Uhm, not so fast. Sampras won the Davis Cup in 1995 on clay, in the infamous Russian tie in which the Russians soaked the courts so much that the ITF sanctioned them. Actually one of Pete's finest achievements (Courier, playing second string, lost both his matches).ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 3:26 amI was thinking the same thing...Few people remember that Sampras won the Italian once..never won anything on clay again...I expect Medvedev to be the sameskatingfan wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 12:54 am ...
Medvedev's win in Rome feels a bit to me like Sampras winning Rome in 1994 - a great result for a player not comfortable on the surface, but more of a career highlight than a preview of future success.
But sure, no other clay court titles.