I always felt the opposite. The media liked Agassi's personality so much more than Sampras that Sampras's achievements became common place, whereas Agassi was celebrated every time he won. Martina Hingis' short but brilliant career is also often forgotton in the midst of the Williams sisters and the Russian babes.
Seems like it's always feast or famine with Pierce, and she was really bad tonight. But there's no doubt at all that Clijsters earned every bit of this championship, and it's a great story with her coming back from the serious injury last year, as well as winning her first slam after contending for so long. I guess the not-so-coveted "best player without any major championships" title now moves to Dementieva, with maybe a bit of a case for Mauresmo.
Amazing tennis from Agassi in the fifth set today. But Federer has beaten him 7 straight times, and Federer has also won the last twenty two(!!) finals he's played in. I don't think either of those streaks will end tomorrow.
Too bad Andre ran out of gas in the 4th set, but what an incredible first three sets in that final! Remarkable gut check by Federer to come back from 4-2 down in the 3rd. The crowd would have gone beyond berserk if Andre had gone up 2 sets to 1.
I know Andre was down 5-1 and 40-0 in the fourth set, but it seemed like he just gave up on the last point and intentionally hit it out. Anyone else think so too?