Federer v Sampras photos

The latest meeting between Pete Sampras and Roger Federer takes place at New York's Madison Square Gardens

Federer's friend Tiger Woods and his wife Elin are among an expectant crowd at Monday's exhibition match

The organisers give the match the big build-up as 12-time Grand Slam champion Federer is introduced

American Sampras, who won a record 14 Grand Slam titles, is given a rapturous reception by his home fans

A crowd of 19,690 witness an absorbing match as Sampras tests the world's best player

Sampras is broken in the first game of the match, allowing Federer to ease through the opening set

But there were no such lapses in the second set from Sampras and he takes it on a tie-break

Federer recovers from 5-2 down in the deciding set to win 6-3 6-7 7-6 - and take his recent record against Sampras to 3-1

"You don't often get the number one in his prime playing against maybe the greatest player of all time," says Federer

"I thought I had him there for a split second," says Sampras. "That's why he's the greatest player."

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