On September 22, 2012, two of the greatest tennis players of all-time will square off in a match for the ages at The Greenbrier Champions Tennis Classic, when legends Pete Sampras and John McEnroe take to the court at the venerable Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, WV.

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That was the view of Pete Sampras, who I met on Monday night at the SAP Open tennis tournament in San Jose.

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The victory moves Federer onto 14 career grand slam titles, level with American Pete Sampras as the most successful grand slam player in men's tennis history.

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The ATP Champions Tour roster now reads like a who's who of tennis with former grand slam all-time record holder Pete Sampras a recent addition, plus the likes of Goran Ivanisevic, Stefan Edberg, Richard Krajicek and Open Court's own Pat Cash.

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The all-time leading Grand Slam title winner, Pete Sampras can lay claim to being the greatest player ever to grace the game of tennis.

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The L.A. Tennis Open has been around since 1927, and has seen such great champions ranging from Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Jim Courier, and Michael Chang.

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