ONE OF THE BEST TENNIS MATCHES IN HISTORY

"You cannot possibly script what happened in front of 20,000 fans after 1 a.m. on Thursday morning any better. Even Agassi, who has re-written his own script time and time again over the past 20 years, could not do it."

- Fox Sports

"Just when it seemed that Blake was to be this Open's child of destiny -- 2 points from the knockout, his club poised to deliver the final blows -- Agassi, an old hand at the destiny shtick, intervened to throw the fateful punches himself.

Of the 23,000 observers stuffing uproarious Arthur Ashe Stadium, sweating it out with Agassi and Blake, and loudly acclaiming their explosively brilliant shotmaking, about 15,000 forgot about bedtimes to remain for the climax. They were rewarded by one of the great matches in the Championships' annals, one that surpassed the hype, and they stood in tribute before the tiebreaker commenced."

- Boston Globe

"The match was decided by absolutely top-flight tennis at the most crucial moments -- rather than nerves, rather than bad calls. It was a pure tennis match, in that sense, by two guys who everyone could aspire to be, battling it out in the most sportsmanlike fashion."

- Jim Courier

Years down the road when tennis connoisseurs speak in awe of the historic night of September 7th, 2005, when a future Hall of Famer come back from 2 sets down, a break down in the 3rd set, to win in a 5th set tie-breaker, I will be able to proudly say the words "I was there".