Novak is very educated, logical and well spoken. It seems he is in control of everything: his mind, his body, his game, his family and relationships, his life. A true champion on top of everything.
And Novak also returns that respect right back to Pete. You can see these two are really fond of one another. Novak even spent time with Pete back in 2011 when he first became #1 to get advise on how to handle being #1 in the world.
Pete Sampras is the most underrated grandest champions ever because he made it look so easy. In an Era when he had to beat Boris, Stefan, Lendl, Stich, Krajicek, Agassi, Courier, the guy was invincible in big matches.
It's already decided. He is year end number 1 this year. Kinda not full year with funny ranking system but yeah. Hopefully, 2021 will be full tour year.
Beyond a doubt, Novak is mentally the toughest sportsman ever! Playing and WNNING against the crowds most of his biggest matches, particularly when fighting for trophies - requires a mental giant. Novak’s ability to turn adversary into his advantage is unheard of. “When they chant Roger, Roger, I hear Novak, Novak” is probably the biggest statement in sports! He takes crowds animosity as the source of his energy and use it directly against his opponent!! My goodness!
It cost him a little too much I daresay. I think he really slowed down results wise year around after 98, and mentally got burnt out from it. Might have played until mid 2000s otherwise and won a handful more slams, but regardless that's the one record he set that won't be broken anytime soon.
@@SuperNino111 it's 3-4 shot because he hits winners lol. Not everyone wants to watch 3-4 hour matches or 30-40 seconds between service games. Sampras took 2-3 seconds between serves
@@khale4nia no its not about winers its because he go on net after evry serve,and second before serve mean nothing to full time match.Federer,medvedev,ferer also have little time between serve.i dont uave nothing if somone use servis voley sometime,but he is anoying.
My current favourite Djokovic and my tennis idol Pete...enjoyed the humble conversation these 2 had...nice anchoring by Tim..I remember the days when Pete was winning everything I literally wanted someone to beat him😀 what so admirable about Pete is that his dead calmness, complete concentration, his stamina and power, he was well ahead of his time kinda of player that too without much technology, advancement in nutrition at that time ....shocking he had to retire at age of 32 else he would have won 3 or 4 GS more. To say otherwise , if same Prime Pete plays now with so much advancement in sports he would have all the capability to dethrone Top 3 with his thunderbolt/accurate serve, Volley, lightening forehand, bullet backhand and his rock solid stamina . I can talk about Pete hours and hours that’s how much I dissected his game and now I love doing it for Novak. 2 amazing players who makes tennis interesting.
he turned that prostaff 85 into a loaded weapon... would be absolutely terrifying what he would do in his prime with newer racket technology and the advancements they've made in Strings..... Andy Roddick had a HUGE serve.. but Pete's even though it wasn't as fast was always more dangerous.. to quote Jim Courier "Pete has such a presence on the court that is so tough to deal with and you can be as mentally tough as you want to be, you just can't deal with that serve"
I love that Pete has still love from fans around the world. He's such a legend and I love him so much, I also love and respect Nole a lot. From a Federer fan.
@@Eliath1984 The thing with Pete and his serve was, that he served so good when he needed it. You could almost expect an ace or two in a row when he was down 15:30 or15:40. Pete was absolutely unplayable on some days.
@@Bhavyo oh I totally agree sir... it was beautiful to watch... I mean he held what... 92% of his service games in the 90s? and won around 82% of his 1st serves in that same time period? it was just unbelievable to watch... and it wasn't because they were SO DANG FAST.. it was a combination of Placement.. spin... confusion... 1 of the hardest serves ever to read before it came off the racket
Staying no. 1 for six years... It's hard to sink in. To me this is the greatest achievement. Just like Pete said, it takes its toll. I'm sure it is very cosuming, but of course the satisfaction must be sky high. Chapeau bas for both these absolutely amazing champions!
Having won all nine of the ATP Tour Masters 1000 tournaments is Djokovic's greatest achievement for me (especially as he competed in an era with Goat of clay). That record Djokovic stands alone!
@@olaraay slams don't show the truth. He was super dominant if you watched those years. People don't follow the sport I think. Players didn't choose all slams to go to those days they had chosen ones. The game has changed. Many things have changed. This is why taking numbers to judge big 3 is bs. Sampras in many aspects of the game and overall could be the goat still. I know people who follow the sport and tell me no one has been as dominant since. Sampras got super bored after 6 years at 29 and stopped training at 29. Then after 1.5 years of no training and a back injury that he really didn't see point at that point to play the sport and do all the added stuff to go back to form but also becasue he felt that since child it was all tennis, he got the old coach back for a month in 2002 for that us open and then changed stuff and did other stuff.
@@ChampionRogerFederer He actually did it twice which is an insane feat like Sampras staying number 1 for 6 years in a row. Doubt either record will be broken for a loooong time. That's the edge djo has against fed/Nadal.
pete sampras and novak djokovic the 2 legends, the best player from the 90s and 2010s. The best returner and the best server... The best backhand and best forehand, the two sexiest player in the history and and tim henman:)
@Shuban Devarakonda Agassi's was better, for sure. But Pete's forehand was very good and underrated imo; less consistent than Agassi's because Pete went for high-risk shots. Probably the best running forehand of all time, though.
@Shuban Devarakonda His forehand is consistently ranked in the top 5 after Fedal, and in the company of Borg and Agassi and Lendl. It was bigger than all of theirs, including Roger's.
