nos, kis túlzással élve ma összedőlt a világ. az még hagyján volt, hogy peti wimbledon előtt kikapott füvön kiefertől. az mondták, és egyetértettem én is, a felkészülés közben belefér, és a német nem is volt olyan gyenge, hiszen halléban a döntőig menetelt.

aztán jött az első forduló itt londonban, ahol peti nyert ugyan sima három szettben, de a játéka korántsem volt éppen hibátlan. de erre, hogy egy lucky loser üsse ki a második körben, senki nem számított, de leginkább ő sem. ez több, mint hihetetlen, itt komoly bajok vannak.

ezt ugyan már elmondtam egyszer régebben is, de fel nem foghatom, az isteni pete hogy tud kikapni füvön egy lényegében ismeretlen bastltól (persze hallottam már róla). kedvenc versenye, borítása, mi kellene még. derék dolog, hogy vissza akar térni és kiköszörülni a csorbát, de félek, abból első fordulós zakó lenne.

peti, el kell gondolkozni a folytatáson. ha nem érzed az erőt, amit állítólag még érzel, akkor szögre kellene akasztani az ütőt. gondold meg.

Pete Sampras, the greatest modern day champion at Wimbledon with seven titles, suffered one of his worst defeats in 14 challenges when he was beaten by the lucky loser from Switzerland, George Bastl.

Bastl won their second round match 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4 on the notorious No. 2 Court, often called the Graveyard of Champions because so many famous champions have been beaten there.

But Sampras said that this would not be his last appearance at Wimbledon. He said that his immediate future was flying home to the USA but said: "But l plan on being back. You know, I am not going to end my time here with that loss."

"As long as I feel I can win majors and contend, I will continue to play. Right now I am discouraged. I put a lot of work into the year. And to come up pretty empty for the first six months is pretty discouraging. I still feel I can go out there and do it. I'm not maybe as dominant as I once was but when it comes to the majors I believe I can win here, the US Open, or the others."

Sampras admitted he felt that players were not "quite as intimidated by my name". He said: "I still have that here but he had nothing to lose today. He came out swinging away and played great. I give him credit but I felt like I was going to come through today."

At the end, said Sampras, the match went away from him quickly. "It happens pretty quick out there. I am still just a little bit shocked at what happened out there."

Sampras said he was not happy about playing on No. 2 Court. "I would much rather have been on one of the show courts," he said. "But anything can happen out there on any court. I would much rather have played him somewhere where I am a little more comfortable. But that's scheduling. You just have to play on any court. It is still a tennis court, still the same dimensions. It's really a moot point now."

The 30-year-old Sampras had lost once before in the second round in 1991, his third year in The Championships. He lost in the first round on his first two visits in 1989 and 1990 but then grew into a position of dominance, winning the title three times from 1993 and four more times running from 1997.

But as Sampras left the All England Club, it was clear that he has every intention of coming back.