Pete Sampras, the 14-time Grand Slam Champion who held the No. 1 ranking for a record 286 weeks, will return to the LA Tennis Center at UCLA this summer for the "Millennium Challenge".
Sampras, a two-time LA Tennis Open will take the court on opening night, July 27, for the "Millennium Challenge," a rematch of the 2000 US Open final against Russian Marat Safin. Safin claimed the first of his two career Grand Slam titles with that win over Sampras in New York, and holds a 4-3 edge over the American in professional matches. Safin won their last meeting, which came in the fourth round of the 2002 Australian Open.
In addition to this Monday night match against Sampras, Safin will play in the main draw of the LA Tennis Open. It will be the sixth appearance for the Russian in the tournament, having gone 6-5 with two quarterfinals in his previous efforts in LA. A former World No. 1, the 2000 US Open and 2005 Australian Open are among Safin's 15 career titles.
here's a link for an interview with Marat on July 22nd regarding this match
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Well this is good news: He won the Millenium Challenge.
6-4, 3-6, 10-6 Match TB.
Not only that:
He won doubles with Igor Kunitsyn against Marcos Baghdatis and Dudi Sela, 6-8, 6-2, 11-9 (match TB).
Two wins in a night!
LONG LIVE MARAT MIKHAILOVICH SAFIN!
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