Sampras
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The idea of bringing in a hawk came to Davis when she was watching a 1999 semi-final between American Pete Sampras and Britain's Tim Henman and saw the birds fly onto the court.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
And Cerundolo had become the lowest-ranked player to topple world No. 1 here since 1998, when a Paraguayan named Ramon Delgado knocked off Pete Sampras.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Tien is the first 19-year-old American to reach the fourth round at the Australian Open since 14-time Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras in 1990.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2025
Buyers from Shanghai were hovering and even an infusion of investment money from Tennis Magazine, Chris Evert, Billie Jean King and Sampras couldn’t hold off the banks forever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
Nobody had done that on the way to an Australian Open final since Pete Sampras in 1995.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2024
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