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Tennis legend Pete Sampras, who lost much of his tennis memorabilia when it was stolen last month from a public storage facility in Los Angeles, has revealed that he had no insurance to cover the loss.
The multiple Grand Slam winner appealed last week for information on the whereabouts of the memorabilia, which includes his first Australian Open trophy and an Olympic ring as well as crystal, two Davis Cups and other trophies.
While Mr. Sampras still has 13 of his 14 Grand Slam trophies, dozens of other trophies as well as boxes of tennis memorabilia were stolen.
He reportedly described the theft as being “like having the history of my tennis life taken away.”
When Mr. Sampras, who retired from tennis in 2003, asked for help in finding the trophies, he said he would like to be able to show them to his children.
Police reportedly said they had at least one lead in the case.
The tennis great said the memorabilia was not insured because it was impossible to assess its value.