His motion is longer and more deliberate than Roddick’s and it will take Sampras a bit more time to start to push down. But don’t let this picture fool you; Sampras has a terrific knee bend.

Sampras won 14 Grand Slams aided by the most powerful weapon of his era: a sensational first serve backed up by, arguably, the best second serve in tennis.

Sampras keeps insisting he has another major title in him, and he just might be right, if his 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Andy Roddick in the U.S. Open quarterfinals Thursday night is any indication.

PETE SAMPRAS rocketed a 100-mph serve at Brooke Shields in the first game yesterday, which should have told Andre Agassi his pretty party was over. Unintentional? Of course. But soon those serves g… ...

Kyrgios contended that the serve and volley style of play demanded faster serve speeds to succeed in the modern era, citing Lleyton Hewitt's dominant win over Pete Sampras in the 2001 US Open as ...

Martin had been wary as always of Sampras’ serve, which was clocked up to 130 m.p.h. against Federer and which Martin said would still rank among the best in the game. After the slow start ...