Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Fernando Verdasco beats Pete Sampras in San Joes exhibition match

For all those guys out there, who still think Pete, can make a comeback at Wimbledon, you need to watch this match. Pete, may have been an incredible champion in the 90s and even the early 2000s but he doesn't have the legs anymore, to win ATP level tournaments. Verdasco, pretty much steam rolled him in the first set and held well in the second. This was only an exhibition match but it does demonstrate the division between Sampras and the current generation of tennis players.

Now with that said, I thought Pete, played a pretty nice match. He was serving very well, in fact he outdid Verdasco, in that department. Both players seemed like they were having a good time and that's really all that's important in an exhibition match. I'm glad to see, Pete still enjoys the sport and is willing to get out there and play against the current group of players. In the future, I'd like to see an exhibition match against Pete and Nadal, or maybe Borg against Federer.

Pete's, undoubtedly got some good years left for future exhibition matches but a return to the ATP tour isn't going to happen for him.

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