@@trumpameri1638 Which is silly! Novak and PETE BOTH had amazing competition! Novak had the strongest top competitors ever with Fedal, while PETE had the deepest field ever with your 2nd tier ATG Agassi at the top, 3rd tier ATG Edberg/Becker/Courier in the middle, and slam champs/specialists like Kafelnikov, Rafter, GUGA, Goran, Kracijek, Henman at the bottom.
It's funny seeing these 3 together. I was a school kid when I used to watch Sampras play against henman at Wimbledon for a couple of years. I stopped watching tennis for some reason until I saw djockovic in 2011 and he got me back into tennis again. Haven't stopped watching since.
I love Pete. Great sports stories here. And awesome to see these two heros chatting with each other like this. Good job for letting them speak too Tim.
pete sampras and novak djokovic the 2 legends, the best player from the 90s and 2010s. The best returner and the best server... The best backhand and best forehand, The 7 times wimbledon champion and the 8 times australian open champion. and tim henman:)
Pete and Novak have been 2 of my favorite players in the last 25 years. I first became a tennis fan and follower in 1995. Pete emerged as my favorite way back then. Rooted for him all the time and watched as many of his matches as I could. Became a big Novak fan around 2012. He’s my current favorite player and I wish nothing but the best for him. Really hope he ends up with the most slam titles before he retires, besting Roger and Rafa.
Pete seems to have a strangely close relationship with Novak. I know they're both the strongest mental competitors of their eras, but curious why these two clicked so well. They were also not the most popular of their times and often ridiculed by the media, so maybe that's part of it too.
Love it love it love it. 2 incredible champions. Plus Tim. Who we love also. Let’s go Djoko and make it number 6 next week! P.S. that backhand down the line still gives me chills and the celebration 💪🏻
Pete and Novak have a LOT in common as players. Both have/had the best single shot in the game at their times - Pete w/the serve, Novak with the return - and both were not crowd favorites and had to fight through that, though Pete didn't seem to really care that much if the crowd liked him or not which I think helped him immensely with stress. Novak sometimes invites undue stress on himself because he wants the crowd's acceptance.
@@worawatsr9803 yes Sampras can be anyone's idol, because a lot of people like him and he is a legend hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
@@dunsdonjone1537 Pete's serve and volley game was right up there with the best of the best. And he also played great baseline tennis beating guys like Agassi at their own game
Not hero, but your idol. There is a higher difference. Hero is someone who risks his life to save yours. Idol Simone you look up. Did Sampras risk his life to safe hours? If so, my respect for him.
Pete Sampras was t only true gentlemen in tennis, never showed negative emotion on t court, legend. My Nole is a visionary, innovative, spiritual new age player, legend. Both players made you to love watching tennis, so unique, versatile and in t zone athletes, who love and play to win. Champs 💪👍💕👏🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🏆
Pete did all this with a disease called thalassemia B,it's incredible,plus Pete would have finished 7 times in a row as number 1 if not for the injury in 1999,before the UsOpen,he was playing unbelievably well that summer.
Even Novak,he had the best season,17000 points in the current moment and still lost spot number 1 at the end from Murray just few points different. As well 2013, he lost number 1 spot from Nadal last month,for just few months before he returned to the number 1 again! Se he could easily be number 1 for 7,8 years already... But that's sport! That's why this year he's kicking off again!!! Let's hope that he can menage to win US OPEN!!! He's already The Greatest of all time,but with plus US OPEN,he will be God, immortal in tennis terms, which he's already!!! It's great to watch this legend's speaking together and sharing they're experience!!! One day when they're all gone, retire,Novak,Rafa and Fed,he's already done I think... Tennis will not be the same anymore!!! I mean,new youngsters will arrive,but still... Never again Era like this one,with Big 3!!! Big 1 actually, quite a while... But still, wholly trinity,Novak, Roger,Rafa!!! Never again in history of tennis!!!
I grew up idolizing Pete. I even modeled my game after his. Pete please comeback to tennis. Whether it’s interviews, commentating, playing, being at tournaments. Tennis needs you buddy and i miss you so much. Pete Sampras forever the goat 🐐
Go to see Novak. I still dont understand why so many people are against him. He has become a real man over the recent years with good manners and values. For me he is, yet, not less anymore than Fed and Nadal.
@Penelope only 1 person infected? Um, no, you’re wrong! As for the rest, well promoting pseudoscience is just ridiculous when you’re supposed to be a role model and world class athlete, it’s just embarrassing to the sport when he spouts his pseudoscience nonsense, and actually if you look at the replay he knew exactly where the ball was going when he hit the line judge because he was looking that way, however intent or not he intended to smack the ball and he did so earlier in that match too because he couldn’t control his temper! You Novax glory supporters are ridiculous, defending the indefensible!!!
Nah, he was around long enough. I was there back in the day, and though I liked him, I didn't like him because his brand of tennis and personality was not as interesting as Agassi or Becker or Safin.
@@jfuite to each their own. I love Agassi and Ivanisevic for their personalities, but personality isn't a requirement if you can pull off attacking tennis the way a peak-Sampras did. Dude was so good he made extremely difficult things look like basic beginner routine.
@@hehehehehahahaha2025 Pete was my idol... his game was so beautiful.. even Defense was offense when it was coming off his racket.. that had to be extremely deflating for alot of opponents because when he was on.... there was absolutely nothing that you could do about it.. he was deceptively fast as well... even in later years when he didn't show it as much there were still glimpses of him putting on the afterburners and running a ball down and then just SMACK.. running forehand passing shot that makes you go.... "WOW" his game was so heavy.. It really spoke for itself.. His game WAS the personality.. and it did alotta talkin...
