I remember the 1993 Roland Garros semi-finals, when I played Jim Courier, a A nice result,īut I don't want a nice result. "I kept in my brain that I'd been in semi-finals before. I beat Sampras, normally I should be ecstatic but I just raised The feeling that I wouldn't be happy with any result. Says Krajicek, 20 years on, "I think from the moment I beat Stich, I had "I felt whoever he played, he would win it. "It was a no-win situation, the whole pressure changed," said Goetzke. He never over celebrated a point, feeling that you leave your celebration "He focused solely on each point, game and set. "On the morning of match day, he had ordered pancake from room service and ate them while watching cartoons on the BBC," says Deckers. "Richard was very superstitious and we largely stayed at the hotel resting and relaxing," said Deckers. "But this time, he adjusted his training and the tactics dependent on the "In the past, he did look too far ahead in the draw," admits Rohan Goetzke. lost, I thought, 'Hey, this can maybe happen.' Goran was a tough "After I beat Pete, I still wasn't thinking too much about winning the title. "In 1996, at Wimbledon, nothing fazed me." Whoever was losing at each rain delay came back and reversed I remember I played Michael Stich at Hamburg in 1992, but we went I've ever played, where every rain delay I played the same or even better than Richard Krajicek returned the next day for a 22-minute installment to complete a 7-5,ħ-6(3), 6-4 victory to end Pete Sampras' 25-match winning streak at The Championships. This story was originally published on 7 July 2016. During the next two weeks will look back on memorable matches and happenings at the grass-court Grand Slam. Editor's Note: But for the COVID-19 pandemic, Wimbledon would now be underway.
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