampras has repeatedly said that he will NOT MAKE A COMEBACK on the ATP tour no matter what. Despite quite a few pros and experts are of the opinion that if sampras does make a comeback he has the game and the skill to upend quite a few of those top-1o players, i beg to differ with that opinion and thankfully, sampras realizes that just as well. I am sure he doesnt want to blot his legacy by rejoining the tour and then getting worked around by some unknown journey man, the way George Bastl did it at Wimbledon 2002, possibly the worst loss of sampras’s career. But now … that he is going to make a comeback and i am VERY sure of the fact that at one point or the other, rog and pete are going to face off each other. Off the court or On the court, they are bound to run into each other. and if they do … by God i hope they play a set or two and we ll have two of the FINEST PLAYERS OF ALL TIME against each other. What a match thats going to be ! ……. *dreamy sigh*

Side note … i read this VERY interesting article about Anna Kournikova … who i used to crush about like mad. After looking at her recent pics, i guess i might rekindle my lust-affair with her again

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