No. 5—2001, Fourth Round: Federer d. Sampras 7-6 (7), 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-5 It was an all-Wilson Wimbledon battle. In a coming-of-age moment, Federer toppled a champion for the ages.

Roger Federer stunned Pete Sampras in the 2001 Wimbledon fourth round. The second set saw 11 break points, as they lost the ground behind the initial shot a bit. Federer hit a double fault in the ...

Sampras was the dominant force in men's tennis in the 1990s and met Federer only once in competitive play, suffering a shock fourth round loss at Wimbledon in 2001. Sampras, now 36, retired from ...

2001, at Wimbledon, the tournament that means more to him than any other. Federer was 19, up-and-coming and making his Centre Court debut in the fourth round when he stunned Pete Sampras ...

Roger Federer and Pete Sampras did manage to have one encounter, which came in the fourth round of Wimbledon 2001, with the Swiss winning.

LONDON, England (CNN)-- Former world number one, Pete Sampras ... Next up for Federer is the third grand slam of 2009, Wimbledon, where he will aim to go one better than Bjorn Borg by winning ...

Federer revealed what he considers his favorite match. The Swiss reported that the most important match of his career was the round of 16 match he won against Pete Sampras at Wimbledon in 2001.

Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras once got into a war of words while sharing the court with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Although the legends were both retired from professional tennis, their ...