{AP} Pete Sampras capped his first-ever visit to Greece Sunday defeating Todd Martin 6-3, 1-6, 10-6 (Match Tie-Break) in the final of the Champions Cup – Athens at the Olympic Tennis Centre. In a match that – including rain delays – lasted more than four hours, Sampras defeated Martin for the second consecutive time in a Champions Series final to remain undefeated in his return to competitive tournament tennis with two tournament titles and eight consecutive match victories. Sampras also defeated Martin in a decisive Match-Tie-Break two weeks ago in the final of the Champions Cup Boston, the first tournament Sampras played since he won the 2002 US Open.
“For me it is really special to win the title in a tournament played in Greece,”” said Sampras, a Greek-American visiting the homeland of his parents for the first time in his life.