Tennis: Sampras scrapes past Cowan

Britain's Barry Cowan pushed Pete Sampras to a five set thriller and the brink of the greatest upset in tennis history at Wimbledon.

Tennis: Sampras scrapes past Cowan

Britain's Barry Cowan pushed Pete Sampras to a five set thriller and the brink of the greatest upset in tennis history at Wimbledon.

The Briton, ranked a lowly 265th in the world, came back from two sets down amid barely believable scenes on Court One against the defending champion and seven-time winner.

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