1989 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles a Grand Slam tournament since the 1985 US Open final. The tournament also featured the first appearances of future champions Pete Sampras and Michael Stich in the main draw. Mats Wilander was about to complete the career Grand Slam in his career and losing to McEnroe in the quarterfinals. Ivan Lendl "(Semifinals)" 1989 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Boris Becker defeated the defending champion Stefan Edberg in the final, 6–0, 7–6, 6–4 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships. The semi-final match between Ivan Lendl and eventual champion Becker became at the time the longest
2001 US Open (tennis) 2001 US Open (tennis) The 2001 US Open was held between August 27 – September 9, 2001. It was the final Grand Slam event of 2001. Marat Safin was unsuccessful in his title defence, being defeated in the semifinals by Pete Sampras in a rematch of the 2000 final, while Venus Williams was successful in her title defense, beating her sister Serena in the women's final. 20-year-old Australian Lleyton Hewitt won the men's title, defeating Sampras in the final. It was the second consecutive US Open final defeat for Sampras. Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras, 7–6, 6–1, 6–1 Venus Williams