His first victory came against Andre Agassi at the 1990 US Open, while he also went out on a high against the same opponent on the same stage 12 years later. Sampras also claimed the world number one ranking in 1993, a position he held for 286 weeks.
And the man who was so often Tim Henman's nemesis was recently snapped sporting a very different look on his morning coffee run. Having been clean shaven during his playing career, he now has a short, stubbly beard, flabby hairline while he no longer boasts the dark, curly hair he used to. Sampras’ outfit was also trash.
Sampras, a seven-time Wimbledon singles champion, opened up about his decision to retire back in 2019. Speaking in his biography ‘Pete Sampras: Greatness Revisited', the American said: “I had to figure out what was next with my tennis.
"I didn’t know what to feel. I flew home the night I won the Open and just enjoyed that. Two or three months later I was talking to [coach] Paul [Annacone] about what was next and getting ready for Australia, but I was not emotionally ready.
“So I felt I would see how I felt about playing Indian Wells or Miami in 2003. I was still hitting balls (pause) but just didn’t want to do the work it took for the reward at the end. It just seemed unbalanced to me. I didn’t feel like doing the practice or the gym work.
Tennis legend Pete Sampras looks completely unrecognisable on Starbucks trip
Tennis icon Pete Sampras has been retired since 2003 after a glittering tennis career that saw him claim an astounding 14 major titles and inducted into the International Hall of Fame
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