HEWITT TO FACE SAMPRAS
Published:
9 September 2001 y., Sunday
Lleyton Hewitt will face Pete Sampras in the US Open final on Sunday, after easing past their semi-final opponents in straight sets at Flushing Meadow. The live action will be on Sky.
Australian Hewitt routed Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the most one-sided US Open semi-final in history, losing just four games to the Russian in the 83 minute clash.
Meanwhile, Venus and Serena Williams are the first sisters to meet in a Grand Slam final for 117 years after they powered past their semi-final opponents in the US Open.
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