Dec 29, 2024 · Mark Philippoussis beat world number one Pete Sampras at the 1996 Australian Open as a 19-year-old in one of tennis' greatest ever shocks.

On this day, January 24, 1995, after coming back from two-sets-to-love down against fellow American Jim Courier in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, Pete Sampras couldn’t …

Jan 25, 1995 · MELBOURNE, Australia — Pete Sampras stood still on center court at the Australian Open as if naked, his emotions exposed, his face awash with tears, his chest …

Oct 27, 2023 · An explosive upset of world No.1 Pete Sampras at Australian Open 1996 confirmed Mark Philippoussis as an emerging Aussie superstar – a result that reverberated …

Jan 30, 2020 · In the quarterfinals of the 1995 Australian Open, world No. 1 Pete Sampras met Jim Courier. Sampras was the defending champion, his ’94 run including a semifinal victory …

It was the 82nd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 17 to 30 January 1994. Pete Sampras defeated Todd Martin 7–6 (7–4), 6–4, 6–4. It was Sampras' 4th career Grand Slam …

Jan 25, 1995 · This is what, much later, Pete Sampras can take out and examine when his thoughts turn back to a painful night that seeped into early morning, when he came back to …

Jan 23, 2014 · Now, Tennis Australia has brought Pete back to the Australian Open, to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the first of his two Australian Open titles. This afternoon, he offered …

Pete Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. [4] His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating …

Jan 24, 2014 · Pete Sampras made the trip to Melbourne on the 20th anniversary of his first title Down Under. He discussed the GOAT, life after tennis, and his emotional memories at the AO.