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Article: News Summaries from The Sports Network - Thursday, May 15th.
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- May 16, 2003
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May 16, 2003 (The Sports Network via COMTEX)
=== Sampras withdraws from French Open, Wimbledon ===
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Pete Sampras has pulled out of the French Open and Wimbledon tournaments and most likely will not take part in competitive tennis again.
Sampras attended Thursday's Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinal series between the Lakers and Spurs at Staples Center and said during an interview with ABC's Michele Tafoya that he would definitely skip both the French Open and Wimbledon events this year. However, he also announced that he was not retiring from tennis.
The 31-year-old Sampras is the all-time ...