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Retired former World No 1 Pete Sampras stunned the world after he had defeated reigning World No 1 Roger Federer in a friendly match played on November 24, 2007 at Macau. Sampras won 7-6,6-4 and proved once again that his serve and volley tactics were as sharp as they used to be. The American might have turned his back on professional tennis but then he still managed to upset Federer, who failed to win even a break point during the contest on a fast carpet surface. The American lost their only competitive match in Wimbledon in 2001, was not carried away, and dismissed any talks about his comeback. Federer claimed that he wasn’t bothered by the defeat and that Sampras would still be in the top five if he had been playing. Federer also said that he was happy that Sampras beat him and would like to win back against him.