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Wimbledon begins today

Fans for a dream final
LONDON. June 25:. It may be two weeks away, but Wimbledon fans are already looking to an Andre Agassi-Pete Sampras ’ final to obliterate the bad memory of last year's title bout and restore lustre to the men's game, reports Reuter.
When Sampras and Goran Ivanisevic engaged in what many saw as the ultimate in bpring "thud and blunder" serve-volley tennis a year ago, the obituaries on Wimbledon's revered grass surfaces were written far and wide.
While Wimbledon officials insisted that reports of the impending death of the green stuff were premature, another fortnight of aces and three-stroke rallies when this year's event begins on Monday might well set the bells tolling for the grass.
Attempts to counter the power games by using ’'slower" balls appear to have had little effect, as Sampras acknowledged on his way to the Queen's Club title a week ago.
"I hardly noticed the dif-
ference,” said the American.
"When I play Goran on grass, it’s two of the biggest servers in the game. It's going to be quick and you're not going to get rallies no matter what balls we use. We’re always going to go for aces.
"But if I play Andre or Michael Chang, we'll have rallies because they like to stay back and that's fine with me," he said.
Agassi is top seed and Sampras second in accordance with their rankings. 'I hope we both make it because it would be a dream final,” added Sampras.
"I remember the great Borg-McEnroe match in 1980 may be we could produce something like that.
"We have fought each other for the number one spot all year. I had it and now be has it. That’s good for tennis and a final between us would be good for it too," added Sampras.
"We have totally different styles. May be my serve is better, but Andre Has the best return in the game."
Sampras opens his defence on Monday against Karsten
Braasch, a German ranked 119th in the world. Agassi sets out on Tuesday against Australian qualifier Andrew Painter, who is on his first visit to Britain.
Sampras has some dangerous seeds in his half of the draw such as Todd Martin. But he is not quite the player who battled to last year's semifinals before losing to the champion.
Then there is the prospect of a clash with Ivanisevic in the semifinal.
But Agassi could have a more testing path, with accomplished volleyers like fellow-Americans Patrick McEnroe and David Wheaton as well as former champions Michael Stich and Boris Becker of Germany likely to be blocking his progress.
Injuries could play a vital role. Agassi, the 1992 winner, hurt a hip flex or muscle as he lost out in the recent French Open final but appears to have recovered.
Sampras is fit, but Becker is struggling with a calf injury that has seen him shuttling between England and Germany for treatment over the past week.
Injuries could also play a part in the women's event, particularly if Steffi Graf does not get over her recent wrist and back problems.
The wrist is the major concern, but the 26-year-old five-times champion dispelled most of the doubts by engaging in three full practice sessions on Saturday.
Graf, beaten in the opening round by American Lori McNeil last year, is the top seed ahead of Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario and defending champion Conchita Martinez, who could meet in an all-Spanish semifinal.
Graf might have to contend again in the semifinals with Czech Jana Novotna, who should have beaten her in the 1993 final.
But a Graf-Martinez clash is the most likely final, the holder having adapted better to the demands of grass than her compatriot Sanchez-Vicario.