 After getting knocked out in the first round at the French Open, he won his seventh and final title at Wimbledon, battling through tendinitis in his right shin and a painful back injury in the process equalling the then all time gentleman's singles title record of William Renshaw.In the final, Sampras was a set down and 4-1 down in the second set tie break against Rafter, but went on to win in four sets.This was his 13th Grand Slam singles title, breaking the all-time record of Roy Emerson that had stood for over 30 years.