According to Hewitt he remained in NYC overnight and bad weather delayed his departure from JFK on Monday 9/10 until late in the evening. He got to LA and took the last flight out of LAX that night to Sydney and the 9/11 attacks happened while he was flying over the South Pacific. Everyone on the plane found out what happened after they landed.

@michaelgillespie8257

Жыл бұрын

My dad was at this match and was flying from NY to Chicago when it happened.. Needless to say my mom was freaking out.

@archangelmusic13

5 ай бұрын

i thought 9/11 was on a monday?

@Romans8-9

5 ай бұрын

​@@archangelmusic13Was a Tues morning.

@mikejunior211

Ай бұрын

Did he ever got the Monday morning photoshoot with the trophy from WTC observatory as it was customary at the time? Or did he skipped it?

Weird to think what would happen just 2 days later in that same city....☹️

@TheKwod

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, unbelievable missile strike on the twins and the pentagon.

@Summon256

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKwod It’s wasn’t missile strike, dafuq?! It was plane collision! :|

@TheKwod

2 жыл бұрын

@@Summon256 ok Mr brainwashed.

@Summon256

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKwod What are you even talking about?! You don’t make any sense! Lol What i have seen judged by the footage, that is available literally everywhere are planes colliding with building! What am i brainwashed about?! I don’t suppose to believe my own two or what?! Lol

@TheKwod

2 жыл бұрын

@@Summon256 look into the "nose in nose out" footage. After all this time you still think 19 Arabs outwitted trillion dollar America...

Damn...i was so young back then. The final wasn't live on tv in my country. Woke up on monday morning to find out Lleyton had won in straight sets. I kind of feared that, and as a Sampras fan it was a major disappointment. It was the changing of the guard, even if Pete did manage to win the US Open a year later in a fairytale end. Anyway, 2001 was a crazy year. Just 2 days later, the world as we knew it back then, would be shacken to the core. Here we are now in the midst of a world pandemic. Yeah...we can only hope for better times. Cheers, guys!

@thefat400

Жыл бұрын

I was at work listening to updates on the radio. I remember the tension waiting to hear if Hewitt had won the tie break. After that, he cruised with some of the most passing shots I've ever seen.

Man, people calling Pete old at 29, and now we have roger at a tender age of 39 still competing

@Luca33600

3 жыл бұрын

Roger isn’t competing at the moment

@artygunnar

3 жыл бұрын

@@Luca33600 he's playing in qatar open 2021

@andrewlegare6032

3 жыл бұрын

There are so many differences between then and now regarding sports nutrition, sport-specific training, etc. Tennis players today are world class athletes, but back then were just tennis players.

@Luca33600

3 жыл бұрын

@@artygunnar yeah. And will lose in the first round

@artygunnar

3 жыл бұрын

@@Luca33600 give me odds and lets bet on it

It's funny how tennis evolves from one generation to another. Hewitt baseline play was super effective against 90s serve-volley goat Sampras. Few years later Federer rises and makes Lleyton(and also all his tennis generation) his punching bag for years. Then Nadal's left handed topspin became Federer's Achilles' heel( till 2014+ i guess) . Also Djokovic clashes with Fedal for years and now he also struggles against kind of his own defence combined with aggressive play from Medvedev

@masters.1000

2 жыл бұрын

There was (and is) a huge void of new players since the last decade, not a sinlge decent one was born after 1989.

@user-cy6xl3vd3f

2 жыл бұрын

Djoker stands no chance against med??? What's their h2h2 already?

@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960

2 жыл бұрын

@@masters.1000 Medvedev has literally the same Slams than Roddick lol

@masters.1000

2 жыл бұрын

@@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960 Medvedev choked a 2-0 lead against a 36yo one-footed Nadal. He will never be on the same level of Roddick, who even after his prime defeated prime Nadal in 2010.

