Reviewing Some Exciting United States Open Finals
The United States Open in loaded grazing land of the city of New York symbolizes the peak point of the tennis season. On certain occasions, careers are set or lost on the last Sunday of this famous sporting competition.
All through the recent times in men's tennis, many have succeeded stimulated by the booming appreciation of prejudice New York spectators who stay faithful to the American players, on majority of the occasion.
The United States Open Championship is also famous for the tiebreak, which made its debut in major tennis on the first day of the U.S. Open back in 1970.
Let us consider some few of the most important clashes of all times that formed careers and made the city of New York as the most thrilling station for players as well as fanciers in exactly the similar fashion.
1990 US Open Final, Andre Agassi versus Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras in 1990 registered his name as the youngest player ever from the men’s side to grab a US Open title at just nineteen years of age. He knocked down his countrymen, Andre Agassi in the final encounter.
In spite of the fact that Agassi managed almost seventy seven percent first serve adeptness Sampras intelligently handled his serves and that eventually earned him the title at such a young age.
The nineteen years old Sampras stunned every one by upsetting the hot favourite Andre Agassi in the final match of the US Open back in 1990. Hi racket did all the talking as it punished his compatriot opponent with wonderful serves on consistent basis.
As a result, Agassi just held a total of three break points versus Sampras all through the match.
The concluding score was 6-4, 6-3, and 6-2 as Sampras exhibited a dream performance. This was the first Grand Slam win for Sampras in his professional tennis career.
Both of the players afterwards, dominated the world of tennis for many years however their ambitious career started at this final in the city of New York back in 1990.
1981 US Open Final, John McEnroe versus Bjorn Borg
In 1981 Bjorn Borg and John McEnroen faced each other as the final contesters of the US Open final.
After falling down in the first set, McEnroe strongly returned to rule and seriously crushed the Swede in the second set of the match. Things appeared like they would get extremely exciting in the set number three when Borg knocked down McEnroe’s serve. McEnroe, however came back, and went on to win the third set as well.
At his crowd's demand, Borg started another return in the fourth set, knocking down the American’s serve to take revenge for his own break by McEnroe. However, things didn’t turn out to be in Borg’s favour that day.
McEnroe concluded the match, winning his third U.S. Open title in a row 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, and 6-3.
Borg, facing the defeat, did not even attend the post match presentation ceremony. John McEnroe successfully managed to depose the king.
2002 US Open Final, Andre Agassi versus Pete Sampras
Thirteen years after gaining his very first Grand Slam title at the United States Open championship after knocking down Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras made a comeback to the crowded grazing land of the city of New York for his last Grand Slam appearance, concluding it all at a place where he started the journey.
With the media pressurizing him, doubting his capability to triumph and strength to fight and assuming about his retirement, Sampras answered all of their judgements by capturing the trophy over top class challenger.
Sampras knocked down Agassi although not with the same dominance that he showed back in 1990, however succeeding was all that mattered to the thirty one years old Pete Sampras.
Pete and Agassi had faced each other for a total of thirty three times in their historied rivalry, which made this match all the more unforgettable as most of the organizers as well as media channels rejoiced when these two American stars played against each other in the finals.
It was their third appearance fighting for the U.S. Open title. Pistol Pete triumphed in all three of them.
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