who is a better player pete sampras or ROGER fedrer.?

Question

since pete sampras is back to defend his record against roger .do you think he will get humilated like andre agassi

Answer 1

Roger Federer.

Answer 2

Many people now believe that Roger Federer is not only better than Pete Sampras, but the best tennis player ever. When asked to name the top 5 greatest tennis players of all time, Mats Wilander put Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, and Björn Borg in the top 4 with Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, and McEnroe tying at 5th. On McEnroe he said: "He had the maximum potential among everyone I’m talking about, but couldn’t fulfill it. I’m sure he must have kicked himself quite a few times for not developing into the greatest of all time. He believed in improving by playing matches, that’s why he played a lot of doubles along with singles, but he ignored practice. Had he worked on his game and fitness like normal top pros, sky was the limit."

Answer 3

It is really hard to say who is better. Roger doesn't really have any real competition right now. Nadal will give him a real challenge on clay, but that's about it. But during Pete's era, Sampras had a lot more competition. He had to compete with Edberg, Becker, Agassi, Chang, Courier, Kuerten, Rafter, etc. Early in his career, Pete even had to compete with McEnroe and Lendl. If none of these players were playing in Pete's era, Sampras could have end up with 20 Grand Slams or more.

There is no doubt Roger Federer is the best player right now, might be even the best ever. Unfortunately there are no players with the talents like Edberg, Becker, Chang, Courier, McEnroe, Lendl, etc to challenge Roger.

It is really a shame that Roger and Pete only played once before Sampras retired. Roger beat Pete in the 01' Wimbledon in 5 sets. Sometimes I wish there is a time machine that we could bring the Pete Sampras back from 97' and 99' to play a match with Roger Federer of 07'. I believe Sampras played his best tennis during those two years and Federer is at his best right now. What a match would that be!

Answer 4

Roger Federer is by far the better player. While Pete Sampras "dominated" in his era, Roger Federer DOMINATED in his era. And he is only getting better and better. Sampras was a serve and volleyer, pure and simple. He was the best at it, but his game had only one facet. That's why it suited the faster courts such as hard courts and grass courts. On clay he was just miserable. Never made it to the second week in the French Open. Federer, on the other hand, has the most complete game I have ever seen. He can serve, he can volley, he has a wicked forehand, and his formerly presumed weakness, his backhand is even stronger than his forehand. He has all the shots in the book and makes up some of his own. He can dominate on any surface and is just a matter of time before he wins the French Open. His temparement is excellent and his mental application is second to none. If you want to compare Sampras and Federer, you can compare Federer's record to perhaps the best serve and volleyer today, Andy Roddick. Andy displays the same game plan as Sampras, has a faster serve, and is probably a step quicker. If it wasn't for Federer, this guy would have been number one. Yet Federer has totally embarrased him on at least two occasions (Wimbledon 2005 and Australian Open 2007), on surfaces that were supposed to help Roddick's game. On both occasions, Federer had more aces, and won more points at the net, apparently doing Rodick's game better than Roddick. Thier head to head record is 12-1. Federer is so dominant that the question at the 2007 Australian Open, was not whether he can win, but can he win in straight sets. (He did that too!!!). And the scary part is, I don't think he has reached his full potential yet.

My prediction:
Federer Grand Slam 2007
Federer Great Slam 2008 (Grand Slam plus Olympics)

Trivia: Pete Sampras last Wimbledon match was against Roger Federer, can you guess who won?

Answer 5

Many people now believe that Roger Federer is not only better than Pete Sampras, but the best tennis player ever. When asked to name the top 5 greatest tennis players of all time, Mats Wilander put Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, and Björn Borg in the top 4 with Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, and McEnroe tying at 5th. On McEnroe he said: "He had the maximum potential among everyone I’m talking about, but couldn’t fulfill it. I’m sure he must have kicked himself quite a few times for not developing into the greatest of all time. He believed in improving by playing matches, that’s why he played a lot of doubles along with singles, but he ignored practice. Had he worked on his game and fitness like normal top pros, sky was the limit."

Answer 6

Roger federrer is the best player of all time. he has shown the world what a marvellous player he is.HE has the most points in the tennis game amongst players . If the points are to be believed he has outclassed all the others by a mile. He will not only beat pete sampras but wil also reign suprem,e for the next 5 years . He will also hold the most number of grand slams and number of victories in the worls
Roger is the god of tennis.

Answer 7

I think Roger Federer is the greatest tennis player ever..Roger Federer is way too good for Pete Sampras..i dont think Pete Sampras will be humiliated or something like that...he's just back and lets see how things will go for him!!

Answer 8

If you recall, Pete and Roger met at Wimbledon in 2001 with Roger winning. This was at the tail end of Pete's career although he had won Wimbledon the previous 4 years in a row, and before Roger hit full stride winning his majors in 2003. Sampras relied on his serves to win a lot of easy points. Federer beat him in 2001 by being able to make clean contact on his return of serve, which Roger has only become better at. Sampras was indeed great, but Roger is even better.

Answer 9

According to me,Roger Federer is better than Pete Sampras.You see,Sampras had a weakness. He was less successful in hitting a service return on his backhand side.Whaereas,Federer has no such weakness.He is a complete player,both physically and mentally.

Answer 10

Pete Sampras is the best player ever to have played tennis. Roger Federer is a close second. Sampras may get beaten by Federe now, but that will be because the age is on Federer's side.