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Sampras needs to rely on experience By Luke Jensen Special to ESPN.com
NEW YORK -- The men have had a very good tournament considering how much trash they've been taking about being washed up and boring. The guys have had some of the best matches with James Blake and Lleyton Hewitt in a five setter as well as Pete Sampras and Greg Rusedski. Whereas the marquee women have been cruising except for Jennifer Capriati, who lost Wednesday. There hasn't been a thriller yet. But when the marquee women do tee it up, it will be exciting like Wednesday night's quarterfinal with Monica Seles and Venus Williams.
Andy Roddick (11), U.S. vs. Pete Sampras (17), U.S. But Sampras is still a 13-time Grand Slam winner. He's the second greatest player in the game since Rod Laver. You can't take away that experience. Roddick is enthusiastic, so Sampras will have to rely on his experience.
Because of the fast court, I'm picking Sampras.
Fernando Gonzalez (28), Chile, vs. Sjeng Schalken (24), Netherlands Schalken is a very tall player from Holland. He's a baseliner who hits the ball extremely flat. When he's hitting his ground game he's extremely effective as seen in his Wimbledon quarterfinals win against Hewitt last year.
But keep in mind that it's very windy here. If the wind keeps up, the advantage goes to the baseliner Gonzalez. |
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