Wimbledon: Cowan faces Sampras

Virtual tennis unknown Barry Cowan was set to face the most daunting game of his career today when he faced reigning Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras.

Wimbledon: Cowan faces Sampras
Wed, 27 Jun, 2001 - 08:28

Virtual tennis unknown Barry Cowan was set to face the most daunting game of his career today when he faced reigning Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras.

It was set to be a case of David meets Goliath when the unseeded 26-year-old British player tried his hand at beating number one seed Sampras.

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