CAMELOT FANTASIES

Another post of mine, blast from the past.

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After Sampras won his first slam at the US Open, he had to wait more than two years to get his 2nd Slam and that’s purely because the field he was playing at that time was extremely tough with far too many legends playing around the same time. Below I put together the first three years of Slam winners of that era followed by the next era led by Federer

Start of Sampras’ era:

1991
Australian Open: Ivan Lendl defeated Boris Becker
French Open: Jim Courier defeated Andre Agassi
Wimbledon: Michael Stich defeated Boris Becker
US Open: Stefan Edberg defeated Jim Courier

1992
Australian Open: Boris Becker defeated Jim Courier
French Open: Jim Courier defeated Petr Korda
Wimbledon: Andre Agassi defeated Goran Ivanisevic
US Open: Stefan Edberg defeated Pete Sampras

1993
Australian Open: Jim Courier defeated Stefan Edberg
French Open: Sergi Bruguera defeated Jim Courier
Wimbledon: Pete Sampras defeated Jim Courier
US Open: Pete Sampras defeated Cedric Pioline


Start of Federer’s era:

2003
Australian Open: Andre Agassi defeated Rainer Schüttler
French Open: Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Martin Verkerk
Wimbledon: Roger Federer defeated Mark Phillippoussis
US Open: Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrerro

2004
Australian Open: Roger Federer defeated Marat Safin
French Open: Gaston Gaudio defeated Guillermo Coria
Wimbledon: Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick
US Open: Roger Federer defeated Lleyton Hewitt

2005
Australian Open: Marat Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt
French Open: Rafael Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta
Wimbledon: Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick
US Open: Roger Federer defeated Andre Agassi