Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Sampras stuns Federer in straight sets in exhibition

Roger Federer, greatest ever? Not just yet, Pete Sampras says, with a straight set upset of the current World No. 1 in an exhibition in the southern Chinese gambling enclave Macau Saturday.

Sampras never faced break point and converted one of two against his opponent as he handed Federer a 7-6 (8), 6-4 defeat at the Venetian Macao arena, wrapping up a three-match Asian exhibition series between the two tennis greats.

The two players own 26 Grand Slam titles between them, but Sampras, 36, retired five years ago after winning the U.S. Open in 2002. Twenty six-year-old Federer is fresh from another stellar season that saw him win three Slams and last week's …

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