It's time to call it a career. Federer turns 32 in August. Earlier this year he addressed his retirement with BBC Sport. Eventually, it will be clear that it is time to stop but the time is definitely not now…But then again, things change very quickly. You have to be ready for it and open to it. I'm not naive that I can play for 15 more years but I would like to give myself a chance to play for many more years to come.
Federer told the Daily Mail that he's already made plans to play at Wimbledon in Still planning ahead, Federer appears to have no immediate plans to retire. However, as he said, things could change quickly. Another French Open title would enhance his legacy, but a win at Roland Garros is a lofty goal with Nadal around. Pete Sampras started his professional tennis career at the age of 16 and would go on to become one of the best ever to play the sport.
Pete Sampras is a former tennis player. Pete Sampras is 48 years old and was born in Potomac MD. There are many famous birthdays in August. You can use the drop down menus above to choose a celebrity birthday by name or celebrity birthday by month. Click here to see what celebrities share a birthday with Pete Sampras. What age did Pete Sampras retire? Sampras, ever graciously, declined it all. He flew home to L. He never played another professional match.
Starting in his early 30s—when so many of his peers in conventional lines of work were just entering their meaty years—Sampras was off the clock. And he was faithful to his retirement as, previously, he was to his work.
After years of keeping a strict schedule, he let his days unspool in the most leisurely way. After years of displacement—threading the world, sleeping in an unending constellation of hotels, living out of bags—he would go months without leaving his sprawling home in Beverly Hills.
In the late s, Sampras spotted Bridgette Wilson while out in Los Angeles, and asked a mutual friend for her number. They married in , a fittingly small and private ceremony, though Elton John was the musical guest. Wilson was an ascending actress, but, to her credit, never felt fully comfortable in Hollywood. Once he dropped his sons off at school, Sampras might play golf, often at Bel-Air Country Club, where he has been a longtime member. He might play cards with friends.
With a tennis court in the backyard, he might pick up a racket as well. Ryan, 15, is a junior tennis player of some distinction. He and Bridgette might collect the kids and head to their weekend home near Palm Springs. For all the stability in his personal life, his historic record has proven to be sadly fragile. Two years after that, a swashbuckling Spaniard won the French Open for the first time.
Three years after that, a steady Serb won the Australian Open for the first time. There are greater sports tragedies, sure. But this is something akin to Michael Jordan—who also played for the last time in the early aughts—being suddenly absent from most GOAT conversations.
But just as he was during his career Sampras has been extraordinarily, even jarringly, gracious about recent history. In , as Federer was poised to win his 15th major, Annacone went golfing with Sampras at Bel-Air, and wanted to see how his former charge was handling the assault of history. What do you think? Certainly Roger has been the best player. Rafa is up there with him. Djokovic is pushing. He also takes pains not to discount the past.
Beyond that, Sampras is friendly with all three of the men who have passed him. He has known Federer the longest. They played each other once in pro competition, a memorable passing-the-baton match at Wimbledon in They have been bracketed together ever since.
A different kind of warmth passes between Sampras and Nadal. Pete is now very much a family man, living off the fortunes he earned as a player. After dropping off his children at school, Sampras might play golf at the Bel-Air Country Club or play tennis in his backyard.
His second son, Ryan, looks destined for a bright future in the sport. In July , a young Roger Federer denied Sampras the opportunity to win his fifth straight Wimbledon title.
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