@loulew07

Жыл бұрын

@M Soccer is easy , need a ball , large field , 2 goals . Tennis a court with different surfaces , different racquets . I have played both , both are tough in there own ways and special in there own ways . Soccer for a young kid is easy practice by himself . Your legs is 95% of the game of soccer . And in soccer some walk, or jog during the game . That will not work in tennis . Tennis is not as big because it costs more and is harder to practice . You need a wall or court . Same with Golf as with tennis , and I have played all 3 .

Nice match! The two Pete Sampras U.S. Open full matches I'm really looking for are against Ivan Lendl in 1990 and against Rusedski in 2002 in solid quality. Thanks much!

fantastic upload great quality never seen the full game until now thank you so much

The last normal weekend of our pre-9/11 world

@jdavidv

4 ай бұрын

Normal were the invasions by the US: Irak, Afganisthan, Libia, Yemen, etc

2001 hewitt and federer beat sampras by grandslam

@Luca33600

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but Hewitt won the US Open while Federer lost the match after he defeated Sampras

Imagine if the final was pushed back for 2 days

@Chris-pi4fc

9 ай бұрын

Imagine they had it indoors at the World Trade Center

@niceguy1774

5 ай бұрын

Why would I want to see less of a test?

Hewitt outclass Sampras and destroyed Kafelnikov in the semis. According to Hewitt his most perfect matches ever SF and F

@angerisdiscipline3913

6 ай бұрын

He played better tennis in 2004 us open as proven by his great runs on hard court that year and him reaching the final without dropping a set but there was a major difference prime federer was crusing

@Romans8-9

5 ай бұрын

​@@angerisdiscipline3913Hewitt played a very bad tactical match against Fed tho which is why he got double bagelled. His best tourney was undoubtedly USO 01.

@BobbyDick22785

3 ай бұрын

@@Romans8-9 I'd say it was AUS05

Iconic! 🎾

Thanks for all the uploads! I sincerely hope you take me up eventually on doing 1-2 matches a day. I think it would maximize your impact on the fans and on your channel.

As great as Sampras was, he was pummeled in the US Open finals 2 years in a row (2000 and 2001). Hewitt was really in the zone against Kafelnikov and Sampras. Classic Hewitt. He played best when everyone hated him.

@Romans8-9

5 ай бұрын

Pete deserved it for disrespecting Rafter in the 4th round.

A fews day afterwards the world would change forever.

@VictorYong36

Жыл бұрын

Last ever weekend of a pre-9/11 world

@molybdaenmornell123hopp5

Жыл бұрын

@@VictorYong36 I think it's important to recognise that, while the shock was enormous, it was only so because America was so used to peace and quiet at home. Deadlier attacks happened in Europe and Asia during the world wars. We need a way to remember both, to mourn all victims equally.

@jdavidv

4 ай бұрын

Naaa, only another invasion for resources (oil). Remeber it was never proven that Irak had nuclear weapons, ando Afganisthan was never a problem

Great match! Congrats Lleyton 👏🏆😍🎊

Thanks for another full match

Me encanta el juego de hewit

I was there and was disappointed for the result. The epic match was in QF,when Sampras overcame Agassi with four tie-break setters.

@ilbelgiuoco

2 жыл бұрын

Do you live in NY? If not, can you tell me what did you do after the game since this final was played 2 days before 9/11?

@marctzou9780

2 жыл бұрын

@@ilbelgiuoco I was a tourist in NY and I was supposed take the plane at 08:50 to leave on 9/11. Unfortunately our air plane (United Airlines) was cancelled just right after the attack on the twin towers. Me and 2 of my friends had nowhere to go, we could only went back to the homestay the we ordered earlier when we just arrived NY. We went to Brooklyn to look into distance of the smoke came off the wreckage of the towers.

@Foxentails

Жыл бұрын

Well, that was one of the greatest matches ever

I blame Lleyton Hewitt for 9/11 - Wearing your hat backwards can really mess people up in the head.

