Australian Open: Five-set workout for Sampras

Pete Sampras reached the last 16 at the Australian Open - but went the long way round to get there.

Fri, 19 Jan, 2001 - 07:24

Pete Sampras reached the last 16 at the Australian Open - but went the long way round to get there.

After two four-set matches in rounds one and two, "Pistol Pete" had to go to five sets today as his quest to take a 14th Grand Slam continued.

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CourtsPlace: ArgentinaPerson: SamprasPerson: Pete SamprasPerson: Pistol PetePerson: Juan Ignacio ChelaPerson: Andre AgassiPerson: AgassiPerson: David PrinosilPerson: Todd MartinPerson: Cedric PiolinePerson: MartinPerson: Andrew IliePerson: Marat SafinPerson: Michal TabaraPerson: SafinPerson: Dominik HrbatyEvent: Australian OpenEvent: WimbledonEvent: US OpenEvent: Grand Slam
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