@@sittingfool2727 he may not have been exciting and flashy for people that wanted big personalities but around my house when Sampras was playing and it was televised.. All 3 of my older sisters and I and my parents(who were responsible for giving us the love of the game) were at the TV.. and because of him I spent many a nights on the court just hitting buckets of serves by myself. I still find myself watching his old matches on RUclips.. The man was god tier on any surface but Clay..
So must respect between the goat and his predecessor. Pete is the best player to watch and at peak, the best ever and Novak is the player to get Pete's legacy to a new level with respect and also great to watch. Novak knows how great Pete was and Pete knows Novak is stepping in his footsteps
Novak defense and mental toughness is the strongest of all the current players the fact that never injured his ankles is amazing, when he's 100% he's unstoppable except for clay at the RG against Rafa..
He beat him this year in his home yard! Even before he was better than Rafa at clay... But his desire to beat him at RG burned him!!! Anyway, he's the only one who beat Rafa twice at RG! And Rome, Madrid, Monte Carlo. He's the most complete and dominant player ever!!! He rules tennis over a decade!!! Only when he was out, injured nearly two years,Roger ménage to scratch three more GS, otherwise he will stay with 17GS. He couldn't win o r GS over 5 years, from 2012, before Novak get injured. Novak come back,he stays with 0GS. Rafa few,Novak all the rest! He's the greatest tennis player who ever lived!!! ❣️🏆🎾👊🤡👏❤️🇷🇸🇷🇸🐐🐐🐐🐐
@@Coa_Kralj_Coa_The_King yes but that was injured Rafa it was not peak Rafa he wasn't playing peak Rafa like last year RG did you not see Rafa completely destroyed Novak in the finale.
Lifetime records -> consecutive records! Why?! Because former reward longevity, which combines many factors including opposition/competition (Sampras didn’t have Nadal/Federer level threats, so he didn’t have to worry! Lol And Agassi didn’t care for the rankings until much later in his career so…)
I wonder how many from those 6 consecutive seasons Sampras would have still finished first if Fedal were playing in their prime during his era?! Probably two or three three tops! Lol
Loved watching this. As an American I don't think I see enough of Pete around the game (on TV). Maybe because he is still a generation behind Roger et al. Nonetheless it is still good to see him here. My only other comment on this is, could someone be a buddy a get him a trim and shave for his close ups?
Tim was also a Great Champion. This helped a lot Andy Murray. Great Champions. Now I respect much more Pete. He was just to good for the competition and I hated that. Other than this, we are spoilt with the Big Three. Idemo Nole!
Two gods here: Pete Sampras and Novak Djokovic. Pete Sampras is the ultimate tennis champion, so full of class. The only one who showed as much confidence as him are Roger and Rafa.
Just noticed (except this one) how many articles from Western MSMedia are piling up after Novak got in Top20 GS Club, and 95% are (of course, it is West) are AGAINST him! Suddenly, now Number of Weeks at No.1 don't matter, Number of GS don't matter, all won 2x each Major and Masters don't matter, now it is elegance, beauty... What is wrong with Westerners. Novak destroyed your myth or what???
I really think a lot of the Western (fake) media has a lot to do with it, also. Only reporting negative things about Novak. Fortunately for me, an American, I rely on my common sense and feel Novak IS THE BEST PLAYER EVER TO GRACE THE TENNIS COURT. Numbers don't lie. And I've been watching tennis since 1977.
Pete was no 1 for 6 straight years. 6 years in a row he ended as No1. This record will never be broken. He lost his No1 spot here and there to other legends, but in the end he was the best in the world in 1993-98.
Pete, if he had match point on his serve, he wouldn't do a 40-15 choke, Federer must feel cringy, and having nightmares, over Wimbledon 2019, Pete would have sent once ace down, and done the story!
@@pauljohnson6019 Depends on the equipment. With the pre-modern rackets they were using in the 80s/90s? Definitely Sampras, since the aggressive baseline game is just not possible. With modern rackets? 110% Djokovic. He's dealt with tougher servers.
Pete would wipe the floor with Novak on Wimbledon’s old Pete era grass. In the current slow conditions at Wimbledon it would be close. Novak takes Pete on hard courts and clay.
Can't compare eras. A lot of things changed in the last 15 years. Strings, balls, court surface, rackets, training/recovery/nutrition knowledge. Not to mention availability of sophisticated PEDs that may be legal or illegal.
@@AS-js7kb But you can compare his competition and Novak's competition. The conditions are the same for everybody. Same equipment that Pete had Andre had as well or anybody else in his era.
If GOAT comes down to just the number of Majors, yes, he's "fourth best"... And, no, conditions were not the same for everyone. The courts and the balls have become slower, and everything else Anu has listed: the racquet and string technology, fitness, recovery, the use of technology as a coaching device (HD/slo-mo etc), and for opposition research (data analysis of play patterns etc; guys like Craig O'Shannessy working with Djokovic and Federer)... Things have changed so much in the last 15-20 years, after even Sampras's retirement.
@@plinythefatter1725 Simple minded people believe GS are the only relevant factor in determining GOAT. I believe points are awarded at Masters events that determine the best player throughout the year.
@@plinythefatter1725 No, It's not just Majors off course. But Novak, Rafa and Federer surpasses Sampras also in Masters tittles, number of tittles, two of them with total weeks at #1 spot. Many records and statistic are in their favor so that is a final conclusion based on all whats important in tennis
djokovic was back then a fan from pete sampras and now is sampras a fan from djokovic. GREAT Sport story
Where did Sampras say he is a Djokovic fan?
