End of a Tennis Era

[Aquarius]

Sometime tomorrow on August 25th, the great Pete Sampras is to hold a press conference to officially announce his retirement. :(

With a record 18 Grand Slam career wins, Sampras has been called the greatest tennis player ever to play the game. Sampras's 18th and final Grand Slam win came just a year ago at the US Open which has its first round of play tomorrow morning at Flushing Meadows.

With Pete retiring, I think this may mean that Andre Agassi's retirement isn't far behind.

[Eddy Bones]

My speculation:
Pete'll leave and then come back a year later.
It happens with a lot of other sports people too. Take Matt Hoffman (BMX biker) for example. He retired, and then showed up for the X-Games a year or so later.
Michael Jordan also. He quit basketball and did other stuff. Then he came back again.

We'll just have to wait and see what happens.

[Aquarius]

In the tennis world, when people retire they retire for good. Although, I bet in a few years we'll see Sampras playing in the 35+ yr old tournaments. :p You're considered past your prime once you hit 30. ;)

[Umah Bloodomen]

I'm also sure we'll be seeing Mr. Sampras playing in celebrity and charity events.
;)