@kazamshah4543

4 ай бұрын

Lol

This match really felt like one match too far for Sampras, and he ran out of steam. He'd already had some emotionally draining matches to beat Rafter, Agassi and Safin. Hewitt was the nightmare opponent for him - could cause some real damage with his returns, passes and lobs.

I was surprised how Hewitt smoked Sampras in this match and how Safin did the same the year before. At least Pete got redemption the next year against Agassi to win his final U.S. Open.

Give us Safin Sampras 2000!!

Thank you for bringing attention to an era of tennis that’s largely been whitewashed and forgotten. ‘97-03 Is my favorite era of tennis, there was so much parity and unpredictability.

@lotus630

3 жыл бұрын

2000 to 2003 were the most fun for 4 consecutive years, no one won more than 1 slam in the same year... almost unimaginable now

@anemicroyalty8764

3 жыл бұрын

@@lotus630 Agreed. I’d be tickled shitless if that happened now.

@thomasvoglis7063

3 жыл бұрын

So many great players from this era, with contrasting styles like Agassi, Sampras, Hewitt, Moya, Kafelnikov, Safin, Federer, Rafter, Kuerten, Rios, Ivanisevic, Ferrero, Nalbandian, Roddick etc. A really great time in men's tennis.

Suprised it's not an HD version

The Best Ever 🎾❤️

Hewitt won 5 of his last 6 matches with Sampras. Sampras past his peak, but Hewitt's game seems to have bothered Sampras quite a bit.

@dickn.ormous1064

3 жыл бұрын

Hewitt was fast.Agassi may have been a bigger striker but his movement was always suspect.

@webking185

2 жыл бұрын

Hewitt was younger, had the fresher legs and was one of the fastest guys on tour. The quickness made PS react faster causing more errors. PS still the greatest all time!

@DSN262

2 жыл бұрын

@@webking185 Rafa is the goat

@webking185

2 жыл бұрын

@@DSN262 , not in a million years. Standing behind the baseline striking the ball is no way considered the greatest player. This era of tennis using these high tech racquets allowed Rafa and Novak to play the game better than anyone else. Federer is provably the best ever. A true all around game and moved gracefully around the court. Any historian and tennis fan will say the same. The Sampras serve was a beauty to watch and will never see it again. Sampras's game was part McEnroe (serve), Connor, (baseline hitting) and Edberg (volley). You can bet there will be another Novak or Rafa to watch.

@user-cy6xl3vd3f

2 жыл бұрын

@@webking185 there will hardly ever be someone with such fighting spirit combined with unique aura such as Rafa. You are basing yourself on your personal opinion, and even though some parts of your comment are true (racket tech etc), you're pretty much botching it with vague statements.

I'm wondering what a twenty-year-old Rodger Federer was thinking when he was watching this match?🤔

@MeMe-td1ye

Жыл бұрын

Hewitt owned federer at this time

US open 90's classic matches wish list: 1. 91 Chang vs John Mcenroe(3rd round firework match) Immense tension and battle for 5 sets 2. 92 us open semi-final Edberg vs Chang(longest us open matches) 3. 92 us open final Edberg vs Sampras (final) 4. 96 us open sampras vs corretja(quarter) sampras was sick and threw up in the 5th set but still somehow managed to pull it off in the tiebreak(incredible). Had sampras lost, I think chang would have won 96 us open. 5. 97 us open korda vs sampras(4th round) another 5-set classic match. 6. 98 us open rafter vs sampras(semi) 5-set classic match. sampras injured in the 3rd set with 2 sets to 1 leading

@HDGuruGuy

Жыл бұрын

91 Edberg vs Currier. Classic Edberg!! It was a serve n volley clinic!

@rushrush1209

11 ай бұрын

All great matches. I also remember Sampras vs Lendl in 1990, and Agassi vs Chang in 1994.

Vasanth Ramachandran/Jacob Tan (BP) def. Jack Corliss/Conner Lubash (Sum) 6-1, 6-3.