@@Steve-fb6cs when did you started thinking Federer is better then Djoković? Cry
@@k.a.8366 well, everyone says so. Ask to anyone from the next gen, Even Djokovic has said that Federer es the GOAT.
But sampras have a more attractive game than Novak Djokovic
@@k.a.8366 yes he is and it's no surprise.
Novak is very educated, logical and well spoken. It seems he is in control of everything: his mind, his body, his game, his family and relationships, his life. A true champion on top of everything.
@John Greek Nick Kyrgios is up there too
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Not EVERYTHING...Sometimes puts his Size 11s in his BUCKET MOUTH...
@@itrig7679 Regretfully not, Kyrgios greatest competitor Kyrgios, will forever stop him from achieving these heights.
When I was watching tennis during 90s, Sampras was like invincible. He still remains the best for me.
Same here, the Goat for me
he is GOAT till 2022 atleast...better than Fed, Nadal and Djo
Still my all time fave
Agree
he could of beat them all..just didnt give a fuk anymore
6:38 Sampras : "You got all my *respect* "
Djokovic inside: "this is heaven"
And Novak also returns that respect right back to Pete. You can see these two are really fond of one another. Novak even spent time with Pete back in 2011 when he first became #1 to get advise on how to handle being #1 in the world.
Just imagine Pete’s serve and Djokovic’s return. Sampras’s forehand and Djokovic’s backhand
Pete's volley and Novak's mental toughness. Pure skill vs pure will!
No one would stand a chance
30 grand slams only dropping 5 sets in all of them
Pete didn't need anything else.
He was magnificent
Sampras has amazing return.
Djoko should have said he wanted Pete's jumping smash
oh definitely
I think the serve volley game includes that as well
or just the regular smash lol
Becker joined the chat
so correct !! he shud take lessons on the overhead
Pete Sampras is the most underrated grandest champions ever because he made it look so easy. In an Era when he had to beat Boris, Stefan, Lendl, Stich, Krajicek, Agassi, Courier, the guy was invincible in big matches.
The RESPECT is present...
Novak always gives the perfect answer to every question.
The return of Novak Djokovic can be a huge fear factor. Thats if he is focused and in the zone. Nitto finals ...lets do 6 Novak! 🥳🥳
It's already decided. He is year end number 1 this year. Kinda not full year with funny ranking system but yeah. Hopefully, 2021 will be full tour year.
@@kwansikkim8712 I think she's referring to a 6th Atp Finals win.
Going for 20 GS now
@@Bambotb he's done it. hopefully #21 at US Open and 6th World Tour Final win soon.
Pete has always been a class act. It’s nice to see different generation talking to each other. Tim does a great job as well.
Beyond a doubt, Novak is mentally the toughest sportsman ever! Playing and WNNING against the crowds most of his biggest matches, particularly when fighting for trophies - requires a mental giant. Novak’s ability to turn adversary into his advantage is unheard of. “When they chant Roger, Roger, I hear Novak, Novak” is probably the biggest statement in sports! He takes crowds animosity as the source of his energy and use it directly against his opponent!! My goodness!
Its amazing how Pete made it six years in a row
It cost him a little too much I daresay. I think he really slowed down results wise year around after 98, and mentally got burnt out from it. Might have played until mid 2000s otherwise and won a handful more slams, but regardless that's the one record he set that won't be broken anytime soon.
Hope Novak will be 7 x .. this year.. so He is above all..
He could easily be #1 7 years in a row if he didn’t skip the US open.
If you haven't watched Pete's Masters matches with Boris, it's a MUST watch event. Precision + Speed tennis at it's finest.
Sampras is most borring pusy serve voley player,cant belive somone pay ticket to watch 3,4 shot point.If he play today he will be nothing,0 gs.
@@SuperNino111 it's 3-4 shot because he hits winners lol. Not everyone wants to watch 3-4 hour matches or 30-40 seconds between service games. Sampras took 2-3 seconds between serves
@@khale4nia no its not about winers its because he go on net after evry serve,and second before serve mean nothing to full time match.Federer,medvedev,ferer also have little time between serve.i dont uave nothing if somone use servis voley sometime,but he is anoying.
@ppm120667 ye but this is rare
@ppm120667 And it was one of Boris last, if not the last, exceptional performances.
My current favourite Djokovic and my tennis idol Pete...enjoyed the humble conversation these 2 had...nice anchoring by Tim..I remember the days when Pete was winning everything I literally wanted someone to beat him😀 what so admirable about Pete is that his dead calmness, complete concentration, his stamina and power, he was well ahead of his time kinda of player that too without much technology, advancement in nutrition at that time ....shocking he had to retire at age of 32 else he would have won 3 or 4 GS more. To say otherwise , if same Prime Pete plays now with so much advancement in sports he would have all the capability to dethrone Top 3 with his thunderbolt/accurate serve, Volley, lightening forehand, bullet backhand and his rock solid stamina . I can talk about Pete hours and hours that’s how much I dissected his game and now I love doing it for Novak. 2 amazing players who makes tennis interesting.
he turned that prostaff 85 into a loaded weapon... would be absolutely terrifying what he would do in his prime with newer racket technology and the advancements they've made in Strings..... Andy Roddick had a HUGE serve.. but Pete's even though it wasn't as fast was always more dangerous.. to quote Jim Courier "Pete has such a presence on the court that is so tough to deal with and you can be as mentally tough as you want to be, you just can't deal with that serve"
I love that Pete has still love from fans around the world. He's such a legend and I love him so much, I also love and respect Nole a lot. From a Federer fan.
