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Sampras says Federer is the best

Published:Monday | June 8, 2009 | 9:15 AM

Pete Sampras says Roger Federer is the best player of all time after the Swiss match his record of 14 Grand Slam titles at the French Open yesterday.



Sampras says now that Federer has won in Paris it solidifies his place in history as the greatest player that played the game.



Federer, ranked Number Two in the world, beat Robin Soderling of Sweden 6-1, 7-6, 6-1 to win his first Paris title.



He joins Fred Perry, Don Budge, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver and Andre Agassi as the only men to have won all Four Grand Slam title.