Agassi And Sampras Battle On The Court

When Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Pete Sampras took to the court on Friday in a charity fundraiser for the Haiti earthquake victims you'd be forgiven for thinking that the rivalry would have been between Federer and Nadal who are arguably the current top two tennis players in the world. In a doubles game where entertainment was a priority over performance, with all players wearing microphones, it was the two retired players who brought their off court rivalry to a TV audience.

After Agassi slammed Sampras, the 14 time grand slam winner, in his 2009 autobiography “Open” calling him robotic, dull and having a “lack of inspiration”, it appears that the pair have yet to kiss and make up despite an invitiation from Sampras in January to discuss it “man to man”. During the match, Sampras did an impression of Agassi's famous waddling walk before inviting a reposte. Agassi didn't disappoint as he made a reference to Sampras' reputation for being a bad tipper. That was quickly followed by a Sampras serve right at Agassi's head.

Although it was hardly in the spirit of a charity event, it certainly made for excellent viewing.





.