@@Eliath1984 The thing with Pete and his serve was, that he served so good when he needed it. You could almost expect an ace or two in a row when he was down 15:30 or15:40. Pete was absolutely unplayable on some days.
@@Bhavyo oh I totally agree sir... it was beautiful to watch... I mean he held what... 92% of his service games in the 90s? and won around 82% of his 1st serves in that same time period? it was just unbelievable to watch... and it wasn't because they were SO DANG FAST.. it was a combination of Placement.. spin... confusion... 1 of the hardest serves ever to read before it came off the racket
Nothing humble about Sampras.
Staying no. 1 for six years... It's hard to sink in. To me this is the greatest achievement. Just like Pete said, it takes its toll. I'm sure it is very cosuming, but of course the satisfaction must be sky high. Chapeau bas for both these absolutely amazing champions!
but if you break it down he wasn't really *THAT* dominant in slams compared to say like the Big 3
1993- 2
1994- 2
1995- 2
1996- 1
1997- 2
1998- 1
The number 1 position requires great tennis throughout the year not just for 2 weeks every now and then
Having won all nine of the ATP Tour Masters 1000 tournaments is Djokovic's greatest achievement for me (especially as he competed in an era with Goat of clay). That record Djokovic stands alone!
@@olaraay slams don't show the truth. He was super dominant if you watched those years. People don't follow the sport I think. Players didn't choose all slams to go to those days they had chosen ones. The game has changed.
Many things have changed.
This is why taking numbers to judge big 3 is bs.
Sampras in many aspects of the game and overall could be the goat still.
I know people who follow the sport and tell me no one has been as dominant since.
Sampras got super bored after 6 years at 29 and stopped training at 29. Then after 1.5 years of no training and a back injury that he really didn't see point at that point to play the sport and do all the added stuff to go back to form but also becasue he felt that since child it was all tennis, he got the old coach back for a month in 2002 for that us open and then changed stuff and did other stuff.
@@ChampionRogerFederer He actually did it twice which is an insane feat like Sampras staying number 1 for 6 years in a row. Doubt either record will be broken for a loooong time. That's the edge djo has against fed/Nadal.
Pete is such a class act.
Those Becker/Sampras ATP-Finals were some of the best tennis I ever watched.
Yes and its the 24th anniversary of that legendary 1996 final! It was the greatest match ever!
They were masterclasses. .
@@katerinapatiniotis5598 Did you watch that match, LIVE?
@@jeremycostello4007 Oh yeah!
so true
pete sampras and novak djokovic the 2 legends, the best player from the 90s and 2010s.
The best returner and the best server... The best backhand and best forehand, the two sexiest player in the history and
and tim henman:)
@Shuban Devarakonda Agassi's was better, for sure. But Pete's forehand was very good and underrated imo; less consistent than Agassi's because Pete went for high-risk shots. Probably the best running forehand of all time, though.
How many cringe idiotic comments are you going to make here?
@Shuban Devarakonda His forehand is consistently ranked in the top 5 after Fedal, and in the company of Borg and Agassi and Lendl. It was bigger than all of theirs, including Roger's.
Pete's backhand is underrated.
Tim had some amazing volleys, don't put the dude down ;)
the only 2 players where reached 6 times in the end of the year the nr.1
Your statement is correct but the true statement is Pete Sampras had 6 year end #1s in row !
@@KeyofDavid5778 if NOVAK DJOKOVIC have that what you saying everyone will be very quick on argument weakest competition 😃😃😃
Sampras did it first. So you should weitght time 1.5 or 1.3
@@trumpameri1638 Which is silly! Novak and PETE BOTH had amazing competition! Novak had the strongest top competitors ever with Fedal, while PETE had the deepest field ever with your 2nd tier ATG Agassi at the top, 3rd tier ATG Edberg/Becker/Courier in the middle, and slam champs/specialists like Kafelnikov, Rafter, GUGA, Goran, Kracijek, Henman at the bottom.
And now Novak got that!
It's funny seeing these 3 together. I was a school kid when I used to watch Sampras play against henman at Wimbledon for a couple of years. I stopped watching tennis for some reason until I saw djockovic in 2011 and he got me back into tennis again. Haven't stopped watching since.
My story of rediscovering my love for tennis is quite similar
Djokovic/Sampras
Grandslams= 17/14
Weeks at nr.1= 295(305 for safe)/ 286
Year end nr.1= 6/6
ATP Finals = 5/5
M1000 = 36/11
Total titles = 81/64
Six in a row is still difficult to match
@@slymon8369 Yup, but all the other numbers goes to Novak. He is greater than Pete
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No shadow of a doubt
What is the most amazing, Novak did it in the era of Nadal and Federer, all of them are the greatest of all time
Pete dominated the 90s he has definitive winning records against his rivals. Also the only player to stay as world number one for 6 consecutive years
Novak with the "It ain't gonna suck itself" angle
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I love Pete. Great sports stories here. And awesome to see these two heros chatting with each other like this. Good job for letting them speak too Tim.
I totally agree about Tim , its nice to see an interviewer not making it about themselves.
pete sampras and novak djokovic the 2 legends, the best player from the 90s and 2010s.
The best returner and the best server... The best backhand and best forehand, The 7 times wimbledon champion and the 8 times australian open champion.
and tim henman:)
It is funny how one sees these 2 legendary players and forgets that the 3rd one also was a really great player😁
Im a NO1E fan but AGASS1 was BETTER
@@larvancioramos9748 👍😂
2 wannabe GOATdals 😂and tim henman 😂!!!