Both of Sampras' lost finals before the Agassi win were before they put a rest day between the semi and final. Only the US Open did that, right? That killed Pete. I don't think it guarantees he wins another 2 titles against Hewitt and Safin...but it sure increases his odds in a big way.

Darren Cahill has been coaching a loooooooong time. He must be one of, if not the longest serving coaches on the tour.

Incredible to think that just a couple of years later Federer would bagel Hewitt here.

Great to see an Australian getting revenge for him just beating pat rafter At Wimbledon

One of biggest UPSETS in tennis history

And Clijsters got her comeback

Hewitt said after winning he wanted to thank his girlfriend Kim, haHaa!. She liked that.

87 service holds, which was a record I believe. Hewitt. Breaks him 1st game of the match and 4 more times.

@rushrush1209

11 ай бұрын

Even Agassi didn't break Sampras in the quarterfinals. Hewitt's return of serve and court speed was incredible then.

Sampras was all Power n Precision; my Idol. He is the 2nd GOAT of the modern tennis (Lendl is the 1st GOAT)

2000 US Open > 2001 US Open

Hewitt made Sampras look old in this match

1:38 - Sampras is such a humble guy. Never cheated on anything ever. Bad line call. Pete saw it. Y d CU didn't overruled? C'mon man! D ball was clearly in! Murphy law case I guess. Anyways d American GOAT got through a lot. He was half injured n' tired while young Hewitt was on fire there4 u know that day twas like playing against d wall 💔

@molybdaenmornell123hopp5

Жыл бұрын

Murphy as in Fergus Murphy?

@dannywhite9975

Жыл бұрын

@@molybdaenmornell123hopp5 yeah although Kyrgios shouldn't loss his temper even when he gotta deal with narrow arrogant chair umpire, Nick has my sympathy 😘

@Romans8-9

Жыл бұрын

He wasnt humble. He was an arrogant sore loser.

Hi

@viggowagemans9678

3 жыл бұрын

Do you fortrite

Does anyone spotted Paul McCartney in the crowd?

Tennis needs to bring back Cyclops

@moaningpheromones

2 жыл бұрын

beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep

@wtfa2910

2 жыл бұрын

@@moaningpheromones Fault

Was it played Om 9 11

@bonoahx4034

2 жыл бұрын

2 days before. It probably would have been cancelled had it been on 9/11.

a tennis players pro career is so short. they usually play for 10-13 years and then it's over.it's a young mans sport.

Actually Pete played ridicoulously bad. I don't say that he could had won but this UE statistic is a tragic. Playing like this, he couldn't had beaten even Rafter not to mention Agassi.

Too bad the Final was the day after the semis for so many years...

@niceguy1774

5 ай бұрын

I liked it. I want conditioning to play into things.

1:23:50

@pranaypradhan4245

Жыл бұрын

What happened there? Can't notice anything strange?

no body saw this result coming for some reason hewitt did not have much problems with pete sampras this match was one sided match he gave sampras no chance

Sampras is the best. Sampras is the greatest.

Lewitt on his spech dint say any word to Pete. Pfff

Hewitt came at the end of Pete but at the start of the 3 goats

once again announcers with to much to prattle during the points!

Sampras going for serve volley majority of his service games? Why tho

@tenja42

3 жыл бұрын

Because that gave him 14 Grand Slams, and the courts were much faster then

@stearrow_3245

3 жыл бұрын

At this point in his career he'd had a few injuries and he had a more noticeable tendency to cramp in longer matches. He served and volleyed more frequently (even on 2nd serves) to shorten up points. The upside of this was that he was fresher for longer in matches but it did mean he forced net approaches when it was less than ideal. Against a returner like Hewitt that is a losing proposition.

@BOZ_11

2 жыл бұрын

@@stearrow_3245 same thing with federer and novak (coming to the net more during their advanced years)

@SuperBosbon

Жыл бұрын

Because he was a serve and volley player.

Days when the tennis players arent gringers.

