New Delhi: Retired tennis legend Pete Sampras is back on court. The 14-time Grand Slam champion made his debut on the senior tennis circuit in Boston.
Sampras beat former Australian Open champion Petr Korda 6-1, 6-2 at the Champions Cup. The seven-time Wimbledon champion had not played a competitive match since he retired five years ago after the 2002 US Open.
The 35-year-old dominated Korda and hit ten aces in the match.
He will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in July.
Sampras was ranked No.1 for a record 286 weeks while winning seven Wimbledon titles, five at the US Open and two at the Australian Open.
Though he was a bit older than the last time he took centre court - at the US Open - he still looked like the Sampras of old in his senior tour debut. His booming serve topped 130 mph (209 kph), his forehand was precise and he was as aggressive as ever.
(With inputs from AP)
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