@@goldwolf0606 don’t insult Sampras like that though I agree with other one lol
Love the Djokovic shirt! 😁 looking forward to the Djokovic roar!
Pete and Novak have been 2 of my favorite players in the last 25 years. I first became a tennis fan and follower in 1995. Pete emerged as my favorite way back then. Rooted for him all the time and watched as many of his matches as I could. Became a big Novak fan around 2012. He’s my current favorite player and I wish nothing but the best for him. Really hope he ends up with the most slam titles before he retires, besting Roger and Rafa.
6th times No1 in the same era with Federer Nadal Murray Tsonga Berdich Del Potro...Amazing Amazing...
This almost feels like a father-and-son conversation
Pete seems to have a strangely close relationship with Novak. I know they're both the strongest mental competitors of their eras, but curious why these two clicked so well. They were also not the most popular of their times and often ridiculed by the media, so maybe that's part of it too.
Love it love it love it. 2 incredible champions. Plus Tim. Who we love also. Let’s go Djoko and make it number 6 next week! P.S. that backhand down the line still gives me chills and the celebration 💪🏻
Novak knows a thing or two about playing against the crowd/fans..
Pete and Novak have a LOT in common as players. Both have/had the best single shot in the game at their times - Pete w/the serve, Novak with the return - and both were not crowd favorites and had to fight through that, though Pete didn't seem to really care that much if the crowd liked him or not which I think helped him immensely with stress. Novak sometimes invites undue stress on himself because he wants the crowd's acceptance.
King Novak and his idol Sampras.
Sampras is Fed’s idol
@@worawatsr9803 yes Sampras can be anyone's idol, because a lot of people like him and he is a legend hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Pete's running forehand and overhand,not to mention his serve and incredible volleys.
Volleys just meh compared to mac and edberg
@@dunsdonjone1537 Pete's serve and volley game was right up there with the best of the best. And he also played great baseline tennis beating guys like Agassi at their own game
Now I feel so old I remember my early teens watching Sampras win his first US Open
wow..just the same with me. I miss that moment.
@@뽐눌-z4d I was not an Agassi fan and when Pete beat him he became my favorite player. But it was 30 yrs ago. Wow where the time went.
Novak, KING of tennis and Pete another legend...
Aahahah
King of hooliganism
@@Mlasse954 Aren't you a hater?
Fedal fans get more depressed and frustrated also western media desperate n despair after wimby event 2021.
Pete, we love you from Serbia! I loved to watch your game. Novak, be brave and good luck!
❤️❤️wow Che regalo Nole ❤️ Novac Djokovic e Pete Sampras
Love you both 😘😘❤️❤️
You both are the best in this era 🙏🙏
Novak djokovic is the Best . Number 1 in the best
2 goats talking...🥳
Bhêêêêê
AND ONE ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE A GOAT!!!! (GUESS WHICH ONE...😂)
One of them actually eats grass after his grass court matches.
@@katerinapatiniotis5598 😂
Hero of my childhood -Pete Sampras❤
Not hero, but your idol. There is a higher difference. Hero is someone who risks his life to save yours. Idol Simone you look up. Did Sampras risk his life to safe hours? If so, my respect for him.
Amazing to hear from these greats!
Pete Sampras was t only true gentlemen in tennis, never showed negative emotion on t court, legend.
My Nole is a visionary, innovative, spiritual new age player, legend.
Both players made you to love watching tennis, so unique, versatile and in t zone athletes, who love and play to win. Champs 💪👍💕👏🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🏆
I used to not be a fan of Pete Sampras but I’ve gone to appreciate him more in time. As for Nole... he’s my favorite!!
Amazing chat with both legends. Right time when young man matches the record of older one
Pete did all this with a disease called thalassemia B,it's incredible,plus Pete would have finished 7 times in a row as number 1 if not for the injury in 1999,before the UsOpen,he was playing unbelievably well that summer.
yeah he was in GOAT form that summer
I remember that summer like right now! It was stupid incredible how he was killing anyone. He got injured practicing with guga Kuerten for the Open.
Sampras stopped caring at 29 years old.
The disease didn’t stop him whatsoever. It was his loss of motivation that prevented him from dominating even more.
Even Novak,he had the best season,17000 points in the current moment and still lost spot number 1 at the end from Murray just few points different. As well 2013, he lost number 1 spot from Nadal last month,for just few months before he returned to the number 1 again! Se he could easily be number 1 for 7,8 years already... But that's sport! That's why this year he's kicking off again!!! Let's hope that he can menage to win US OPEN!!! He's already The Greatest of all time,but with plus US OPEN,he will be God, immortal in tennis terms, which he's already!!! It's great to watch this legend's speaking together and sharing they're experience!!! One day when they're all gone, retire,Novak,Rafa and Fed,he's already done I think... Tennis will not be the same anymore!!! I mean,new youngsters will arrive,but still... Never again Era like this one,with Big 3!!! Big 1 actually, quite a while... But still, wholly trinity,Novak, Roger,Rafa!!! Never again in history of tennis!!!
I grew up idolizing Pete. I even modeled my game after his. Pete please comeback to tennis. Whether it’s interviews, commentating, playing, being at tournaments. Tennis needs you buddy and i miss you so much. Pete Sampras forever the goat 🐐
Great to see Pete! Man I wanted to be Pete Sampras growing up. Never looked up to anyone as much as him
Always a pleasure to catch the legendary Pistol Pete on the screen. I'm glad he seems to be well, always linked to tennis.