Not Sampras'day😟

Hello everyone

Hewitt still looks handsome 2024

Wow horrible referees mistakes

Lleyton hewitt instable serve. Lol

@MeMe-td1ye

Жыл бұрын

Two grand slam beating legend like Sampras

@Romans8-9

Жыл бұрын

Hewitt did ok for having no weapons.

@MeMe-td1ye

Жыл бұрын

@@Romans8-9 speed is weapon

@Romans8-9

Жыл бұрын

@@MeMe-td1ye I meant with the racket!

@MeMe-td1ye

Жыл бұрын

@@Romans8-9 doesn't matter. Beat Sampras

When people say Nadal and Djokovic couldn't beat Sampras, i tell them to watch this match, Nadal and Djokovic would own him

@matts4933

Жыл бұрын

Not on grass.

@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960

Жыл бұрын

@@matts4933 depends which Grass, grass is not the same as it was in his era

@derrickc1353

Жыл бұрын

the court in 2001 was very quick. A lot quicker than they play on now. Not saying sampras would win but they would not own sampras either, it would be interesting. Nadal being a lefty would give sampras more problems like Korda did in 1997 at us and wimbledon when sampras was in his prime.

Pete really did not play well for his last few years of his career.

Serve-and-volley-fast-court lovers, where are you? An elite baseliner confidently beats a top serve-and-volleyer on any surface And then, you, my priceless friends, ask a question, what would the outcome be, if the Big 3 guys GOAT baseliners faced the classic S&V giants on a "real" fast surface...? Here's the answer

@aesir1ases64

2 жыл бұрын

Are you dumb? This is an old Sampras facing a prime Hewitt, the courts were already getting slower by 2001. Serve and Volley in a real fast court like the 90s were will most of the time beatdown baseline grinders, the whole 90s decade is the prove of this. The same way that baseline will most of the time beatdown serve and volley on slow courts like clay and this pseudo hardcourts of nowadays.

@crocomingo3527

2 жыл бұрын

@@aesir1ases64 29 is old ?😄 Stop embarrasing yourself

@ofigenius007

2 жыл бұрын

2 years later this elite baseliner will start a beatdown journey for years from Federer but i agree : put big4 plus Wawrinka&Medvedev in 90s and they are taking at least 80-90% of slams

@birdoffire983

Жыл бұрын

Right. The elite serve and volleyer, who by the point of playing this match , had been a pro for a full 13 years......in an era when you were considered past your prime or peak after 25 years of age. Becker - past his best at 22. Edberg - past his best at 26. Mac - past his best at 25. Wilander past his best at 25. Borg past his best at 25. Even Agassi was considered a write off at 25......as he plumetted into the mid 150s of the world only to make a come back in the late 90s. From that era(late 70s to late 80s/very early 90s)....only Lendl and Connors were able to substain a level of performance beyond their mid 20s. Nobody remembers Safin,Roddick or Hewiit. Monolithic baeliners and essentially garbage can players who consistently lost in the early rounds to unseeded players in their respective grand slam arcs.

Sampras game was soooo boring…

@kazamshah4543

4 ай бұрын

A cure for insomnia

The morning after this match. 9/11 happened.

@mikeclifford7525

3 жыл бұрын

yeah .. hewitt flew out the day before

@fabiennefertiti3017

2 жыл бұрын

Two mornings after cause this match happened on Sunday Sep 9th and 9/11 was on the following Tuesday

sampras only play well vs Agassi... Hewitt ithis year an Safin Next destroy him very easy...

@jschaeffer5549

3 жыл бұрын

but he beat both of them in the sf hewitt in 00 and safin in 01

@pareshmokani

2 жыл бұрын

@@jschaeffer5549 Someone doesn't know history and didn't do homework.

Game changed that's why players last longer today

Pete was a kinda slow feet

Fixed match from the very beginning. Sampras should’ve went up 3-0 in the 1st set and should’ve won that, but the umpire & line judges missed a lot of clear calls. Money was in on Vegas