 Sampras is lauded by many tennis analysts as one of the greatest male grass-court players of all time.Sampras also shares the record of five US Open titles in the Open Era with Jimmy Connors and Federer.He won back-to-back US Open titles in 1995 and 1996, despite vomiting on the court at 1–1 in the final set tiebreak due to dehydration in the 1996 quarterfinals against Àlex Corretja.