Sampras Loses in Exhibition Tennis Match
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Posted: 8:39 PM Feb 8, 2010
Sampras Loses in Exhibition Tennis Match
SAN JOSE, Calif.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Pete Sampras showed off that old brilliant serve. The rest of the retired star's game is lacking a bit these days.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Pete Sampras showed off that old brilliant serve. The rest of the retired star's game is lacking a bit these days.

Sampras hung tough against a top player 12 years his junior in the second set of his 6-3, 7-6 (2) loss to Spain's Fernando Verdasco in a 56-minute exhibition match Monday night at the SAP Open.

Sampras received a rousing standing ovation once it was over. He
waved and hit three balls into the crowd before telling everybody he "felt a little old" out there.

It was first exhibition match for the 14-time Grand Slam champion since he beat longtime American rival Andre Agassi 3-6, 6-3, 10-8, decided on a match tiebreak at Macau in late October.

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