Seven months ago, Pete Sampras was an unknown, highly regarded tennis player, one of a handful of American teen-agers expected to rise to the top of the tennis world one day. Then came the 1990 U.S.

The Pete Sampras-Andre Agassi rivalry carries over into the argument over the most unexpected US Open champion. Who was better over time, but who was the most surprising winner, too. Sampras and ...

NEW YORK — Imagine, an American men’s tennis player who doesn’t surround himself with an entourage, wear a fluorescent outfit or turn a bad call into a three-part tragedy. And get this: the kid’s ...

These two names alone signify greatness in the tennis world. Put these two giants on the court together on some of the sport's biggest stages, and you have what many saw as the rivalry of the 1990s.

NEW YORK -- As it turns out, Pete Sampras plays more golf these days than tennis. Maybe that's why his handicap -- he's a member at the Bel Air and Riviera country clubs -- is down to a 3. At 41, he's ...

NEW YORK -- Champions are not bound by the laws of etiquette or physics. They arrive on their own time, usually early, and announce themselves in dramatic fashion. Marat Safin's dominating serve could ...