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An article "Mind Over Net" described that "Blessed with the ability to reinvent himself, Agassi was soon on his way up. Just as Bradman’s career can’t be weighed without Bodyline, Agassi’s has to be juxtaposed with Sampras’ rise. But it would be an exaggeration to call it a rivalry — perhaps a long-running feud, yes. Sampras won an unprecedented 14 Slams, finished No.1 six years on the trot, and spent a record 286 weeks atop and alone. He was a leviathan on the lawns of Wimbledon, stringing seven titles over eight summers. He and Agassi brought out the best in each other, but Agassi beat him just once in a Slam final — at the 1995 Australian Open. "