Pete Sampras looks so different now. I think he was much handsome when he was younger and playing.
He looks older than his age and maybe a bit frail. Could be the blood disease he carries or some kind of existential stress.
He looks a lot thinner.
Kids
Gentleman Pistol Pete. Most of us who were on the courts almost everyday during the 90s knew that Pete was a class above everyone else with a racquet.
🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐 talk!!
Novak is and will be the best tennis player of all time!
This statement is made by a loyal Rafa fan!
Same. Federer has always been my fave, but I consider Djokovic the GOAT now after his Wimbledon win
@@emil4445 When they retire, you'll have 3 GOATS out to pasture!
Go to see Novak. I still dont understand why so many people are against him. He has become a real man over the recent years with good manners and values. For me he is, yet, not less anymore than Fed and Nadal.
After all his on court and off court antics this year, he’s only shown himself in a negative light!
@Penelope promotinnpseudo science, spreading covid with his Adria tour stunt, hitting a line judge at the us open, cheating on his wife, etc etc
@Penelope only 1 person infected? Um, no, you’re wrong! As for the rest, well promoting pseudoscience is just ridiculous when you’re supposed to be a role model and world class athlete, it’s just embarrassing to the sport when he spouts his pseudoscience nonsense, and actually if you look at the replay he knew exactly where the ball was going when he hit the line judge because he was looking that way, however intent or not he intended to smack the ball and he did so earlier in that match too because he couldn’t control his temper! You Novax glory supporters are ridiculous, defending the indefensible!!!
That is the most lit intro I've ever seen. History of the atp finals in one awesome montage.
RESPECT!
Two legends! Great idea to get two greats like this for a little chat.
I wish we got more of Pete.
Nah, he was around long enough. I was there back in the day, and though I liked him, I didn't like him because his brand of tennis and personality was not as interesting as Agassi or Becker or Safin.
@@jfuite to each their own. I love Agassi and Ivanisevic for their personalities, but personality isn't a requirement if you can pull off attacking tennis the way a peak-Sampras did. Dude was so good he made extremely difficult things look like basic beginner routine.
@@hehehehehahahaha2025 Pete was my idol... his game was so beautiful.. even Defense was offense when it was coming off his racket.. that had to be extremely deflating for alot of opponents because when he was on.... there was absolutely nothing that you could do about it.. he was deceptively fast as well... even in later years when he didn't show it as much there were still glimpses of him putting on the afterburners and running a ball down and then just SMACK.. running forehand passing shot that makes you go.... "WOW" his game was so heavy.. It really spoke for itself.. His game WAS the personality.. and it did alotta talkin...
@@Eliath1984 you said it, man
@@sittingfool2727 he may not have been exciting and flashy for people that wanted big personalities but around my house when Sampras was playing and it was televised.. All 3 of my older sisters and I and my parents(who were responsible for giving us the love of the game) were at the TV.. and because of him I spent many a nights on the court just hitting buckets of serves by myself. I still find myself watching his old matches on RUclips.. The man was god tier on any surface but Clay..
So must respect between the goat and his predecessor. Pete is the best player to watch and at peak, the best ever and Novak is the player to get Pete's legacy to a new level with respect and also great to watch. Novak knows how great Pete was and Pete knows Novak is stepping in his footsteps
Two absolute greats! Go Djokovic.
Sampras was like Federer : just beautiful to watch.
Exactly
True that
Pete drinking Pepsi (sponsorship?) on court then immediately puking it up was funny.😂
Two of the greatests
2 greats. Love it.
🐐👑🔥for me THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME PETE SAMPRAS THE GOAT EVERRRRRRRRRRR💖👍💪
Sampras has already 6th win at his age 27.
True GOAT
Björn Borg (born 6 june 1956) had 11 grand slams at the age of 25
@@vanlendl1 out of topic. I said atp final rank.
@@aaaa61616 u said GOAT, so its not out of topic anymore ...
Pete Sampras had 11 Slams at his 27,Borg at his 25
My 2 favorite players #Pete and #Novak
🎾No 1, Pete & Novak - 🧠👑💪
Novak defense and mental toughness is the strongest of all the current players the fact that never injured his ankles is amazing, when he's 100% he's unstoppable except for clay at the RG against Rafa..
No peak Djokovic cannot beat peak rafa on any clay surface ,it's impossible to do so
He beat him this year in his home yard! Even before he was better than Rafa at clay... But his desire to beat him at RG burned him!!! Anyway, he's the only one who beat Rafa twice at RG! And Rome, Madrid, Monte Carlo. He's the most complete and dominant player ever!!! He rules tennis over a decade!!! Only when he was out, injured nearly two years,Roger ménage to scratch three more GS, otherwise he will stay with 17GS. He couldn't win o r GS over 5 years, from 2012, before Novak get injured. Novak come back,he stays with 0GS. Rafa few,Novak all the rest! He's the greatest tennis player who ever lived!!! ❣️🏆🎾👊🤡👏❤️🇷🇸🇷🇸🐐🐐🐐🐐
@@Coa_Kralj_Coa_The_King yes but that was injured Rafa it was not peak Rafa he wasn't playing peak Rafa like last year RG did you not see Rafa completely destroyed Novak in the finale.
Nole eres el mejor de todos los tiempos bravisimo por ti saludos desde Guatemala🎄
Those are my top 2 right there!
Sampras is just so lovely
Great interview
Such valuable insights from these great champions...
2 Great Legends❤️🇿🇦
No one will ever break Pete Sampras record of 6 year in number ones in a row !
