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US Open Moments: Aug. 28, 1989 - Official Site of the 2023 US Open Tennis Championships - A USTA Event
This Day In Tennis History - August 12, 1970: Pete Sampras, the “King of Swing” regarded by many as the greatest tennis player to ever step on a court, is born in
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Pete Sampras of the United States holds the trophy aloft after winning the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, New York, September 8, 2002. [Sampras defeated compatriot Andre Agassi 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-4
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US Open Tennis on Twitter: "13 years ago, Marat Safin won the 2000 US Open, defeating Pete Sampras. Fave Safin memory? #ThrowbackThursday http://t.co/ILng0NEC07" / Twitter
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