Sampras to quit after 14 years of service

Pete Sampras will officially announce his retirement before attending a special farewell ceremony on the centre court at Flushing Meadows on Monday evening.

It will be a fitting finale for the American tennis star. The Arthur Ashe Stadium saw his 14th and last Grand Slam triumph, in the US Open 12 months ago, but Sampras has not played since defeating Andre Agassi in the 2002 final.

The move means he will never get the chance to bid farewell to Wimbledon, where he won the men's singles seven times, in the style he would have liked after being beaten on his last appearance there last year in the second-round by George Bastl.

Sampras won £28million in prize money during a 14-year professional career and collected 64 singles titles.

Meanwhile, US Open favourite Andy Roddick is wary of facing British No1 Tim Henman in the first round. Henman was the last player to beat Roddick, but that was 13 matches ago.

Roddick said: "It's not a great draw for either of us. I will make some adjustments to my game following that defeat to Tim in Washington but he will also be making changes."

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