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Article: KORDA SHUTS SAMPRAS' OPEN DOOR FOUR-TIME CHAMP FALLS IN TIEBREAKER DURING FIFTH SET.(Sports)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- September 2, 1997
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Byline: Steve Wilstein Associated Press
NEW YORK -- In subtle signs and obvious omens, Pete Sampras could see the end of his reign as U.S. Open champion coming from the very start Monday.
The first harbinger of trouble for Sampras, on the way to a 6-7 (7-4), 7-5, 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 7-6 (7-3) rain-interrupted loss against Petr Korda that took more than five hours to finish, came when Sampras popped a string on the opening point.
The second portent appeared in the form of a spitting shower as Sampras, the four-time Open champion, served in the fifth game of the second set. Moments later, he double-faulted at break point - only his second break of ...