There are greatest-ever matches, and then there are the rare matches when two of the greatest players of all time face each other. They’re rare because the only way to be remembered as a ...

—Steffi and Venus are well-matched: speedy, leggy, a little haughty, wielding strong serves and harsh forehands that they hit late, and which rely on athleticism rather than sparkling technique.

Pete Sampras rarely met a challenge he couldn’t overcome, even when it came to his fierce rival Andre Agassi. Sampras and Agassi met 34 times on the ATP Tour throughout their phenomenal careers, and ...