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Tuesday, July 22
Hewitt will push Agassi around
By Luke Jensen

Jensen's Take
Luke Jensen
Jensen
Former ATP Tour pro Luke Jensen is providing ESPN.com with in-depth analysis during the U.S. Open. Jensen, a two-time All-American at USC, captured the 1993 French Open doubles crown with his brother Murphy.

NEW YORK -- What I want to happen and what I think will happen unfortunately is not the same thing, what I want to happen is to see the Bird vs. Magic of the tennis world, which is Agassi vs. Sampras in the final.

But what will happen is Lleyton Hewitt will win in four sets over Andre Agassi, and Pete Sampras will win in four sets over Sjeng Schalken.

Lleyton Hewitt (1), Australia, vs. Andre Agassi (6), U.S.
Hewitt has played against Agassi, especially this year, with tons of consistency using pace from Agassi's groundstrokes to push Agassi around.

Agassi has to be patient, actually take pace off the ball and go for more placement and make Hewitt generate his own pace. The combination of going for more placement and the court being fast -- compared to the other courts they've played on this year -- is an advantage for Agassi. It's hard to take the teeth out of Agassi's arsenal: which is power.
Pick: Hewitt

Pete Sampras (17), U.S., vs. Sjeng Schalken (24), Netherlands
Pete Sampras has played better every single round. In the last round against Andy Roddick, he showed a total array of touch, power, range and a command of the moment.

In my mind it still comes down to Pete Sampras: 13 Grand Slams; Sjeng Schalken: 0. Enough said.
Pick: Sampras

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