Sampras Won Exhibition Match at Macau

Pete Sampras won in three sets against Andre Agassi Sunday as the two married American tennis sport's greatest rivalries.

The 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 in an exhibition match held at the Venetian Macao Hotel. This was the first time the two had played since Sampras won in the 2002 U.S. Open final for his then-record 14th Grand Slam.


Agassi won the first set in 27 minutes with a single break in the fourth game, but Sampras responded with a much-improved performance in the second to prevail in 21 minutes to send the match to a decider with also a single break in the third game.

Sampras led their head-to-head series 20-14, including 4-1 in Grand Slam finals. Sampras said: "Andre just hits the ball so cleanly even after being retired for three years. The pace of his shots is just very heavy. "Today he was serving great, I think he even out-aced me. It was a pleasure playing him, he is a great player with a great return of serve.

Justine Henin Confirms Her Comeback

Former world No.1 Justine Henin has confirmed she will make her competitive tennis comeback at the Brisbane International in January.


"After a 15-months absence I am pleased to begin my second tennis career at the Brisbane International," Henin said in a statement.

"It will be great to get back to playing competitive tennis again and with the strong field, the same court surface and a similar climate to Melbourne, it will be the perfect preparation leading into the Australian Open."

7 grand slam winner, Henin joins a stellar field at the tournament with US Open champion and fellow comeback star Kim Clijsters also coming, along with former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic and Australia's Jelena Dokic.

Henin was the world No.1 for 117 non-consecutive weeks and has won more than $US19 million ($A20.43 million) in prize money.

Henin will be given one of four women's wildcards into Brisbane as she has no current WTA ranking. She announced her immediate retirement from professional tennis on May 14 last year when she was the current World No.1. On retiring, Henin requested that the WTA remove her name from the rankings immediately.

Shanghai ATP1000 Master 2009 - Finals

Russian sixth seeded Nikolay Davydenko display superb aggressive tactics to beat World Number Two Rafael Nadal and win the Shanghai Masters 1000 event. It was a bit close match, the Russian still emerged a winner in straight sets 7-6 (7-3) 6-3.


"I cannot believe it. I'm enjoying this. Beating (Novak) Djokovic (in the semi-final) and Nadal is something amazing.I'll enjoy this week and I don't want to think about what's going to happen tomorrow or in the next tournament."

"I was so tired at the beginning in the first set. At 4-4 I was thinking I have no chance to win," said Davydenko.

Spaniard Nadal, whose season has been disrupted by knee and abdominal injuries, struggled from the beginning and despite being involved in some stunning rallies was constantly second best.


"Today is a loss but it is a positive loss," he said. "I expect to be here for a long time and play without problems for a few more years. I just can say I am going to work hard to be at my best as soon as possible and I am not seeing myself very far off that." said Spaniard.