After winning a 14th grand slam title at the U.S. Open is a legacy over in men's tennis?  Pete Sampras told reporters last week that was taking the rest of the year off and that he did not know what his future plans.

Perhaps the greatest men's tennis player of all time might be riding into the sunset and what a way it would be to do it by winning his fifth U.S Open. His victory over long time rival Andre Agassi, who had been playing better tennis, was his first since winning Wimbledon in 2000, a tournament he has won a record seven times. I would be surprised if he doesn't come back to give Wimbledon another shot next year. He doesn't want 2002 to be his last memory from the All England Club where he lost in the second round to low ranked George Bastl. Sampras has proved everyone wrong at the U.S. Open, so he has nothing to lose by coming back. His legacy is secure no matter what happens.

His future depends totally what he wants to do, whether he wants to train hard and play in tournaments he doesn't like. He and his wife Bridgette Wilson-Sampras are expecting and spending time with his family might more important now than ever. Obviously, he's seriously considering retirement by taking the rest of the year off, but he has earned the right to take time off. I hope he sticks around to give Wimbledon another shot, but I hope he doesn't turn his decision into a guessing game.