The two greats will play first of the three exhibition matches in Asia in Seoul on Tuesday.
The World No 1 put on a vintage display to beat the Spaniard in the final of the season-ending event on Sunday. His victory at the showcase eight-man tournament put him level with Ilie Nastase and one behind the record of five titles held by Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras.
World number two Roger Federer said he would never again feel any pressure in his career after clinching his first French Open title with a 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 victory over Swede Robin Soderling in Sunday's final. 'It might be the greatest victory of my career,' said the 27-year-old Swiss, who equalled Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam titles and became the sixth man to win all four majors.
The world number two retained the RCA Championship title with a comfortable 6-2, 6-3 victory over Germany's Nicolas Kiefer.
Roger Federer hoisted aloft the U.S. Open trophy for a fourth straight year on Sunday after victory over Novak Djokovic before swiftly turning his gaze to Pete Sampras and the all-time record for grand slam titles.
Pete Sampras, winner of a record 14 grand slam crowns, and four-times grand slam winner Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario were inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island on Saturday.
The Swiss ace is three titles shy of Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam victories.
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The world number one is hoping to match Bjorn Borg's record of five successive Wimbledon titles.
Roger Federer advanced to the final of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 demolition of Andy Roddick on Thursday. Federer, who beat the American at the same stage in the 2007 tournament before going on to lift the title, will play either world number one Rafa Nadal or Fernando Verdasco in the final.
Roger Federer will play Pete Sampras in an exhibition match in Kuala Lumpur in November.
Former world No 1 Pete Sampras believes Roger Federer can break all of his records, including the 14 Grand Slam titles he lifted in his glittering 15-year career.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the 2023 US Open on Saturday.
The Swiss took great delight in beating his childhood idol Pete Sampras at the American player's home in a friendly match.
The 32-year-old former world number one will officially make the announcement at a special ceremony on the opening day of the US Open.
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza said she is excited to be part of same team as Swiss veteran Roger Federer in the upcoming International Premier Tennis League (IPTL).
Pete Sampras made his World Team Tennis (WTT) debut on Monday but denied he was going to come back on the tour
The world number one, who has won 12 Grand Slam titles, said his aim is also to surpass Pete Sampras's record of 14.
Pete Sampras said he knew what it would take to derail world number one Roger Federer.
Roger Federer lost his first tiebreak this year before beating Arnaud Clement as he began his title defence at the Nasdaq-100 Open.
Pete Sampras will compete in the World Team Tennis this season more than three years after retiring
Only an early shock can prevent the runaway world number one from adding to his Grand Slam haul, according to former champion Jim Courier.
The arguments will continue to rage over whether Pete Sampras can call himself the greatest ever, but in terms of numbers he has no equal.
Ecuador's Jefferson Perez set a world record in the 20km walk today to win the first gold medal of the world athletics championships in Paris.
For the first time in 15 years the seven-time Wimbledon champion will not be walking through the All England Club gates.
Roger Federer shone brightly on his first appearance on Indian soil as he fired the Indian Aces to a convincing 26-16 victory over Singapore Slammers in the Delhi leg of the International Premier Tennis League in Delhi.
Robby Ginepri triumphed 4-6, 6-0, 3-0 after fellow American Taylor Dent quit with heat exhaustion in the third set.
Taylor Dent and Robby Ginepri will contest the first all-American final in Indianapolis since Pete Sampras beat Jim Courier 13 years ago.\n
Rafael Nadal captured his second US Open title when he beat top-seeded Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in Monday's final. The win gave the second seeded Nadal, this year's French Open champion, his 13th Grand Slam title and first at Flushing Meadows since 2010.
Until the past few years, when the Pete Sampras story resembled a soap opera - the aging warrior under the siege of time and his own records - millions of Americans had no clue about what made this guy such absorbing TV.
The players from the States have won 34 Grand Slam singles titles in the last decade alone
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