Los Angeles, Dec 19: Pete Sampras plans to play in 2003, after skipping the Australian Open. The 31-year-old Sampras had left open the possibility that he might quit tennis after winning his record 14th Grand Slam tournament title at the US Open in September.
Now he's decided to stay on the tour for the time being.

"I'm just going to see how it goes, just kind of ride the wave and see how far it takes me," Sampras told the Los Angeles Times for a story published on Tuesday.

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His wife, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, gave birth to their first child last month.

Sampras said he doesn't have enough time to prepare for the year's first major tournament, which starts Jan. 13. He won the Australian Open in 1994 and 1997. Bureau Report