Lifetime records -> consecutive records! Why?! Because former reward longevity, which combines many factors including opposition/competition (Sampras didn’t have Nadal/Federer level threats, so he didn’t have to worry! Lol And Agassi didn’t care for the rankings until much later in his career so…)
I wonder how many from those 6 consecutive seasons Sampras would have still finished first if Fedal were playing in their prime during his era?! Probably two or three three tops! Lol
Thanks for this video.. Love to see my all time fav Pete 😍
Poor Henman. Himself a great player, but just good enough to Interview these two legends
Good is all relative, some good players, don't even make the professional tour, let alone reaching semi's, in a slam.
@@pauljohnson6019 well, Henman did reach semis in GS, but still...
The greatest offensive player ever and the greatest defensive player ever...
Loved watching this. As an American I don't think I see enough of Pete around the game (on TV). Maybe because he is still a generation behind Roger et al. Nonetheless it is still good to see him here. My only other comment on this is, could someone be a buddy a get him a trim and shave for his close ups?
Tim was also a Great Champion. This helped a lot Andy Murray. Great Champions. Now I respect much more Pete. He was just to good for the competition and I hated that. Other than this, we are spoilt with the Big Three. Idemo Nole!
Absolute legends
Two gods here: Pete Sampras and Novak Djokovic. Pete Sampras is the ultimate tennis champion, so full of class. The only one who showed as much confidence as him are Roger and Rafa.
Pete is my All time favorite Tennis legend
Just noticed (except this one) how many articles from Western MSMedia are piling up after Novak got in Top20 GS Club, and 95% are (of course, it is West) are AGAINST him! Suddenly, now Number of Weeks at No.1 don't matter, Number of GS don't matter, all won 2x each Major and Masters don't matter, now it is elegance, beauty... What is wrong with Westerners. Novak destroyed your myth or what???
I really think a lot of the Western (fake) media has a lot to do with it, also. Only reporting negative things about Novak. Fortunately for me, an American, I rely on my common sense and feel Novak IS THE BEST PLAYER EVER TO GRACE THE TENNIS COURT. Numbers don't lie. And I've been watching tennis since 1977.
I love this discussion between two great tennis players. I love the way these two play.
Two of the geeatest players !
Pete was no 1 for 6 straight years. 6 years in a row he ended as No1. This record will never be broken. He lost his No1 spot here and there to other legends, but in the end he was the best in the world in 1993-98.
Pete Sampras Living Legend. At the Times of Becker Edberg Lendl Agassi..
Forever Pete♥️♥️♥️
Sampras coulda been a model at his young age!
The best two players in their respective periods. Best serve ever and best return ever. Who will win between these legends?
Pete, if he had match point on his serve, he wouldn't do a 40-15 choke, Federer must feel cringy, and having nightmares, over Wimbledon 2019, Pete would have sent once ace down, and done the story!
@@pauljohnson6019 Depends on the equipment. With the pre-modern rackets they were using in the 80s/90s? Definitely Sampras, since the aggressive baseline game is just not possible. With modern rackets? 110% Djokovic. He's dealt with tougher servers.
Pete would wipe the floor with Novak on Wimbledon’s old Pete era grass. In the current slow conditions at Wimbledon it would be close. Novak takes Pete on hard courts and clay.
When was this recorded? Pete is wrong saying Novak is about to get to 6yrs as No 1. I’m sure Nadal ended last season as No 1
@@pauljohnson6019 prime pete vs prime Federer in Wimbledon??
2 greatest Champs interview,precious!
Ten years ago, Pete was the GOAT. Now he's 4th best! What a decade!
Can't compare eras. A lot of things changed in the last 15 years. Strings, balls, court surface, rackets, training/recovery/nutrition knowledge. Not to mention availability of sophisticated PEDs that may be legal or illegal.
@@AS-js7kb But you can compare his competition and Novak's competition. The conditions are the same for everybody. Same equipment that Pete had Andre had as well or anybody else in his era.
If GOAT comes down to just the number of Majors, yes, he's "fourth best"...
And, no, conditions were not the same for everyone. The courts and the balls have become slower, and everything else Anu has listed: the racquet and string technology, fitness, recovery, the use of technology as a coaching device (HD/slo-mo etc), and for opposition research (data analysis of play patterns etc; guys like Craig O'Shannessy working with Djokovic and Federer)...
Things have changed so much in the last 15-20 years, after even Sampras's retirement.
@@plinythefatter1725 Simple minded people believe GS are the only relevant factor in determining GOAT. I believe points are awarded at Masters events that determine the best player throughout the year.
@@plinythefatter1725 No, It's not just Majors off course. But Novak, Rafa and Federer surpasses Sampras also in Masters tittles, number of tittles, two of them with total weeks at #1 spot. Many records and statistic are in their favor so that is a final conclusion based on all whats important in tennis
Todays legends paying respect to yesterday’s legends is always great to watch. Pete was very dominant. Just like Novak is today
Pete Sampras looks like he's in his early 60s.
He is 49
@@sadikmuktar9961 I know his age. I said he "looks" 60 yrs old.
@@nichlao8637 Ok.
Yes, he looks 10 years older.
@@nichlao8637 He looks gaunt. This massive thinning of hair and what looks like weight loss doesn’t help. I hope he is healthy.
What a great angle from Novak's camera!
These are two greatest in term winnings tough matches and achievements to the max.
Sampras is the real GOAT. He faced lot of competitors like Stephen Ed berg, Boris Becker, Andre Agassi ….etc at that period. 👍👍.