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After dominating the ATP circuit for most of the 1990s, injuries and fatigue begin taking their toll on Pete Sampras in 1999. Needing only one Grand Slam title to tie Roy Emerson's all-time record of 12, Sampras opted to sit out the Australian Open. He then staged another quick exit from the French Open, the only Slam he hasn't won. Some began to doubt whether Sampras would be healthy enough to have a shot at the record in 1999, but then as he'd done so many times, Sampras got his game in gear just prior to Wimbledon and went into the tournament as the favorite. Sampras rolled through to the final, setting up a highly anticipated all-American Fourth of July meeting with Andre Agassi. Agassi was fresh off completing a career Grand Slam at the French Open and playing some of the best tennis of his life. But on this day, Sampras showed why he had won Wimbledon five of the past six years. In a sparkling display of tennis, Sampras overwhelmed Agassi 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.
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