US Open Tennis Championships - #TBT to Pistol Pete Sampras in his early days in Flushing Meadows. Can you guess what year this was? #USOpen | Facebook
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FILE - In this Sunday, July 9, 2000 file photo, Pete Sampras reacts after winning a point in the fourth set against Australia's Patrick Rafter in the Men's Singles final on the
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