Wimbledon 2001: Federer beats seven-time winner and defending champion Pete Sampras

(Jürgen Fritz, 03.07.2021) 20 years ago yesterday: In the fourth round, 19-year-old Roger Federer beats the greatest Wimbledon champion of all time up to that point, the seven-time (!!!!!!!) tournament winner and defending champion, the ten-year older, all-important player of the 1990s Pete Sampras. It will – unfortunately – remain the only encounter between these two. 14 months later …

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