Article: Sampras upset by Korda.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

Article: Korda outlasts Sampras Top seed falls in five sets
The Boston Globe;  September 2, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... scissors kick to celebrate. Korda had Sampras staggering in the final round ... breaker. And that was all Korda. Sampras dug out of a 4-2 hole with ... 0. An ace broke the ice for Sampras. Korda aced right back and soon it was ...

Article: SAMPRAS SURVIVES: NO. 1 OUTLASTS KORDA IN FIVE-SET ...
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  July 3, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... What else could explain how Sampras led Petr Korda two sets to love, was up ... match.'' More than that, Sampras seemed out of the match. Korda, a 29-year-old who ... fourth sets to beat Petr Korda. Sampras advances to today's quarterfinal ...

Article: Korda Silences Sampras by Taking the Fifth; World ...
The Washington Post;  September 2, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... back to earth again." Korda, who lost in five sets to Sampras at Wimbledon earlier ... for him to win it," Sampras said of Korda, who has one previous ... In the first set, Korda had triple set point before Sampras reeled off four brilliant ...

Article: Korda Downs Sampras in U.S. Open Tennis
Xinhua English Newswire;  September 1, 1997 ;     354 words ... ... control and levelled the match by winning the set 6-3. But Korda came back strongly in the fifth set, breaking Sampras in the fifth game. Korda then exchanged powerful serves with Sampras as he gradually gained the upperhand with his vaunted backhand ...

Article: KORDA DASHES SAMPRAS' OPEN HOPES
The Columbian;  September 2, 1997 ;     670 words ... ... always played me tough," Sampras said of Korda, remembering a tough five ... level when he had to." And Korda had to. Sampras fired 58 winners, including ... tiebreaker -- roulette, Korda called it. Sampras started the tiebreaker with ...

Article: KORDA CLEARS A PATH HE SURPRISES NO. 1 ...
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  September 2, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... always played me tough,'' Sampras said of Korda, remembering a tough five ... level when he had to.'' And Korda had to. Sampras fired 58 winners, including ... set tiebreaker - roulette, Korda called it. Sampras started the tiebreaker with ...

Article: KORDA SHUTS SAMPRAS' OPEN DOOR FOUR-TIME CHAMP ...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 2, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... The 15th-seeded Korda, a pencil-thin left-hander who gave Sampras fits in a five-setter ... fell behind 4-0 when Korda ripped a backhand crosscourt pass. The last of Sampras' 24 aces made it 4-1, but Korda came right back with ...