19-Year-Old ROGER FEDERER defeats King Of Wimbledon (2001)
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Published 2023-06-30
The victory over Sampras represented a generational shift in tennis. Sampras was considered the dominant player of the 1990s, and his defeat of the young Federer marked the beginning of a new era in the sport.
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All Comments (21)
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I know that the video is meant to be about Federer...but what a player Sampras was. And that serve!!!
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I like the part where they serve and volley
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Damn 29 year old fed would probably bagel 19 year old fed. Thats crazy how the game evolves
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Sampras and Federer are my most admired, nobody can play forever, so enjoy the moments❤
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Here is a young 19-year-old Federer playing a relatively old Sampras and Sampras is holding his own although he loses. When I hear people like Nick Kyrgios saying Sampras could not play today, I think it is so wrong. Sampras could play in any era in his prime.
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I forgot how great Sampras was. The incredible net shots and backhands.
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Sampras was the consummate champion. He fought tooth and nail against a young and motivated Federer. Some of the shots like the diagonal placements when Federer was at the net were sublime. Just shows how mentally strong both players were. At 19, Federer showed great composure against a 7 time champion and Sampras, though he knew that age wasn’t in his corner, played tremendous tennis. The changing of the guard in a way I believe. Both of them gave us great joy and many unforgettable memories didn’t they?
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Two of the purest tennis players that ever played the game.
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Petes serve and volley game was a thing of beauty. Lost art. All time great probably my favorite behind Roger.
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I started to love tennis with Agassi and Sampras, and then it was so good as a Swiss to watch Federer climbing up. Sampras was an absolute warrior.
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Sampras is so underrated and doesn’t get remembered enough. He and Agassi basically were 90’s tennis. He had the sweetest serve down the tee. Great serve and volley, just a dominant force not to be forgotten. I loved his play style.
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When Sampras won 14 grand slams it was seen as an amazing achievment that would last for decades, as Roy Emerson's previous record of 12 had. Amazing to think that three players coming up following him would all substantially break his record.
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Sampras' backhand was a thing of beauty. So elegant, precise and efforless. No wonder why Federer acknowledged that the reason why he always played with a one-handed backhand is because he was inspired by his previous idols such as Sampras.
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Wow. Don't forget how incredibly good Pete Sampras was. Amazing tennis talent!!
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I watched this match and this was the beggining of the making of Roger Fed the legend and my GOAT.
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Oh i miss the good old days when tennis was played so beautifully especially when players like Sampras make volley shot look so easy! Love it
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Wild how Federer's career spanned so many different generations and he had to change his playstyle and adapt to others so much over the course of it. Started off as a serve-and-volleyer, pioneered an all-court all-surface game, and ended his career with S&V dead, and tennis played mostly through long baseline rallies with heavy topspin. Not to mention how the surfaces changed as well. He did it all.
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Federer's serving kept right up with Sampras's. After that it was just a mistake here or there that decided the match; they were pretty much even. What a great match!
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I remember watching this live on TV. Seeing Federer play a mirror game to Sampras' brilliance and beat him was incredible. At the end of that match, it was clear that a changing of the guard had occurred and Federer was on his way to being the most sublimely brilliant tennis player ever. Yes, at his peak, Nadal was wonderful, and at his peak, so is Djokovic, but neither are sublime. Witnessing Federer in his prime was witnessing a maestro at work.
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sampras' jump at 14:03 is so insane. If you watch closely he body moves so far. a powerful athlete
